Brief
Stage Two—Legal Version
Evaluation
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Statement of the Case; Statement of Facts; Summary of Argument |
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the claim clearly identified? |
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Does
the author adequately cover the facts of the case? |
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Does
the writer preview the structure of the paper? |
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Organization |
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the paper relatively easy to follow organizationally? |
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Is
the paper free or unnecessary redundancies? |
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Does
the writer provide signposts to guide the reader? |
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100 |
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The Argument |
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Does
the author make the sub-claims of his or her argument clear? |
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Are
the claims appropriate to the issues the author has identified as critical? |
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Are
the author’s claims supported by evidence? |
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Are
the author’s claims supported by precedent? |
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Would
the author’s claims be acceptable to the decision makers considering the
case? |
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Grade _____ out of 150 Deductions
- ________ ( _____ errors) Total |
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