Name:______________________
RAFT: Bill Of Rights In Your World
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THIS PROJECT WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THE OPINIONS OF BOTH SIDES OF A
GIVEN ARGUMENT THROUGH ONE OF TWO PROJECT FORMATS. YOU WILL BE GIVEN A TOPIC THAT
OFTEN CAUSES ISSUES IN SCHOOL, SUCH AS WEARING SCHOOL UNIFORMS OR GETTING YOUR
LOCKER SEARCHED. ALL OF THESE ISSUES RELATE CLOSELY TO YOUR FREEDOMS GIVEN TO YOU IN
THE BILL OF RIGHTS!
YOUR JOB WILL BE TO CREATE A FAKE FACEBOOK THREAD (ON A WEBSITE WE WILL GIVE YOU) OR
CREATE A FAKE TEXT MESSAGE CONVERSATION (ON A WEBSITE WE WILL GIVE YOU) WHERE THE
ISSUE WILL BE DEBATED. THIS DEBATE MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
● THERE MUST BE 6 TOTAL EXCHANGES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN ARGUMENT FROM ONE SIDE
AND A REBUTTAL FROM THE OTHER
● EACH SIDE WILL MAKE 3 ARGUMENTS AND 3 REBUTTALS MAKING A TOTAL OF 6 EXCHANGES
● EACH SIDE MUST REFERENCE AT LEAST 3 OUTSIDE SOURCES
● OUTSIDE SOURCES MUST BE CREDIBLE (NOT WIKIPEDIA) AND LISTED IN YOUR WORKS CITED
SHEET
● EACH SIDE MUST REFERENCE AT LEAST 2 INSTANCES OF THIS ISSUE BEING DEBATED IN THE
COURTS (COURT CASES)
● AN OUTLINE OF FACEBOOK THREAD/iPHONE CONVERSATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE
GOOGLE DOCS
● EACH PART OF THE PROJECT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON TIME
TOPICS:
● UNIFORMS IN SCHOOL
● THE GOVERNMENT LISTENING IN ON YOUR PHONE CALLS/READING YOUR
EMAILS/TEXT MESSAGES
● EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A CAUSE IN SCHOOL (EXAMPLES: BLACK
ARMBAND/BANDANNAS)
● LOCKER SEARCHES
● GUN CONTROL
● PETITIONS TO TAKE AWAY MATH CLASSES
● DO YOU THINK THE PRINCIPAL SHOULD HAVE FINAL SAY ON DECISIONS INVOLVING
BEHAVIOR?
● EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL FOR MISSING HOMEWORK
● ABORTION
● THE DEATH PENALTY
● ANY OTHER TOPICS OFF OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS SURVEY (PURPLE SHEET)
Bill Of Right RAFT Project Rubric
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Historical
Content
Neither side of the
argument references
any court cases or
historical evidence to
support their argument
One side of the
argument uses 1
instance of historical
evidence
Both sides of the
argument use 1-2
instances of historical
evidence
Both sides use 2 or
more instances of
historical evidence
including
Arguments Made
Only 1 side makes an
argument or there are
no credible arguments
made.
Each side makes at
least 1 argument
supporting their side.
Each side makes at
least 2 arguments
supporting their side.
Each side makes at
least 3 arguments
supporting their side.
Research
Each side of the
argument uses
inappropriate noncredible websites (an
example of this type of
website is Wikipedia).
Each side of the
argument uses 1
appropriate websites
and 1-2 inappropriate
websites (appropriate
websites are on-topic
and credible and end
in .edu, .org, or .gov)
Each side of the
argument uses 1-2
appropriate websites
(websites are on-topic
and credible and end
in .edu, .org, or .gov)
Each side of the
argument uses 3 or
more appropriate
websites (websites
are on-topic and
credible and end in
.edu, .org, or .gov)
English/Grammar
There are more than 5
spelling or
grammatical errors.
There are 3-4 spelling
or grammatical errors.
There are only 1-3
spelling or
grammatical errors.
There are no spelling
or grammatical errors.
Works Cited
No Works Cited is
included.
Works Cited does not
contain all sources.
Works Cited is
included containing all
sources credible and
non - credible.
Works Cited is
included containing all
sources and all
sources are credible.
Creativity
Could use
improvement. There
was no creativity or
effort put into work.
Fair. Project is put
together and meets all
other criteria but lacks
creativity and lacks
original thoughts.
Good! Project is well
done and shows some
creativity and some
original thoughts.
Outstanding! Project
shows a variety of
creativity and original
thoughts.
Presentation to
the Class
Neither group member
seems to know
anything about their
presentation.
One member of the
group speaks and is
knowledgeable about
both members’ court
cases and is the only
member of the group
who presents.
One member of the
group speaks and is
knowledgeable about
both members’ court
cases but both
members are present
for the presentation.
Both members of the
group speak about
their project and are
knowledgeable about
their court cases.
On Time
Submitted more than 3
days late. Projects will
not be accepted any
more than 3 days late.
Submitted 3 days late
Submitted 1-2 days
late
Submitted on Due
Date
Score/Level