MockTrialStatementRubric

Criteria HonorableAcquittal FullAcquittal UnderSuspicion TotheStocks! Total

Effectivelyuses Usesmultiplecitations Usessomecitations Usesfeworno

CitationstoCourt multiple,correct torelevantcourtcases tosupport citations,orthose
CasesandLiterary citationstorelevant tosupportarguments, arguments,butthey thatareusedhave
Precedents courtcaseswehave butsomemayneed maybelackingin littletonorelevance
(30pts) studiedtosupport explainingor substanceor
arguments(27-30) formatting(24-26) relevance(21-23) (0-20)

Effectivelyuses Usesmultiple Usesappealsto Usesfeworno

multipleexamplesof examplesoflogosand eitherlogosor appealstoeither
logos(research, pathostopersuadethe pathos,butboth logosorpathos
Persuasive evidence)andpathos court,butthesemay needtobe
Appeals-Logos (anecdote,narrative)to needexplainingor developedthrough
andPathos persuadethecourt needtobeinterwoven betterexamples
(30pts) (27-30) better(24-26) (21-23) (0-20)

Anticipatesand Anticipatesandrebuts Doesnotanticipate Doesnotanticipate

effectivelyrebuts counterarguments,but counterarguments counterarguments;
Counterarguments counterarguments couldusestronger andrebuttalisweak offersnoorvery
andRebuttals withevidenceand evidenceand/or withfewcitations weakrebuttal
(20pts) citations citations orevidence
(18-20) (16-17) (14-15) (0-20)

Containsfewerrors Containsfewerrors Containsseveral Containsseveral,

Mechanics(20pts) andisarranged andisarranged errorswhichmay perhapsmany
logicallyandeffectively logicallyand distractfromthe distractingerrorsin
(18-20) effectively overalleffect(14-15) mechanics(0-20)
(16-17)

OverallImpact /100

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