1. SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM GRADING RUBRIC
This Social Security Reform Power Point is worth 60 points. Please print your slideshow out (six slides per page) and staple the printouts to the back of this rubric.The point breakdown for the slideshow is as follows:
Introduction Slide(s) -- (10 points) ________
Accurately explained, in your own words:
What Social Security is. Should make it clear how its funded and who it helps.
Why it is important to so many people? Why should we care?
Why reform is going to be necessary at some point in your lifetime. Break it down!
Reform Option Slides -- (Worth 10 points each for a total of 30 points)
Changed the slide title on each slide to identify the reform option you researched
Explained the option. What does the reform change? How does it work?
Clearly explained at least three arguments for each reform option
Clearly explained at least three arguments against each reform option
Reform Option 1 Score: _________
Reform Option 2 Score: _________
My Opinion Slide(s) -- (15 points) ________
Crafted a clear closing argument by doing the following:
Reiterated why Social Security is important and will need reform at some point
Summarized your opinion for which reform options you would support
Discussed how your reform options would fix the problem. Students must demonstrate (via words or a screen shot) that they ran the wizard showing if their solutions would actually fix the funding gap.
Visual Impact, Spelling and Grammar (5 points) ________
Proofread carefully and used correct spelling and grammar throughout the show
Paid attention to visual impact of the presentation. Added pictures, spaced out text, used extra slides, as needed, to prevent small font sizes and a text heavy presentation.
TOTAL SCORE = _________________