Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes how a group's identity has been constructed through its location in a historical narrative.

Proficient - Effectively analyzes how a group's identity has been constructed through its location in a historical narrative. Some minor details may be missing.

Basic - Analyzes how a group's identity has been constructed through its location in a historical narrative. Relevant details may be missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze how a group's identity has been constructed through its location in a historical narrative, but the analysis lacks significant details.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or lacks an analysis of how a group's identity has been constructed through its location in a historical narrative.

Distinguished - Comprehensively shows how a historical understanding has been transmitted through one specific literary text.

Proficient - Effectively shows how a historical understanding has been transmitted through one specific literary text. Some minor details may be missing.

Basic - Shows how a historical understanding has been transmitted through one specific literary text. Relevant details may be missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to show how a historical understanding has been transmitted through one specific literary text, but the analysis lacks significant details.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or lacks a discussion of how a historical understanding has been transmitted through one specific literary text.

Distinguished - Provides exceptionally thorough textual evidence to support interpretive claims.

Proficient - Provides sufficient textual evidence to support interpretive claims.

Basic - Provides limited textual evidence to support interpretive claims.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide textual evidence to support interpretive claims, but evidence is insufficient.

Non-Performance - The paper is either nonexistent or provides no textual evidence.

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.