Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses the additional steps Juan and Maria should have taken to protect their home and their health.

Proficient - Discusses additional steps Juan and Maria should have taken to protect their home and their health. Lacks minor details.

Basic - Discusses additional steps Juan and Maria should have taken to protect their home and their health. Lacks major details.

Below Expectations - The discussion of Juan and Maria’s options does not address all of the areas required.

Non-Performance - No attempt or the information provided is not accurate for the health concerns of Juan and Maria as outlined in the scenario.

Distinguished - Thoroughly examines the possible solutions Juan and Maria could implement to prevent further health issues. Also provides a solid argument for why or why not environmental injustice has occurred.

Proficient - Examines the possible solutions Juan and Maria could implement to prevent further health issues. Also provides an argument for why or why not environmental injustice has occurred. Minor details missing.

Basic - Briefly examines the possible solutions Juan and Maria could implement to prevent further health issues. Also provides an argument for why or why not environmental injustice has occurred. Major details missing.

Below Expectations - Very little factual information presented for how Juan and Maria could improve their health situation and/or no discussion of environmental injustice.

Non-Performance - No attempt or the information provided is not accurate.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes their states laws regulating industrial livestock locations and discusses if any are present near them currently.

Proficient - Describes their states laws regulating industrial livestock locations and if any are present near them currently, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Describes their states laws regulating industrial livestock locations and if any are present near them currently, but major details are missing and/or are inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Description of their states laws regulating industrial livestock locations are incomplete and/or no discussion of their current proximity.

Non-Performance - No attempt or the information provided for the state laws are inaccurate.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains their understanding of livestock farms and their impact on rural homes and lands.

Proficient - Explains their understanding of livestock farms and their impact on rural homes and lands; however, minor details are missing.

Basic - Explains their understanding of livestock farms and their impact on rural homes and lands; however, major details are missing.

Below Expectations - Provides a poor explanation of their understanding of livestock farms and their impact on rural homes and lands.

Non-Performance - No attempt or the explanation given is too short to be considered relevant.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.