Description:
Total Possible Score: 12.00
Distinguished - Selects a familiar community and clearly lists three of the most significant environmental issues facing the community.
Proficient - Selects a community and lists three of the most significant environmental issues facing the community. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.
Basic - Selects a community and lists two or three of the most significant environmental issues facing the community. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.
Below Expectations - Selects a community and lists one significant environmental issue facing the community; however, significant details are missing and unclear.
Non-Performance - The selection of a community and its environmental issues are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how the selected environmental issues affect the health of individuals in the community.
Proficient - Describes how the selected environmental issues affect the health of individuals in the community. Minor details are missing.
Basic - Minimally describes how the selected environmental issues affect the health of individuals in the community. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how the selected environmental issues affect the health of individuals in the community; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance - The description of how the environmental issues affects the health of individuals in the community is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Thoroughly describes and clearly identifies the major causes of these health problems.
Proficient - Describes and identifies the major causes of these health problems. Minor details are missing or unclear.
Basic - Minimally describes and identifies the major causes of these health problems. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.
Below Expectations - Attempts to describe and identify the major causes of these health problems; however, significant details are missing and unclear.
Non-Performance - The description and identification of major causes of these health problems is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Comprehensively describes several significant steps that could be taken at the corporate level to reduce the impact of the environmental problems.
Proficient - Describes several significant steps that could be taken at the corporate level to reduce the impact of the environmental problems. Minor details are missing.
Basic - Partially describes some significant steps that could be taken at the corporate level to reduce the impact of the environmental problems. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations - Attempts to describe several steps that could be taken at the corporate level to reduce the impact of the environmental problems; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance - The description of several significant steps that could be taken at the corporate level to reduce the impact of the environmental problems is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
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.