Weak use of evidence to support facts. Limited participation during discussion. Lacks facts to support conclusions. Analysis Analysis presents persuasive arguments citing appropriate examples. No grammatical errors.
Analysis shows an understanding of the issues and defends position with a few examples.
Few grammatical errors Analysis shows minimal knowledge of the issues but no examples are given. Several grammatical errors. Analysis is inadequate with significant misconceptions and absence of key ideas. Many grammatical errors. The presidential and Texas senatorial candidates will be addressing these issues during the 2000 campaign.