Distinguished - Identifies one life skill and identifies one to two specific skills needed to master the life skill. The skill is written as a statement(s) of learning objective(s).

Proficient - Identifies one life skill and identifies one to two specific skills needed to master the life skill. The skill is written as a statement(s) of learning objective(s). Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Identifies one life skill and identifies one to two specific skills needed to master the life skill. The skill is written as a statement(s) of learning objective(s). Relevant details are missing or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify one life skill and one to two specific skills needed to master the life skill; however, the skill is not written as a statement(s) of learning objective(s) or significant details are missing or unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification of the life skill and specific skills are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Select at least two ways to assess the skill(s). The recommended ways to assess the skill(s) are appropriate and accurate.

Proficient - Select at least two ways to assess the skill(s). The recommended ways to assess the skill(s) are appropriate and mostly accurate.

Basic - Select at least two ways to assess the skill(s). The recommended ways to assess the skill(s) are mostly appropriate and somewhat accurate.

Below Expectations - Select at least two ways to assess the skill(s); however, the recommended ways to assess the skill(s) are not appropriate and/or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The assessment of the skill(s) is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Describes at least one engaging method for teaching the identified skills. The method is appropriate and engaging.

Proficient - Describes at least one engaging method for teaching the identified skills. The method is appropriate and mostly engaging.

Basic - Describes at least one engaging method for teaching the identified skills. The method is mostly appropriate and somewhat engaging.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe at least one engaging method for teaching the identified skills; however, the method is not appropriate or not engaging.

Non-Performance - The engaging method for teaching the identified skills is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains why it is important to align standards for learning with measurable learning outcomes, instruction, assessments, and resources.

Proficient - Explains why it is important to align standards for learning with measurable learning outcomes, instruction, assessments, and resources. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains why it is important to align standards for learning with measurable learning outcomes, instruction, assessments, and resources. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain why it is important to align standards for learning with measurable learning outcomes, instruction, assessments, and resources. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of why it is important to align standards is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how your previous understanding of standards alignment has shifted as a result of creating a Life Skills Speed Map.

Proficient - Describes how your previous understanding of standards alignment has shifted as a result of creating a Life Skills Speed Map. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes how your previous understanding of standards alignment has shifted as a result of creating a Life Skills Speed Map. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how your previous understanding of standards alignment has shifted as a result of creating a Life Skills Speed Map; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of previous understanding of standards alignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Archives the assignment in ePortfolio with appropriate title (Speed Map: Aligning Standards), Categorizes it under education, and adds a thorough description.

Proficient - Archives the assignment in ePortfolio with appropriate title (Speed Map: Aligning Standards), Categorizes it under education, and adds a description. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Archives the assignment in ePortfolio with appropriate title (Speed Map: Aligning Standards), Categorizes it under education, and adds a limited description. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Archives the assignment in ePortfolio, however, it is not appropriately titled, not categorized it under education, and/or the description is missing significant details.

Non-Performance - The archival of the assignments 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.