Analyze and write at least 4 premises and 2 conclusions on the Myth of Gyges.
4 pts
Issue/ problem to be considered critically is stated clearly and described comprehensively, delivering all relevant information necessary for full understanding. 3 pts
Issue/ problem to be considered critically is stated, described, and clarified so that understanding is not seriously impeded by omissions. 2 pts
Issue/ problem to be considered critically is stated but description leaves some terms undefined, ambiguities unexplored, boundaries undetermined, and/ or backgrounds unknown. 1 pts
Issue/ problem to be considered critically is stated without clarification or description.
4 pts
Information is taken from source(s) with enough interpretation/ evaluation to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis. Viewpoints of experts are questioned thoroughly. 3 pts
Information is taken from source(s) with enough interpretation/ evaluation to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis. Viewpoints of experts are subject to questioning. 2 pts
Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/ evaluation, but not enough to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis. Viewpoints of experts are taken as mostly fact, with little questioning. 1 pts
Information is taken from source(s) without any interpretation/ evaluation. Viewpoints of experts are taken as fact, without question.
4 pts
Thoroughly (systematically and methodically) analyzes own and others’ assumptions and carefully evaluates the relevance of contexts when presenting a position. 3 pts
Identifies own and others’ assumptions and several relevant contexts when presenting a position. 2 pts
Questions some assumptions. Identifies several relevant contexts when presenting a position. May be more aware of others’ assumptions than one’s own (or vice versa). 1 pts
Shows an emerging awareness of present assumptions (sometimes labels assertions as assumptions). Begins to identify some contexts when presenting a position.
4 pts
Specific position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis) is imaginative, taking into account the complexities of an issue. Limits of position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis) are acknowledged. Others’ points of view are synthesized within position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis). 3 pts
Specific position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis) takes into account the complexities of an issue. Others’ points of view are acknowledged within position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis). 2 pts
Specific position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis) acknowledges different sides of an issue. 1 pts
Specific position (perspective, thesis/ hypothesis) is stated, but is simplistic and obvious.
4 pts
Conclusions and related outcomes (consequences and implications) are logical and reflect student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order. 3 pts
Conclusion is logically tied to a range of information, including opposing viewpoints; related outcomes (consequences and implications) are identified clearly. 2 pts
Conclusion is logically tied to information (because information is chosen to fit the desired conclusion); some related outcomes (consequences and implications) are identified clearly. 1 pts
Conclusion is inconsistently tied to some of the information discussed; related outcomes (consequences and implications) are oversimplified.
