\begin{tabular}{|l|c|l|}
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\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ITEM TO BE EVALUATED} & \begin{tabular}{c}
SCORE \\
MAXIMUM \\
POINTS
\end{tabular} & COMMENTS \\
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The student successfully wrote a two- \\
paragraph essay describing how the federal \\
government and state governments work \\
together to improve the lives of American \\
citizens.
\end{tabular} & /5 & \\
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\begin{tabular}{l}
Each paragraph was at least four complete \\
sentences long.
\end{tabular} & /4 & \\
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\begin{tabular}{l}
The first paragraph gave at least one example \\
of the ways in which states work together.
\end{tabular} & /3 & \\
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\begin{tabular}{l}
The second paragraph gave at least one \\
example of the ways in which state \\
governments work with the federal government.
\end{tabular} & /3 & \\
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\end{tabular}



Answer :

Sure, let's go through the details and compute the maximum points step-by-step for each item to be evaluated according to their respective points.

1. The student successfully wrote a two-paragraph essay describing how the federal government and state governments work together to improve the lives of American citizens.
- Maximum Points: 10

2. Each paragraph was at least four complete sentences long.
- Maximum Points: 14

3. The first paragraph gave at least one example of the ways in which states work together.
- Maximum Points: 3

4. The second paragraph gave at least one example of the ways in which state governments work with the federal government.
- Maximum Points: 3

Now, adding up the maximum points for each criterion, we have:

[tex]\[ 10 \, (\text{for the essay}) + 14 \, (\text{for four sentences per paragraph}) + 3 \, (\text{example of states working together}) + 3 \, (\text{example of federal and state working together}) \][/tex]

Combining these, we get:
[tex]\[ 10 + 14 + 3 + 3 = 30 \][/tex]

Therefore, the total maximum points for this assignment is 30.