Thomas C. Leaf
You are going to approach this situation as if you were the judge presiding over this case as it is brought in suit. Your objective to make a decision on who is correct and write a court opinion explaining to all parties involved the reasons for your decision. You will need to make direct and specific references to the Hazelwood and Tinker cases that you have studied and comment on their relevance to this case. Your opinion will be scored holistically according to the guidelines and rubric that follows:
1: Student makes no apparent effort to make provide an explanation for the written opinion of the opinion is incomplete.
2: Student displays a significantly flawed piece of writing that contains major grammatical flaws which inhibit understanding and does not give sufficient reasons for the basis of the opinion.
3: Student displays a piece of writing that gives some explanation and justification for the opinion but contains several grammatical mistakes and does not provide a fully realized or supported opinion.
4: Student displays a piece of writing that reflects several instances of revision and attempts to support the opinion with clear and direct references to primary texts. There are few grammatical flaws.
5: Student displays a piece of writing that contains several instances of major revision that significantly clarifies the opinion and makes use of clear references to primary texts. There are few to no grammatical flaws and errors.
6: Student displays a finished piece of writing that reflects a thorough revision over the rough draft and makes clear and logical references to primary texts for support and may even draw on outside sources for further support and explanation. There are no grammatical flaws or errors.
Your final packet should include the following items for completion: A basic outline of your opinion. A rough draft that shows evidence of revisions and corrections in the margins. A final draft that is proof read for spelling errors and grammar mistakes. A cover sheet with your name, class, due date and date turned in clearly indicated.
