Distinguished - Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately defines color-blind racism, micro invalidation and microaggression that include current media examples and the cultures that utilize these concepts.

Proficient - Defines color-blind racism, microinvalidation and microaggression that include current media examples and the cultures that utilize these concepts. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially defines color-blind racism, microinvalidation and microaggression that include current media examples and the cultures that utilize these concepts. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define color-blind racism, microinvalidation and microaggression that include current media examples and the cultures that utilize these concepts; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The definition of color-blind racism, microinvalidation and microaggression that include current media examples and the cultures that utilize these concepts is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes three ways that microaffirmations, empathy, altruism, and compassion were used by someone within the human service professions to reduce cultural bias and color-blind racism.

Proficient - Describes three ways that microaffirmations, empathy, altruism, and compassion were used by someone within the human service professions to reduce cultural bias and color-blind racism. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes two or three ways that microaffirmations, empathy, altruism, and compassion were used by someone within the human service professions to reduce cultural bias and color-blind racism. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe three ways that microaffirmations, empathy, altruism, and compassion were used by someone within the human service professions to reduce cultural bias and color-blind racism; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of three ways that microaffirmations, empathy, altruism, and compassion were used by someone within the human service professions to reduce cultural bias and color-blind racism is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies the impact of color-blindness racism in the media which can make oneself and people of color feel uncomfortable.

Proficient - Identifies the impact of color-blindness racism in the media which can make oneself and people of color feel uncomfortable. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally identifies the impact of color-blindness racism in the media which can make oneself and people of color feel uncomfortable. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the impact of color-blindness racism in the media which can make oneself and people of color feel uncomfortable; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of the impact of color-blindness racism in the media which can make oneself and people of color feel uncomfortable is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses the ways that color-blind racism can be perceived as racial denial.

Proficient - Discusses the ways that color-blind racism can be perceived as racial denial. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses the ways that color-blind racism can be perceived as racial denial. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the ways that color-blind racism can be perceived as racial denial; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the ways that color-blind racism can be perceived as racial denial is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies three subcultures that were impacted by lifelong color-blind racism.

Proficient - Identifies three subcultures that were impacted by lifelong color-blind racism. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally identifies two to three subcultures that were impacted by lifelong color-blind racism. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify three subcultures that were impacted by lifelong color-blind racism; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of three subcultures that were impacted by lifelong color-blind racism is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately defines solutions that can help communities reduce the negative impact of color-blind racism in the human service professions.

Proficient - Defines solutions that can help communities reduce the negative impact of color-blind racism in the human service professions. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially defines solutions that can help communities reduce the negative impact of color-blind racism in the human service professions. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define solutions that can help communities reduce the negative impact of color-blind racism in the human service professions; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The definition of solutions that can help communities reduce the negative impact of color-blind racism in the human service professions 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 - 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.

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.