Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies which environmental worldview fits most easily with the student’s eating habits recorded in the Week 3 Food Habits Worksheet.

Proficient - Identifies which environmental worldview fits most easily with the student’s eating habits recorded in the Week 3 Food Habits Worksheet. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely identifies which environmental worldview fits most easily with the student’s eating habits recorded in the Week 3 Food Habits Worksheet. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify which environmental worldview fits most easily with the student’s eating habits recorded in the Week 3 Food Habits Worksheet; however, significant details unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of which environmental worldview fits most easily with the student’s eating habits recorded in the Week 3 Food Habits Worksheet is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively evaluates the health of the student’s actual relation to nature.

Proficient - Evaluates the health of the student’s actual relation to nature. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally evaluates the health of the student’s actual relation to nature. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the health of the student’s actual relation to nature; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the health of the student’s actual relation to nature is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates three or more different, comprehensive spiritual practices that might help the student develop a healthier relationship with nature.

Proficient - Creates three different spiritual practices that might help the student develop a healthier relationship with nature. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Creates two different spiritual practices that might help the student develop a healthier relationship with nature. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create at least three different spiritual practice that might help the student develop a healthier relationship with nature; however, only one different spiritual practice is created, and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The three or more different spiritual practices that might help the student develop a healthier relationship with nature are 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 - 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.