{"id":159,"date":"2018-04-11T23:05:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T23:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cewac.nwp.org\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2018-05-09T18:14:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T18:14:15","slug":"cewac-rubric","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cewac.nwp.org\/how-can-i-use-cewac\/cewac-rubric\/","title":{"rendered":"CEWAC Rubric"},"content":{"rendered":"
How Can I Use CEWAC?<\/a><\/div>\n
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\nThe Civically Engaged Writing Analysis Continuum (CEWAC) (PDF)<\/a> is a rubric for assessing youth writing about civic issues intended for a public audience. The rubric defines four attributes: Employs a Public Voice, Advocates Civic Engagement or Action, Argues a Position Based on Reasoning and Evidence, and Employs a Structure to Support a Position. Each attribute can be scored on a four-point scale. <\/p>\n

CEWAC grows out of a development process focused on identifying and articulating how civically engaged writing both builds on and differs from academic writing. Thus, it addresses the challenge of how to choose evidence and frame arguments for an intended audience with integrity, elegance, and a sense of possibilities for engagement and action. In short, to develop a public voice and to advocate for civic engagement or action. <\/p>\n

To build understanding of the CEWAC rubric, we recommend that teachers engage in two activities.<\/p>\n