Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly describes one’s own experience with learning to read.

Proficient - Describes one’s own experience with learning to read. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally describes one’s own experience with learning to read. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe one’s own experience with learning to read; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of one’s own experience with learning to read is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Develops clear, detailed examples of how one prepares to read.

Proficient - Develops examples of how one prepares to read. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Develops limited examples of how one prepares to read. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to develop examples of how one prepares to read; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The examples of how one prepares to read are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses one’s own college-level reading experience thus far.

Proficient - Discusses one’s own college-level reading experience thus far. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses one’s own college-level reading experience thus far. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss one’s own college-level reading experience thus far; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of one’s own college-level reading experience thus far is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively describes one’s own reaction to the articles. 

Proficient - Describes one’s own reaction to the articles. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally describes one’s own reaction to the articles. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe one’s own reaction to the articles; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of one’s own reaction to the articles is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly compares one’s own experience with e-readers or reading online to the information shared in the articles.

Proficient - Compares one’s own experience with e-readers or reading online to the information shared in the articles. The comparison is slightly underdeveloped or unbalanced.

Basic - Partially compares one’s own experience with e-readers or reading online to the information shared in the articles. The comparison is underdeveloped and/or unbalanced.

Below Expectations - Attempts to compare one’s own experience with e-readers or reading online to the information shared in the articles; however, the comparison is significantly underdeveloped and unbalanced.

Non-Performance - The comparison one’s own experience with e-readers or reading online to the information shared in the articles is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly explains the impact one thinks the information in these articles will have on one’s reading in college.

Proficient - Explains the impact one thinks the information in these articles will have on one’s reading in college. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped or unclear.

Basic - Minimally explains the impact one thinks the information in these articles will have on one’s reading in college. The explanation is underdeveloped and/or unclear. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the impact one thinks the information in these articles will have on one’s reading in college; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped and unclear. 

Non-Performance - The explanation of the impact one thinks the information in these articles will have on one’s reading in college 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 - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of words.

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of words.

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of words.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of words.   

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