Distinguished - Thoroughly explains the planned activity and clearly defines the materials needed by teacher and students.

Proficient - Explains the planned activity and defines the materials needed by teacher and students. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially explains the planned activity and vaguely defines the materials needed by teacher and students. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the planned activity and define the materials needed by teacher and students; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the planned activity and the definition of the materials needed by teacher and students are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Fully illustrates how each of the three learning styles is being met through the proposed activity or lecture.

Proficient - Illustrates how each of the three learning styles is being met through the proposed activity or lecture. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Vaguely illustrates how each of the three learning styles is being met through the proposed activity or lecture. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to Illustrate how each of the three learning styles is being met through the proposed activity or lecture; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The illustration of how each of the three learning styles is being met through the proposed activity or lecture is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how research supports the use of the planned activity to address the identified learning styles.

Proficient - Explains how research supports the use of the planned activity to address the identified learning styles. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially explains how research supports the use of the planned activity to address the identified learning styles. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how research supports the use of the planned activity to address the identified learning styles; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how research supports the use of the planned activity to address the identified learning styles 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 - Demonstrates consistent use of reliable, appropriate sources and/or evidence to support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre of the writing.

Proficient - Demonstrates mostly consistent use of reliable sources that are appropriate to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer some support to the ideas in the writing. 

Basic - Demonstrates somewhat inconsistent use of sources that are mostly reliable to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence that may be unrelated and offer little support to the ideas in the writing. 

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 - 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 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 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.