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VETERINARY SCIENCE

In the Veterinary Science Career Development Event (CDE), students working in teams demonstrate their
technical competency with small and large animals by completing a written exam, critical-thinking scenario
questions, identifications and hands-on practicums.

Each FFA chapter will be able to compete with two teams consisting of five members with the top four members’
scores counting toward total team score. If the chapter enters two teams, the B team will not participate the team
activity.

EVENT RULES
  1. Tools and Equipment:
      a. Contestants may have the following equipment: pens, pencils, calculators, and clipboards. Paper will be
           provided by the contest coordinator.
      b. Contest coordinator will provide the specific tools and equipment needed to complete practicums.
      c. Due to sanitation reasons, some items that may be needed in the event (such as stethoscopes) will
           need to be provided by the participant or their chapter. Teams will be provided a list of specific items
           needed for a specific year based on the event activities.

EVENT FORMAT
     A. Individual Activities
            1. Written Exam - 100 points
                The objective exam is designed to determine team members’ broad understanding of the
                veterinary science field. The written exam will consist of 50 questions, consisting of questions
                from the last three years of national veterinary science exams.

               2. Scenario Questions - 50 points
                   The questions associated with the scenarios will allow students to utilize critical thinking and
                   problem-solving skills. Thirty minutes total will be allowed and a limit of 250 words to complete
                   the scenario question (Any answer over 250 words will receive a ½ point/per word deduction).
                   Participants will be given one scenario based on the topic rotation listed below. This state CDE
                   will follow the topic rotation list outlined by the National FFA Veterinary Science CDE.

                Sample Scenario Question:
                Write a persuasive letter on the issue below to portray your point of view using the provided
                resource.

                   In 2006 a nationwide ruling was established banning the slaughter of horses. Since the ruling
                   there have been serious growing concerns with the welfare and high number of
                   unwanted/neglected horses in the United States. Currently several states are considering
                   reversing the 2006 ban. What are the pros and cons of the original ban and the proposal to
                   reverse it?

                   Resource:http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/unwanted_horses_faq.asp

               3. Identification - 150 points total
                    Participants will identify equipment, parasites and breeds/species for a total of 150 points. Fifty
                    minutes will be given for this activity. Identification lists are located at the end of this
                    handbook.
                       a. Equipment – 75 points
                                Participants will identify ten pieces of equipment (actual equipment or photos).
                       b. Parasites – 25 points
                                Participants will identify ten parasites (specimen or photos).
                       c. Breeds – 50 points
                                Participants will identify 10 breeds of animals (photos).

               4. Practicums - 210 points total
                      a. Math Applications Practicum – 50 points (5 points/question)
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There will be ten questions and participants will have 50 minutes to complete the
                           entire math application practicum. Questions may include conversions, dose
                           calculations, dilutions, cost calculations and invoices.

                           Example:
                           Sophie, a golden retriever, and her owner have just moved from out-of-state and are
                           reestablishing veterinarian relations at your clinic. Sophie’s owner has provided you
                           with her health records from their previous veterinarian. Sophie had been prescribed
                           a diet plan by the previous veterinarian and had been coming into the clinic for
                           weekly weight checks. Sophie’s owner would like to continue the weekly checks with
                           you. You weigh Sophie and record her weight as 19 kg. The owner would like you to
                           tell her how much weight Sophie has lost. Sophie’s last recorded weight was 43.2
                           lb. How many pounds did Sophie lose since the last weighing? ANSWER: Sophie
                           has lost 1.4 lb. since the last recorded weighing.

                    b. Handling and Restraining Practicum – 60 points (30 points each)
                           Participants will be given two handling/restraint activities to complete (30 points
                           each). Fifteen to thirty minutes will be allotted for this section depending on the
                           activities selected each year. Participants are expected to talk through the handling
                           and restraining steps to a judge as they are being scored. Judges may speak and
                           ask questions to the participant at the end of each activity, if time allows. All
                           handling and restraining scorecards can be found at the end of this handbook.

                    c. Clinical Procedure Practicum – 100 points (50 points each)
                             Participants will be given two clinical procedure activities to complete (50 points
                             each). Fifteen to thirty minutes will be allotted for this section depending on the
                             activities selected each year. Participants are expected to talk through the clinical
                             procedure steps to a judge as they are being scored. Judges may speak and ask
                             questions to the participant at the end of each activity, if time allows. All clinical
                             procedure scorecards can be found at the end of this handbook.

     B. Team Activity - 300 points
           Teams will conduct research using local veterinarians and veterinary resources based on the
           annual topic. In a 15 minute presentation, teams will demonstrate the different roles of the
           veterinary team, as well as explain steps and procedures for the veterinary process to the judges.
           Judges will be allotted five minutes of question/answer time after each presentation. The potential
           roles to be addressed in the team activity are listed below. Teams need to determine
           what roles are most important to demonstrate based on the annual topic. Veterinary team roles
           may include, but are not limited to:
               • Veterinary technician
               • Veterinarian
               • Veterinary assistant
               • Receptionist
               • Farm manager
               • Owner/client
               • Kennel/stable assistant
           The presentation can be creative in nature and teams may include props, but all contestants must
           remain in official dress and must be able to set up in 5 minutes and tear down in 3 minutes.
           PowerPoint presentations will not be utilized in the team activity. Advisors will not be allowed to
           assist during any portion of the team activity. See team activity rubric at the end of this handbook.
           Rubric from the National CDE Event will be used, but points will be cut in half.
           Annual team activity topics to be followed from the National CDE Event:
               • Annual Topic will be sent out as soon as it is released from National FFA in November

EVENT SCORING
                                                                   Individual Points       Team Points
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Written Exam (2 pts/question)                                  100           400
       Scenario Questions                                              50           200
       Identification                                                 150           600
       Math Application Practicum                                     100           400
       Handling and Restraining (30 pts/activity)                     60            240
       Clinical Practicum (50 pts/activity)                           100           400
       Team Activity                                                                300
       Maximum Total Points:                                          560           2540

TIEBREAKERS
     A. Team tiebreakers will be settled in the following order:
             1. Combined individual practicum total score
             2. Combined individual written exam total score
     B. Individuals tiebreakers will be settled in the following order:
             1. Combined practicum score
             2. Written exam score
AWARDS
     Awards will be presented to individuals and teams based upon their rankings at the awards ceremony.

RESOURCES
     Please refer to the National FFA Veterinary Science CDE handbook.

Equipment and Materials Identification List:
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1.    Ambubag                     32. Feeding tube for small     60.   Rumen magnet
2.    Anesthetic machines             animals                    61.   Scalpel blade
3.    Autoclave                   33. Fetal extractor – calf     62.   Scalpel handle
4.    Autoclave tape indicator    34. Forceps – Alligator        63.   Scissors – Suture wire
5.    Backhaus towel clamps       35. Forceps – Allis tissue           cutting
6.    Balling gun                 36. Forceps – Babcock tissue   64.   Scissors- Bandage
7.    Bands (castration or        37. Forceps – Brown-Adson      65.   Scissors- Lister bandage
      docking)                        thumb                      66.   Scissors- Littauer suture
8.    Bandaging material-         38. Forceps – Crile                  removal
      Elasticon                   39. Forceps – Kelly            67.   Scissors – Mayo dissecting
9.    Bandaging material-roll     40. Forceps – Halstead         68.   Scissors – Metzenbaum
      gauze                           mosquito hemostatic              dissecting
10.   Bandaging material-vet      41. Forceps – Rat tooth        69.   Silver nitrate sticks
      wrap                            thumb                      70.   Small animal oxygen cage
11.   Cat bag                     42. Gravity feeder/J tube      71.   Snook
12.   Catch pole (dog snare)      43. Head gate                        ovariohysterectomy hook
13.   Catheter – butterfly        44. Hog snare                  72.   Speculum – large animal
14.   Catheter – IV               45. Hoof knife                       oral
15.   Catheter – Tomcat urinary   46. Hoof rasp                  73.   Speculum – small animal
16.   Centrifuge                  47. IV administration set            oral
17.   Chemical indicator strips   48. Laprascope                 74.   Speculum – vaginal
18.   Cold sterile tray           49. Laryngoscopes              75.   Squeeze chute
19.   Dehorner- Barnes            50. Muzzle – Basket            76.   Staple remover
20.   Dehorner- electric          51. Muzzle—Nylon               77.   Stethoscope
21.   Dental floats               52. Needle holder – Mayo-      78.   Surgical drapes
22.   Dental scaler                   Hegar                      79.   Suture needle – cutting
23.   Drench gun – small          53. Needle holder – Olsen-     80.   Suture needle – taper
      ruminant                        Hegar                      81.   Syringe- automatic, multi-
24.   Ear notcher                 54. Obstetrical chain and            dose
25.   Elastrator                      handle                     82.   Tattooing instruments-
26.   Elizabethian collar         55. Opthalmoscope                    small and large
27.   Emasculators                56. Otoscope                   83.   Tonometer
28.   Endoscope                   57. Pig tooth nippers          84.   Tourniquet
29.   Endotracheal tubes          58. Radiology personal         85.   Trocar and cannula
30.   Fecal loop                      protective equipment       86.   Twitch chain
31.   Fecalyzers                  59. Rectal prolapse ring –     87.   Twitch human
                                      Swine
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Parasite Identification:
    1.      Blowfly (Family Calliphoridae)           16.   Lice – Biting (Order Mallophaga; Genus
    2.      Cat Warble (Genus Cuterebra)                   Bovicola or Trichodectes)
    3.      Coccidia (Genus Isospora or Eimeria)     17.   Lice -- Sucking (Order Anoplura Genus
    4.      Demodectic Mite (Genus Demodex)                Lingonathus or Hematopinus)
    5.      Ear Mite (Family Psoroptidae; Genus      18.   Liver Fluke (Class Trematoda; Genus
            Otodectes)                                     Fasciola, Fascioloides or Dicrocoelium)
    6.      Flea Larva (Genus Ctenocephalides)       19.   Mosquito Adult (Family Culicidae;
    7.      Flea Tapeworm (Genus Dipylidium)               Genus Anopheles, Culex or Aedes)
    8.      Flea Tapeworm Egg* (Genus                20.   Roundworm Adult (Family Ascarididae
            Dipylidium)                                    or Toxocaridae; Genus Toxocara,
    9.      Flea Tapeworm Segment* (Genus                  Toxascaris, Ascaris, Parascaris or
            Dipylidium)                                    Neoascaris)
    10.     Fleas (Genus Ctenocephalides)            21.   Roundworm Egg (Family Ascarididae or
    11.     Heartworm Adult* (Genus Dirofilaria)           Toxocaridae; Genus Toxocara,
    12.     Hookworm Adult* (Family                        Toxascaris, Ascaris, Parascaris or
            Ancylostomatidae; Genus Ancylostoma,           Neoascaris)
            Uncinaria, Bunostomum or                 22.   Sarcoptic Mite (Family Ascaridae; Genus
            Globocephalus)                                 Sarcoptes or Notoedres)
    13.     Hookworm Egg* (Family                    23.   Taenia Tapeworm Egg (Family
            Ancylostomatidae; Genus Ancylostoma,           Taeniidae; Genus Taenia)
            Uncinaria, Bunostomum or                 24.   Taenia Tapeworm Segment (Family
            Globocephalus)                                 Taeniidae; Genus Taenia)
    14.     Horse Bots* (Genus Gasterophilus)        25.   Taenia Tapeworm (Family Taeniidae;
    15.     Horse Strongyles* (Family Stongylidae;         Genus Taenia)
            Genus Strongylus)                        26.   Whipworm (Genus Trichuris)
                                                     27.   Whipworm Egg (Genus Trichuris)
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Breed/Species Identification List:
Dogs
HERDING GROUP:
   1.    Australian Cattle Dog
   2.    Australian Shepherd          TERRIER GROUP:
   3.    Border Collie                  33.   Bull Terrier
   4.    Collie                         34.   Cairn Terrier
   5.    German Shepherd Dog            35.   Parson Russell Terrier
   6.    Old English Sheepdog           36.   Scottish Terrier
   7.    Pembroke Welsh Corgi           37.   West Highland White Terrier
   8.    Shetland Sheepdog
                                      TOY GROUP:
HOUND GROUP:                            38.   Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
   9.    Afghan Hound                   39.   Chihuahua
   10.   Basenji                        40.   Miniature Pinscher
   11.   Basset Hound                   41.   Papillon
   12.   Beagle                         42.   Pekingese
   13.   Black and Tan Coonhound        43.   Pomeranian
   14.   Bloodhound                     44.   Poodle
   15.   Dachshund                      45.   Pug
   16.   Greyhound                      46.   Shih Tzu
   17.   Rhodesian Ridgeback            47.   Yorkshire Terrier

NON-SPORTING GROUP:                   WORKING GROUP:
   18.   Bichon Frise                   48.   Bernese Mountain Dog
   19.   Boston Terrier                 49.   Boxer
   20.   Bulldog                        50.   Doberman Pinscher
   21.   Chinese Shar-Pei               51.   Great Dane
   22.   Chow Chow                      52.   Great Pyrenees
   23.   Dalmation                      53.   Mastiff
   24.   Poodle                         54.   Newfoundland
                                        55.   Portuguese Water Dog
SPORTING GROUP:                         56.   Rottweiler
   25.   Brittany Spaniel               57.   Saint Bernard
   26.   Cocker Spaniel                 58.   Siberian Husky
   27.   English Setter                 59.   Standard Schnauzer
   28.   German Shorthaired Pointer
   29.   Golden Retriever
   30.   Irish Setter
   31.   Labrador Retriever
   32.   Weimaraner
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Cats                                Small Mammals               120.    Clydesdale
   60.   Abyssinian                  91.    Chinchilla          121.    Morgan
   61.   American Shorthair          92.    Ferret              122.    Paint
   62.   Burmese                     93.    Gerbils             123.    Percheron
   63.   Maine Coon                  94.    Guinea Pig          124.    Quarter Horse
   64.   Manx                        95.    Hamster             125.    Saddlebred
   65.   Persian                     96.    Hedgehog            126.    Tennessee Walking Horse
   66.   Ragdoll                     97.    Sugar Glider
                                                                127.    Thoroughbred
   67.   Russian Blue
   68.   Siamese                    Rabbits                    Goat
   69.   Sphynx                      98.    Angora               128.   Alpine
                                     99.    Californian          129.   Nubian
Birds                                100.   Dutch                130.   Angora
   70.   African Gray Parrot         101.   English Spot         131.   Boer
   71.   Canary                      102.   Holland Lop
                                                                 132.   LaMancha
   72.   Cockatiel                   103.   Mini-Rex
                                                                 133.   Saanen
   73.   Cockatoos                   104.   Netherland Dwarf
   74.   Love Birds                                              134.   Toggenburg
                                     105.   New Zealand
   75.   Macaw
   76.   Parakeet                   Dairy Cattle
   77.   Sun Conure
                                                               Sheep
                                     106.   Ayrshire             135.   Columbia
   78.   Zebra Finch                 107.   Brown Swiss
                                                                 136.   Dorper
                                     108.   Guernsey
                                                                 137.   Dorset
Reptiles                             109.   Holstein
                                                                 138.   Hampshire
   79.   Bearded Dragon              110.   Jersey
   80.   Chameleon                                               139.   Merino
   81.   Gecko                                                   140.   Rambouillet
   82.   Iguana                     Beef Cattle                  141.   Southdown
                                     111.   Angus                142.   Suffolk
Poultry                              112.   Brahman
   83.   Chicken- Cornish            113.   Charolais          Swine
   84.   Chicken- Leghorns           114.   Hereford             143.    American Landrace
   85.   Chicken-Plymouth Rock       115.   Shorthorn            144.    Berkshire
   86.   Chicken-Rhode Island Red    116.   Simmental            145.    Chester White
   87.   Duck                                                    146.    Duroc
   88.   Geese                      Horse                        147.    Hampshire
   89.   Quail                       117. Appaloosa              148.    Yorkshire
   90.   Turkey                      118. Arabian
                                     119. Belgian
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Clinical Procedures Practicum
   1. Administering Aural Medication
   2. Administering Oral Tablet/Capsule
   3. Administering Ophthalmic Medication
   4. Administering an Intermuscular Injection
   5. Administering a Subcutaneous Injection
   6. Bandage Removal
   7. Fecal Flotation with Fecalyzer
   8. Filling a Syringe for Injection
   9. Opening a Surgery Pack
   10. Prepare a Surgical Pack for Sterilization
   11. Prescription Filling
   12. Removal of Sutures
   13. Surgical Site Preparation

Handling and Retraining Practicum
   1. Applying a Cat muzzle
   2. Applying Elizabethan Collar
   3. Applying a Gauze Dog Muzzle
   4. Applying a Nylon Dog Muzzle
   5. Haltering a Horse
   6. Haltering Ruminants
   7. Placing a Tail Tie
   8. Removing a Cat from a Cage and Placing in Cat Bag
   9. Removing the Dog from a Floor Level Cage to Restrain for Lateral Saphenous
      Venipuncture
  10. Restraint of the Cat for Cephalic IV Catheter Placement
  11. Restraint of the Cat for Jugular Venipuncture
  12. Restraint of the Cat in Lateral Recumbency for Femoral Venipuncture
  13. Restraint of the Dog for Cephalic Venipuncture
  14. Restraint of the Small Dog for Jugular Venipuncture
  15. Restrain of a Rabbit
  16. Snare Restraint of the Pig
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Team Activity Preparation Rubric
200 Points

                                                  Moderate
                     Very strong                                         Weak evidence
                                                  evidence                                        Points            Total
 INDICATOR         evidence of skill
                                                    of skill
                                                                            of skill
                                                                                                  Earned
                                                                                                           Weight
                                                                                                                    Score
                      5-4 points                                          1-0 points
                                                  3-2 points
Effective         Clearly evident that all   Listening occurs but      Not listening to each               X5
                  team members are           distraction is evident.   other and/or talking
listening         listening.                                           over each other.

Oral              Clearly evident that all   Communication             One member                          X5
                  team members are           occurs but side           dominating
communication     discussing the topic.      conversations are         conversation.
                                             occurring or two to
                                             three members
                                             dominating.

Demonstrated      Clearly all team           Tasks primarily           Tasks primarily                     X8
                  members completing         completed by two to       completed by one
cooperation       tasks, sharing written     three members,            member, other
                  and oral solutions.        other members             members contributing
                                             assist occasionally.      only slightly.

                  Clearly all team           Most team members         The team members did                X7
                  members respected          respected the input       not respect the input of
                  the input of other team    of other team             other team members.
                  members.                   members.

Participated in   Clearly all team           Members are               One to two members                  X8
                  members are                engaged and               form the primary team,
the team          engaged, attentive,        attentive with two to     other members
preparation       and making notes for       three making notes,       participate occasionally
                  the full term of event.    participation fades       early, fade over time.
                                             over time.

                  Clearly all team           Most team members         One to two team                     X7
                  members demonstrate        demonstrate efficient     members demonstrate
                  efficient use of his/her   use of his/her time in    efficient use of his/her
                  time in comprising the     comprising the plan.      time in comprising the
                  plan.                                                plan.
Team Activity Presentation Rubric
300 Points
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                                                    Moderate
                       Very strong                                         Weak evidence
                                                    evidence                                          Points            Total
INDICATOR            evidence of skill
                                                      of skill
                                                                              of skill
                                                                                                      Earned
                                                                                                               Weight
                                                                                                                        Score
                        5-4 points                                          1-0 points
                                                    3-2 points
Non-verbal – 50 points
Attention      Eye contact constantly          Eye contact is mostly    Eye contact does not
               used as an effective            effective and            always allow connection
(eye contact) connection.                      consistent               with speaker.

                   Constantly looks at the     Mostly looks around      Occasionally looks at                   X4
                   entire audience (90-100     the audience (60-80      someone or some
                   percent of the time)        percent of the time)     groups (less than 50
                                                                        percent of the time).

Mannerisms         Does not have               Sometimes has            Has mannerisms that
                   distracting mannerisms      distracting              pull from the
                   that affect effectiveness   mannerisms that pull     effectiveness of the                    X3
                                               from the presentation.   presentation.

Gestures           Gestures are                Usually uses             Occasionally gestures
                   purposeful and              purposeful gestures.     are used effectively.
                   effective.
                                               Hands are sometimes      Hands are not used to
                   Hand motions are            used to express or       emphasize talking
                   expressive, and used to     emphasize.               points; hand motions are                X3
                   emphasize talking                                    sometimes distracting.
                   points. Confident with      Occasionally slumps;
                   positive body language.     sometimes negative       Lacks positive body
                                               body language.           language; slumps.

Oral – 50 points
Speaking         Speaks very articulately      Speaks articulately,     Speaks articulately, but
                 without hesitation.           but sometimes            frequently hesitates.
without                                        hesitates.
hesitation       Never has the need for                                 Frequently hesitates or
                   unnecessary pauses or       Occasionally has the     has long, awkward                       X3
                   hesitation when             need for a long pause    pauses while speaking.
                   speaking.                   or moderate hesitation
                                               when speaking.

Tone               Appropriate tone is         Appropriate tone is      Has difficulty using an
                   consistent.                 usually consistent.      appropriate tone.

                   Speaks at the right         Speaks at the right      Pace is too fast;
                   pace to be clear.           pace most of the time,   nervous.
                                               but shows some                                                   X2
                   Pronunciation of words      nervousness.             Pronunciation of words
                   is very clear and intent                             is difficult to understand;
                   is apparent.                Pronunciation of words   unclear.
                                               is usually clear,
                                               sometimes vague.
Team Activity Presentation Rubric Continued

All team          All team members took      Three team members         Two or less team
                  an active role in the      took an active role in     members took an active
members           presentation.              the presentation.          role in the presentation.    X5
participated
Content – 200 points
Veterinary      Demonstrates prior           Demonstrates               Does not demonstrate
                research and                 somewhat prior             prior research and
topic           preparedness of the          research and               preparedness of the
research        veterinary topic.            preparedness of the        veterinary process.
                                                                                                     X5
                                             veterinary topic.

                  Full understanding of      Somewhat                   Does not understand the
                  disease and/or             understanding of           disease and/or
                  veterinary process.        disease and/or             veterinary process.          X5
                                             veterinary process.

                  Full understanding of      Somewhat                   Does not understand the
                  treatment protocols        understanding of           treatment protocols
                  and/or recommendation      treatment protocols        and/or recommendation
                  for the topic.             and/or                     for the topic.               X5
                                             recommendation for
                                             the topic.

Demonstrates      Presentation supports      Presentation supports      Presentation supports
                  strong knowledge of the    some knowledge of          little knowledge of the
knowledge of      subject with good          the subject with fair      subject with poor
topic             evidence of support.       evidence of support.       evidence of support to       X15
                                                                        answers.

Q&A:              Participants knowledge     Participants               Participants knowledge
                  of topics:                 knowledge of topics:       of topics:
Knowledge of      Strong knowledge with                                 Little knowledge with
the topic         solid answers.             Somewhat                   weak evidence of
                                             knowledgeable but          support to answers.          X5
                                             with less concise and
                                             clear answers.

                  Speaks unrehearsed         Speaks unrehearsed         Shows nervousness or
                  with comfort and ease.     mostly with comfort        seems unprepared when
                                             and ease, but              speaking unrehearsed.
                  Is able to speak quickly   sometimes seems
                  with organized thoughts    nervous or unsure.         Seems to ramble or
                  and concise answers.                                  speaks before thinking.      X5
                                             Is able to speak
                                             effectively, has to stop
                                             and think sometimes,
                                             and gets off focus.

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Scenario Rubric
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                                                                                                           Points            Total
   INDICATOR            evidence of skill                 of skill                     of skill                     Weight
                                                                                                           Earned            Score
                           5-4 points                   3-2 points                   1-0 points
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Spelling/grammar Spelling and grammar            Spelling and grammar are       Spelling and grammar
                 are extremely high              adequate.                      are less than adequate:
(sentence        quality.
structure, verb                                  • Three to five spelling       •   Six or more spelling
agreement, etc.) • Two or fewer                    errors are present.              errors are present.
                         spelling errors are     • Three to five grammar        •   Six or more                     X0.5
                         present.                  errors are present.              grammar errors are
                    •    Two or fewer                                               present.
                         grammar errors are
                         present

Message             Communicates ideas           Communicates ideas             Communicates ideas
                    extremely clearly as         clearly and concisely, and     clearly, but message is
                    well as extremely            message is interesting         difficult to understand.
                    focused. Thoughts are        and understandable.
                    very interesting and                                        •    None of the main
                    understandable.              •    Most of the main ideas         ideas are
                                                      are supported by               supported by
                        • All main ideas are          sufficient details.            sufficient details.
                          supported by clear
                          and vivid details.     •    Good organization         •    Little to no
                                                      with few statements            organization is
                        • Clearly organized           out of place or lacking        present and is
                                                                                                                    X1.5
                          and concise by              clear construction.            sometimes
                          remaining on                                               awkward and
                          target, is                                                 lacking
                          completely focused                                         construction.
                          with obvious
                          construction and
                          strong introduction,
                          body and
                          conclusion layout.

Writing style       Writing style is             Thought was given to the       Writing style does not
                    selectively appropriate      intended audience, and         show intent to connect
                    for the intended             the style reflects the         with different types of
                    audience.                    purpose for                    audiences, style is
                                                 communicating with that        more for generic
                        • The style chosen       audience.                      reader.
                          has obviously been                                                                        X0.5
                          well through-out       •    Most language is          •   Some language
                          based on the                appropriate for the           used might be
                          specific audience.          intended audience.            confusing for some
                                                                                    audiences.
Scenario Rubric Continued

                        Very strong             Moderate evidence              Weak evidence
                                                                                                       Points   Weigh   Total
   INDICATOR          evidence of skill              of skill                     of skill
                                                                                                       Earned     t     Score
                         5-4 points                3-2 points                   1-0 points
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Subject       Covers topic in-depth            Includes essential            Includes essential
              with details and                 knowledge about the           information about the
knowledge     examples.                        topic.                        topic but there are one
                                                                             to two factual errors.              X3
                    • Subject knowledge is     • Subject knowledge
                      excellent                  appears to be good.

Critical            Uses general methods,      Uses limited critical         Uses weak critical
                    in an orderly manner,      thinking skills in            thinking skills in
thinking/problem-   for finding solutions to   determining solutions to      determining solutions
solving skills      specific problems.         problems.                     to problems.

                    • Evaluates evidence       • Develops moderate           • Develops weak
                      and assesses               defense to conclusion         defense to
                      conclusions                for position or argument.     conclusion for
                    • Develops and defends                                     position or
                                                                                                                 X3
                      a reasonable position                                    argument.
                      or argument.

Inductive           Establishes a logical,     Establishes a shallow         Establishes an
                    systematic process of      reasoning process of          inadequate reasoning
reasoning skills    achieving certain ends     achieving certain ends.       process of achieving
                    with accuracy and                                        certain ends.
                    efficiency.                • Gathers together limited
                                                 observations in the form    • Incompletely gathers
                    • Gathers together           of premises.                  observations in the
                      particular               • Moves from incomplete         form of specific
                      observations in the        specific premises to a        premises.                        X1.5
                      form of premises.          general conclusion.         • Inadequately
                    • Moves from specific                                      formulates a general
                      premises to a general                                    conclusion.
                      conclusion.

                                                                                                       TOTAL POINTS
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