RUBRIC FOR ETHICS ASSIGNMENT

ESSAY

	+50 (points)

The student read Kant, Bentham, and Mill, and wrote a 3-page paper summarizing, comparing, and contrasting their ethics. The essay had an intro and concluding paragraph. The student correctly applied these theories to all four ethical issues, and stated her/his own moral stance on each issue. The essay was engaging, showed a strong understanding of the theories, gave proper references to sources, and was well written. 

	+40

The student read Kant, Bentham, and Mill, gave a brief biography of each, and wrote a 3-page paper summarizing, comparing, and contrasting their ethics. The essay had an intro and concluding paragraph. The student correctly applied the theories to most of the ethical issues, and stated her/his own moral stance on them. The essay showed an average understanding of the theories, gave proper references to sources, and was moderately well written.	+30 

The student read Kant, Bentham, and Mill, gave a brief biography of each, and wrote a 2 page paper summarizing, comparing, and contrasting their ethics. The student incorrectly applied the theories to half of the ethical issues. The essay did not show an adequate grasp of the theories; it did not give proper references to sources, and was poorly written.	+10-20

The student read Kant, Bentham, and Mill, didn’t give a brief biography of each, and wrote a 1 page paper summarizing, and comparing their ethics. The student incorrectly applied the theories to most of the ethical issues. The essay showed poor understanding, didn’t give proper references, was badly written, and didn’t stay on topic.

GRAMMAR	0 (points subtracted)

The student separated the essay into paragraphs, and made very few mistakes with punctuation, grammar, and spelling. 
	-2

The student separated the essay in paragraphs, and made moderate mistakes with punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
	-4

The student did not separate the essay into paragraphs, or made a lot of mistakes with punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
	0

The student did not write an essay.

INSTRUCTIONS	0 (points subtracted)

The student read and followed all instructions. 
	-1

The student read and followed most of the instructions.
	-2

The student followed some of the instructions.
	-4

The student did not follow instructions.

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