Distinguished - Exceptionally detailed literature review of three scholarly sources. Includes a comprehensive analysis of the author’s arguments and/or biases.

Proficient - Sufficiently detailed literature review of three scholarly sources. Includes an analysis of the author’s arguments and/or biases.

Basic - Somewhat detailed literature review of three scholarly sources. Includes a limited analysis of the author’s arguments and/or biases.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a literature review; however, fewer than three sources are included, or the review is missing relevant and accurate information. The analysis of the author’s argument and/or bias is missing or incomplete.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly and comprehensively explains how academic knowledge impacts social and institutional elements of local and global communities.

Proficient - Adequately explains how academic knowledge impacts social and institutional elements of local and global communities.

Basic - Explains how academic knowledge impacts social and institutional elements of local and global communities. Explanation may lack detail and/or relevance.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how academic knowledge impacts social and institutional elements of local and global communities. Explanation lacks details and relevance.

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

Distinguished - Exceptionally clear and focused assessment of how the principles of active citizenship could impact the selected issue during the next five to ten years.

Proficient - Clear and focused assessment of how the principles of active citizenship could impact the selected issue during the next five to ten years.

Basic - Somewhat clear and focused assessment of how the principles of active citizenship could impact the selected issue during the next five to ten years.

Below Expectations - Lacks clarity and focus in the assessment of how the principles of active citizenship could impact the selected issue during the next five to ten years. Includes insufficient detail and relevance.

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

Distinguished - Comprehensively evaluates the relevance of selected multimedia in relationship to academic knowledge and the contemporary issue.

Proficient - Adequately evaluates the relevance of selected multimedia in relationship to academic knowledge and the contemporary issue.

Basic - Limited evaluation of the relevance of selected multimedia in relationship to academic knowledge and the contemporary issue. Details may lack relevance and/or support.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the relevance of selected multimedia in relationship to academic knowledge and the contemporary issue. Details are insufficient and/or lacking in relevance.

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

Distinguished - Appraises tactics for relating ideas, text structure, or other textual features in order to gain knowledge or insight within and across texts and disciplines.

Proficient - Recognizes connections among ideas, text structure, or other textual features, to analyze how they support a sophisticated understanding of the text as a whole.

Basic - (Recognizes the connections among portions of a text in considering how these connections contribute to a fundamental understanding of the text as a whole.

Below Expectations - Makes an effort to recognize portions of a text as needed to respond to inquiries posed in the assignment.

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

Distinguished - Creates meaningful correlations among experiences outside of the classroom to deepen understanding of field of study and to broaden own viewpoints.

Proficient - Compares life experiences and academic knowledge to distinguish differences, and similarities, as well as to acknowledge perspectives other than own.

Basic - Recognizes correlation between life experiences, academic texts, and ideas perceived as similar and related to own interests.

Below Expectations - Briefly comments about connections between life experiences and academic texts.

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

Distinguished - Employs persuasive information from credible source(s) to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible source(s) to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible source(s), but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Below Expectations - Displays information from external source(s), but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance. Neglects the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the 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 - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title 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.

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 - Provides ample resources and uses the correct number of sources from the specified search agents.

Proficient - Provides the approximate number of sources, while using some of the correct search agents specified in the assignment instructions.

Basic - Provides over half of the sources required in the assignment instructions.

Below Expectations - Provides inadequate number of resources and does not include sources from specified search agents.

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