Position Paper Rubric

Position Paper Rubric Criteria 3—Lead Scientist 2—Scientist 1—Scientist in Training States a valid claim and States a claim and counterclaim Missing one claim or counterclaim that respond to the that respond to the problem. counterclaim. At least some Claim and problem. Valid evidence supports Evidence supports claim and evidence does not logically counterclaim the claim and counterclaim. The counterclaim. The scientific support the claim and/or scientific reasoning makes a reasoning does not make a counterclaim. There is a little or convincing argument. convincing argument (e.g. lack of no scientific reasoning that evidence, logic). provides a convincing argument. The working hypotheses describe The working hypotheses describe Working hypotheses describe scientific concepts of climate and scientific concepts of climate and concepts from climate or human- Working human-built systems and explain human-built systems and explain built systems, but not both. Not hypotheses— how the concepts correlate or how the concepts correlate or all concepts correlate or link with evidence from link with one another. The link with one another, but lack one another and/or lack logic. geoscience data working hypotheses support and logic. The data or data products Data is limited and/or does not align with the data (intensity of lack alignment with the working align with working hypotheses. hurricanes) and/or the data hypotheses at least once. products (e.g. forecast models). Working The scientific literature (e.g. IPCC The scientific literature provides The scientific literature provides hypotheses— reports) provides strong support support for the working little or no support for the support from and aligns with the working hypotheses and geoscience data. working hypotheses and/or scientific hypotheses, including the Working hypotheses lack support geoscience data. Misalignment literature geoscience data. Strong logic. and/or alignment at least once. and/or lack of logic are evident. Position paper begins by Position paper begins by Position paper begins by introducing the topic and introducing the topic and introducing the topic and Organization and purpose. Consistently uses purpose. Inconsistently uses purpose, but they are use of transitions transitions to make clear the transitions to make clear the underdeveloped and not clearly to clarify organization, to link major organization, to link major related to the ideas in the relationships sections of the position paper, sections of the position paper, position paper. Uses few or no among ideas. and to clarify relationships and to clarify relationships transitions and/or has unclear among ideas. among ideas. organization.

Position paper consistently uses Position paper inconsistently Position paper does not use a a formal style and standard uses a formal style and standard formal style. Position paper uses English grammar and usage, English grammar and usage, limited standard English grammar Use of a formal including accepted use of including accepted use of and usage. Response contains style and capitalization, punctuation, and capitalization, punctuation, and three to four errors that limit standard English. spelling. Response contains few spelling. Response contains one understanding. or no errors. or two errors that limit understanding.

Note: A score of zero will be given if no response was given, response does not answer the prompt, or response is unintelligible or undecipherable.

Total Possible Points: 15 Earned Points: ______