Name _____________________
Immigration Public-Service Campaign
Political Manifesto:
Point Value
Completeness &
Formatting
Communication
Grammar &
Vocabulary
Theme/Content
0
7
8
9
10
11
12
No essay was submitted; OR
the essay submitted did not
meet most of the requirements
for format, length, etc.
The essay met only some of the
requirements for formatting,
was significantly shorter than
requested, and/or was missing
necessary components (works
cited, etc.)
The essay met all but one or
two of the formatting & length
requirements. Most quotes or
pieces of outside information
were cited properly, but one or
two were not.
No essay was submitted; OR
the message/language within
the essay was not able to be
understood.
The message of the essay was
not particularly clear. A
sympathetic native speaker
would have significant
difficulty to read & understand
the essay.
Grammatical errors were
found throughout the essay,
regardless of the constructions
being used, and/or very little
(or no) variation in word choice
and vocabulary was used.
The message of the essay was
clear with only little
clarification needed. A
sympathetic native speaker
would have little difficulty
comprehending the message.
Grammatical errors and misuse
of vocabulary were present,
but were primarily found in
attempts at new sentence
structures. Some vocabulary
variation was present and used
correctly.
The stance and/or issue being
addressed were mentioned but
not explained or supported
with evidence.
The issue being addressed was
clear and the stance being
taken was explained and
supported with some/little
evidence. (1-2 sources)
No essay was submitted; OR
there were so many errors as
to make the essay extremely
difficult to read & understand
No essay was submitted; OR
the essay contained no political
stance on an issue related to
immigration.
13
14
15
The essay met all of the
formatting requirements and
contained all necessary
components. Any quotes or
outside information used was
cited and sources were put on
the works cited page.
The message of the essay was
clear and a native German
speaker would easily
understand it.
Very few (or no) grammatical
errors or misuse of vocabulary
were present. Variation of
word choice and sentence
structure was well
implemented and contributed
to the effectiveness of the
essay.
The issue being addressed was
clear and the stance taken was
thoroughly explained and
supported with ample
evidence. (3+ resources)
Total Points _________ / 60
Requirements:
-write an essay (in German) that outlines your political stance on the issue of immigration and/or at least one
issue RELATED to immigration
-essay should be AT LEAST one page in length
*typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial size 12
-in the essay you should make the following things clear:
-the socio-political issue that you will be commenting on
-your stance on that particular issue
-your reasoning for your stance on the issue
-be sure to support your reasoning with research, evidence, opinions of politicians or other officials, etc.
-cite any quotes, websites, or other research within your essay
-provide a “works cited” page (or bibliography) for your essay
-use AT LEAST two outside sources within your paper (and include them on the works cited page & citations
within the paper)
-both grammatical accuracy & communication will be assessed for this essay
-you should use varying sentence structures and vocabulary in order to keep your essay interesting
*NOTE: use MOSTLY grammar & vocabulary that you know how to use or that we’ve talked about