Exemplary	Accomplished	Developing	Emerging
Organization (20% of grade)	18-20 points Reflects upon the assignment prompt with exemplary analytical skills and provides deep, thoughtful insights	16-17 points Reflects upon the assignment prompt with proficient analytical skills and provides adequately thoughtful insights	14-15 points Reflects upon the assignment prompt with developing analytical skills and provides some thoughtful insights	0-13 points Reflects upon the assignment prompt with beginning analytical skills but lacks thoughtful insights
Subject Knowledge (40% of grade)	36-40 points Refers to course content appropriately, demonstrating exemplary understanding of course material.	32-35 points Refers to course content appropriately, demonstrating proficient understanding of course material.	28-31 points Refers to course content appropriately, demonstrating developing understanding of course material.	0-27 points Refers to course content appropriately, demonstrating a beginning-level understanding of course material.
Graphics (20% of grade)	18-20 points Mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) are flawless, including exemplary demonstration of citations and formatting throughout the entire assignment.	16-17 points Mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) are accurate including proficient demonstration of citations and formatting within a majority of the assignment.	14-15 points Partial errors with mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) including demonstration of citations and formatting within minimal portions of the assignment.	0-13 points Multiple errors with mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation), inaccurate demonstration of citations and formatting.
Mechanics (20% of grade)	18-20 points Addressed the question(s) completely and thoroughly; met word limit	16-17 points Addressed most of the question(s); document was either slightly above or slightly below expected word length	14-15 points Addressed some of the question(s); document was either significantly above or below expected word length	0-13 points Addressed minimal portions of the question(s); document was extremely short or long