Distinguished - Thoroughly explains SIX’s competitive strategy, advantages, and weaknesses.

Proficient - Explains SIX’s competitive strategy, advantages, and weaknesses. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains SIX’s competitive strategy, advantages, and weaknesses. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain SIX’s competitive strategy, advantages, and weaknesses; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of SIX’s competitive strategy, advantages, and weaknesses is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes SIX’s capital allocation changes during 2020.

Proficient - Analyzes SIX’s capital allocation changes during 2020. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally analyzes SIX’s capital allocation changes during 2020. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze SIX’s capital allocation changes during 2020; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of SIX’s capital allocation changes during 2020 is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes the changes in SIX’s P/B ratio from 2016 through 2021.

Proficient - Analyzes the changes in SIX’s P/B ratio from 2016 through 2021. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally analyzes the changes in SIX’s P/B ratio from 2016 through 2021. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the changes in SIX’s P/B ratio from 2016 through 2021; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the changes in SIX’s P/B ratio from 2016 through 2021 is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes SIX’s leadership strategy with respect to creating shareholder value throughout 2020 and 2021.

Proficient - Analyzes SIX’s leadership strategy with respect to creating shareholder value throughout 2020 and 2021. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally analyzes SIX’s leadership strategy with respect to creating shareholder value throughout 2020 and 2021. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze SIX’s leadership strategy with respect to creating shareholder value throughout 2020 and 2021; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of SIX’s leadership strategy with respect to creating shareholder value throughout 2020 and 2021 is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively evaluates the investment opportunity in SIX stock as of September 30, 2021, using principles from The Dhandho Investor.

Proficient - Evaluates the investment opportunity in SIX stock as of September 30, 2021, using principles from The Dhandho Investor. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally evaluates the investment opportunity in SIX stock as of September 30, 2021, using principles from The Dhandho Investor. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the investment opportunity in SIX stock as of September 30, 2021, using principles from The Dhandho Investor; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the investment opportunity in SIX stock as of September 30, 2021, using principles from The Dhandho Investor is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly justifies the proposed investment decision.

Proficient - Justifies the proposed investment decision. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally justifies the proposed investment decision. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to justify the proposed investment decision; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The justification of the proposed investment decision is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - The paper is logically organized with a well-written introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion.

Proficient - The paper is logically organized with an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. One of these requires improvement.

Basic - The paper is organized with an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. The introduction, thesis statement, and/or conclusion require improvement.

Below Expectations - The paper is loosely organized with an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. The introduction, thesis statement, and/or conclusion require much improvement.

Non-Performance - The introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion 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 - 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 the 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 an 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.

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.