iRubric: Moot Court Oral Argument rubric

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Moot Court Oral Argument Rubric Code: JBA876 By jsiddiqi Draft Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Presentation Grade Levels: (none)

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Presentation/Speech	Poor Students do not display any effort in preparing for their argument. Students only read from their prepared statements.	Fair Students demonstrate sufficient effort on the delivery of their argument. Students attempt to make eye contact and display sufficient preparation and rehearsal.	Excellent Students demonstrate outstanding effort on the delivery of their argument. Students show excellent eye contact, emotion and preparation.
Use of Case Law	Poor Students do not give case law in their presentation.	Fair Students give at least 1 case law citation. They are used in proper context and serve to strengthen the argument of their side.	Excellent Students give at least 2 case law citations. They are used in proper context and serve to strengthen the argument of their side.
Persuasiveness	Poor Students do not demonstrate understanding of the issue. Students are way off topic.	Fair Students use language that is persuasive. Students demonstrate adequate understanding of the issue at hand. Student may be slightly off topic.	Excellent Students are outstanding in their use of language that is persuasive. Students demonstrate strong understanding of the issue at hand and provide a clear and convincing argument.
Organization/Group effort	Poor Argument is not organized. No preparation or rehearsal is apparent.	Fair Oral argument is sufficiently organized and demonstrates adequate preparation by the team. Team members participate, but not always meaningful.	Excellent Oral argument is well organized and demonstrates strong preparation by the team. All team members participate in a meaningful way.