Distinguished - Clearly identifies careers that may be options in the student’s location.

Proficient - Identifies careers that may be options in the student’s location. Minor details are slightly unclear.

Basic - Vaguely identifies careers that may be options in the student’s location. Relevant details are unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify careers that may be options in the student’s location; however, significant details are entirely unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification of careers that may be options in the student’s location is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses two or more key pieces of psychological knowledge, associated with personality and abnormal psychology, that could be helpful in an identified future career or role as a parent or community leader.

Proficient - Discusses two key pieces of psychological knowledge, associated with personality and abnormal psychology, that could be helpful in an identified future career or role as a parent or community leader. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses two key pieces of psychological knowledge, associated with personality and abnormal psychology, that could be helpful in an identified future career or role as a parent or community leader. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss two or less key pieces of psychological knowledge that could be helpful in an identified future career or role as a parent or community leader; however, the pieces of knowledge are not associated with personality and abnormal psychology, and/or the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of two key pieces of psychological knowledge, associated with personality and abnormal psychology, that could be helpful in an identified future career or role as a parent or community leader is either nonexistent or lack 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 - Employs persuasive and applicable information from credible sources to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible sources to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible sources, but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic. 

Below Expectations - Presents information from external sources, but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance. Neglects to apply such information toward the analysis of the topic.

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