Criteria

Does Not Meet

Partially Meets

Meets

Views on Immigration

• Evidence of responsibilities of citizenship knowledge gained in Subunit 1
• Evidence of understanding of the naturalization process

Views are present but not based on any factual evidence, some parts of the letter are unfinished or incomplete.

Views are present, based on some factual evidence.

Views are well-researched and well-rounded considering multiple viewpoints. Letter is rooted in fact and explains party views well.

Role of Key Players:

• Interest Groups

• Media
• Think Tanks
• Public Opinion
• Corporations

Is the Information they Provide:

• Valid
• Accurate
• Ideologically-Neutral
• Unbiased
• Unprejudiced

No evidence of knowledge gained on any of the five key players or how they impact the immigration debate.

Evidence of 2-3 key players that influence the immigration debate.

Strong evidence of all five key players as they relate to immigration debate.

Writing

• Grammar
• Spelling
• Flow

Paper is not complete, or semi-complete with no flow and many errors.

Letter is complete, but with many errors.

Paper is completed and written in a manner that exercises appropriate spelling, grammar, and flow.