Distinguished - Thoroughly explains what it means to “take in the world around you through your senses, make sense of it, and respond appropriately.”

Proficient - Explains what it means to “take in the world around you through your senses, make sense of it, and respond appropriately.” The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains what it means to “take in the world around you through your senses, make sense of it, and respond appropriately.” The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain what it means to “take in the world around you through your senses, make sense of it, and respond appropriately;” however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of what it means to “take in the world around you through your senses, make sense of it, and respond appropriately” is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes what it means to be an intentional learner.

Proficient - Describes what it means to be an intentional learner. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Briefly describes what it means to be an intentional learner. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe what it means to be an intentional learner; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of what it means to be an intentional learner is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Identifies two specific examples from one’s own life (personal, professional, or academic), and thoroughly describes how they were approached with intention.

Proficient - Identifies two examples from one’s own life (personal, professional, or academic), and describes how they were approached with intention. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Identifies two limited examples from one’s own life (personal, professional, or academic), and briefly describes how they were approached with intention. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify two examples from one’s own life (personal, professional, or academic) and describe how they were approached with intention; however, only one example is identified, and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The two examples from one’s own life (personal, professional, or academic) and description of how they were approached with intention are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains whether or not the results of the LCI and levels of use accurately reflect one’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions for each learning pattern.

Proficient - Explains whether or not the results of the LCI and levels of use accurately reflect one’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions for each learning pattern. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains whether or not the results of the LCI and levels of use accurately reflect one’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions for each learning pattern. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain whether or not the results of the LCI and levels of use accurately reflect one’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions for each learning pattern; however, not all learning patterns are addressed, and/or the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of whether or not the results of the LCI and levels of use accurately reflect one’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions for each learning pattern is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how having an awareness of one’s own learning patterns can help at home, in school, and at work.

Proficient - Describes how having an awareness of one’s own learning patterns can help at home, in school, and at work. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Briefly describes how having an awareness of one’s own learning patterns can help at home, in school, and at work. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how having an awareness of one’s own learning patterns can help at home, in school, and at work; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of how having an awareness of one’s own learning patterns can help at home, in school, and at work 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 - Paragraphs begin with clear and concise topic sentences. Subsequent sentences in the paragraphs follow a logical order (e.g., chronological, spatial, cause/effect). As a whole, the paragraphs are written in a controlled and direct manner, allowing the reader to completely understand their direction and purpose.

Proficient - Paragraphs begin with a clear topic sentence. Subsequent sentences in the paragraphs follow a logical order (e.g., chronological, spatial, cause/effect). There are some minor issues in the organization of the paragraphs that disrupt their flow and direction.

Basic - Paragraphs begin with a topic sentence, followed by sentences that mostly follow a logical order. There are some organizational issues throughout.

Below Expectations - Paragraphs are somewhat scattered and do not appear to have a clear direction or order. While content may focus on one topic, the logic and order of such content is unclear.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or completely lacks any form of logical paragraph construction.