The US Constitution: Owner's Manual for America

#	Incomplete/Unacceptable	Basic	Proficient	Exceptional	Score
Transcription and Paraphrase of the Preamble	Transcription and/or paraphrase is completely missing or less than 50% is present. Little to no effort is evident.	The entirety of the Preamble is transcribed with minor grammatical and/or spelling errors. Paraphrase is essentially a word-for-word translation with little independent interpretation apparent.	The entirety of the Preamble is transcribed with minor grammatical and/or spelling errors. Paraphrase shows evidence of some independent thought and analysis.	The entirety of the Preamble is transcribed with a maximum of two grammatical and/or spelling errors. The paraphrase reads very clearly and cleanly - word choice shows a strong understanding of the original Preamble.	Score
Analysis of Articles	Over 50% of the Articles responses are not done or are incomplete, and/or show little to no understanding of the key concepts.	Article responses are complete, but over 50% of responses show little understanding of key concepts.	Article responses are complete and at least 75% of responses show an essential understanding of key concepts.	Article responses are complete and all show an essential or advanced understanding of key concepts.	Score


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