Distinguished - Provides a detailed explanation of the relevant content surrounding specific cultural variances or differences.

Proficient - Provides an explanation of the relevant content surrounding specific cultural variances or differences. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides a limited explanation of the relevant content surrounding specific cultural variances or differences. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide an explanation of the relevant content surrounding specific cultural variances or differences; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of relevant content surrounding specific cultural variances or differences is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a detailed discussion about the beliefs, biases, and practices of a particular culture through Storyjumper.

Proficient - Provides a discussion about the beliefs, biases, and practices of a particular culture through Storyjumper. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides a limited discussion about the beliefs, biases, and practices of a particular culture through Storyjumper. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provides a discussion about the beliefs, biases, and practices of a particular culture through Storyjumper; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion about the beliefs, biases, and practices of a particular culture through Storyjumper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a detailed children’s book explaining how the topic could be addressed or resolved in a culturally responsive manner. Posts a link to the original story in the discussion thread and includes the name and link to the original story in the subject line.

Proficient - Creates a children’s book explaining how the topic could be addressed or resolved in a culturally responsive manner. Posts a link to the original story in the discussion thread and includes the name and link to the original story in the subject line. The story book is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Creates a brief children’s book explaining how the topic could be addressed or resolved in a culturally responsive manner. Posts a link to the original story in the discussion thread or includes the name and link to the original story in the subject line. The story book is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to creates a children’s book explaining how the topic could be addressed or resolved in a culturally responsive manner; however, does not post a link to the original story in the discussion thread and/or does not include the name and link to the original story in the subject line. The story book is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The children’s book explaining how the topic could be addressed or resolved in a culturally responsive manner is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Uses appropriate, pertinent, and persuasive content to discover and develop sophisticated ideas within the context of the discipline, shaping the work as a whole.

Proficient - Uses appropriate and pertinent content to discover ideas within the context of the discipline, shaping the work as a whole.

Basic - Uses appropriate and pertinent content but does not apply it toward discovering or developing ideas. Overall, content assists in shaping the written work.

Below Expectations - Uses content, though it may be unrelated or inappropriate to the topic. Content does not contribute toward the development of the written work and may distract the reader from its purpose.

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