Name: ______Date: ______Athens / Sparta Debate Rubric

1. Which was more superior, Athens or Sparta? (circle side you represent)

2. Topic: ______

DEBATE 20 points 15 points 10 points 5 points RUBRIC Knowledge & -student provides -student provides - student provides -student provides few details or Understanding exceptionally detailed and proficient details and adequate information that inaccurate or irrelevant historically accurate historically accurate is accurate but needs more information in main arguments -Argument information in main information in main details in main arguments arguments arguments

Thinking & - skilfully draws connections - makes connections - student presents some - student offers little to no Inquiry by using more than two by using two pieces evidence (visually) to evidence to support argument pieces of evidence (visually) of evidence (visually) support arguments and - student seems totally -connecting evidence that overwhelmingly supports that effectively conclusions unprepared for opponents’ - Counter Argument argument supports argument - adequate preparation for points and make few rebuttals - Response - clear and thorough - student has opponents’ arguments but preparation for opponents prepared for points needs stronger rebuttals points with exceptional by opponent and responses responds proficiently Communication - student exceptionally - student speaks - student needs to speak - often hard to hear student or expresses ideas clearly and clearly and more clearly and student seem lost or confused -clarity of ideas concisely to audience in confidently to confidently -student needs to used volume, -delivery confident manner audience - adequate use of tone to be more convincing - student skillfully varies - student uses language, volume, tone to pitch, tone, uses humor and appropriate language, convince audience appropriate language to volume, tone and convince audience humor to convince audience Application - student submits exceptional - student submits a - student submits -student submits notecards that notecards that is detailed, complete set of notecards that are are missing information, details -note cards concise, and well organized notecards that are complete but could be and clarity clear and well more detailed and concise organized

Participation and Group -student participates and is -student maintains -student is polite, but -student is not respectful and in Skills considerate of teammates basic levels of respect could help teammates some way negatively affects -student is a positive member and is helpful to more team. of the team in multiple ways teammates