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No Evidence

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Minimal Evidence

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Proficient Evidence

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Advance Evidence

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Pre Position Paper

Position is stated on the death penalty but has not support.

Position is stated on the death penalty and is supported with at least 1 arguements.

Position is stated on the death penalty and is supported with at least 2 arguments.

Position is stated on the death penalty and is supported with at least 3 arguments.

Economic Graphic Organizer

No support for economic reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Limited support for economic reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Adequate support for economic reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Significant support for economic reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Legal Graphic Organizer

No support for legal reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Limited support for legal reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Adequate support for legal reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Significant support for legal reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Ethical Graphic Organizer

No support for ethical reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Limited support for ethical reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Adequate support for ethical reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Significant support for ethical reasons for and against the death penalty are listed.

Post Position Paper

Position is stated on the death penalty but is not supported with evidence.

Position is stated on the death penalty and is supported with one of the following categories: legal, ethical, economical

Position is stated on the death penalty and is supported with two of the following categories: legal, ethical, economical

Position is stated on the death penalty and is supported with all of the following categories: legal, ethical, economical

Neatness and Organization

Papers' overall structure is poorly organized, has numerous grammatical/spelling errors and is hand written.

Papers' overall structure is poorly organized, has many grammatical/spelling errors or is hand written.

Papers' overall structure is well organized or has some grammatical/spelling errors and is typed.

Papers' overall structure well organized, has no grammatical and spelling errors and typed.