Rubric
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point | |
| Article or letter is clear and accurate | Excellent details and grammar | Good details and grammar | Some details and grammar | Few details and several grammatical errors | No details and poor grammar |
| Effectively supported side of issue in debate | Excellent details in support side of the issue | Good details to support side of issue | Some details to support side of the issue | Few details to support side of the issue | No details to support side of issue |
| Used class time wisely | Uses class time wisely all the time | Used class time wisely most of the time | Used class time wisely some of the time | Used class time wisely small part of the time | Did not use time wisely at all |
| Answered questions accurately | No errors | One error | Two errors | Three errors | Incorrect answers to all questions |