Case Law Presentation Rubric

CASE LAW PRESENTATION RUBRIC

1) The case issues were: _____ a) well defined and relevant to more than one aspect of the course curriculum. b) defined but related to only one aspect of the course curriculum. c) unclear or only peripherally relevant to an aspect of the course curriculum. d) not defined and therefore we could not tell if they were relevant. e) incorrectly defined.

2) The research was: _____ a) comprehensive and lead to a full understanding of the issues. b) evident and lead to an adequate coverage of the issues. c) sketchy and understanding of the issues was vague. d) very weak and failed to provide understanding of the issues. e) off topic, or invalid and the issues could not be understood.

3) The presentation was _____ a) a well coordinated idea and they presented effectively and coherently as a team. b) a well coordinated idea but they presented as individuals. c) completed and all presented their cases. d) mostly completed but at least one member failed to presented a case. e) partially competed because only a few members presented their cases. 4) With regard to case knowledge _____ a) Each individual showed significant understanding of her own case and its relevance to some other cases. b) Each individual showed significant understanding of his own case. c) Most individuals showed an understanding of their own cases. d) Each individual showed some familiarity with her own case. e) A few individuals showed familiarity with their own case.

5) With regard to the relevance of the cases to the presentation topic: _____ a) Each individual effectively communicated the relevance of his own case to the issue. b) Each individual mentioned the relevance of her own case to the issue. c) Some individuals mentioned the relevance of their own case to the issue. d) Individuals focused solely on their own case. e) Several individuals could not establish the relevance of their cases to the issue.

6) With regard to questions posed by the class: _____ a) All group members responded knowledgably to questions. b) Some group members responded knowledgably to questions. c) Responses to questions were based on opinion rather than fact. d) Group members were unable to respond adequately. e) Some group members could not understand the questions.