Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the child’s sensory experiences at birth, including sight, hearing, and movement, in the story.

Proficient - Describes the child’s sensory experiences at birth, including sight, hearing, and movement, in the story. The description is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally describes the child’s sensory experiences at birth, including sight, hearing, and movement, in the story. The description is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the child’s sensory experiences at birth, including sight, hearing, and movement, in the story; however, the description is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of the child’s sensory experiences at birth is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes how children’s senses develop and become more evolved, including what the child can hear, see, and do by the age of six months.

Proficient - Analyzes how children’s senses develop and become more evolved, including what the child can hear, see, and do by the age of six months. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally analyzes how children’s senses develop and become more evolved, including what the child can hear, see, and do by the age of six months. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze how children’s senses develop and become more evolved, including what the child can hear, see, and do by the age of six months; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of how senses develop and become more evolved is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes in the story what a day in the child’s life might look like by age one.

Proficient - Describes in the story what a day in the child’s life might look like by age one. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes in the story what a day in the child’s life might look like by age one. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe in the story what a day in the child’s life might look like by age one; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of what a day in the child’s life might look like by age one is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately identifies all milestones listed in the assignment and appropriately incorporates them into the story.

Proficient - Identifies all milestones listed in the assignment and incorporates them into the story. The milestones are mostly appropriately incorporated into the story.

Basic - Identifies most of the milestones listed in the assignment and incorporates them into the story. The milestones are somewhat appropriately incorporated into the story.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the milestones listed in the assignment; however, the milestones are not appropriately incorporated into the story.

Non-Performance - The identification of developmental milestones and incorporation of them into the story are either nonexistent or lack 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 basic 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 paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

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 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 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.