Distinguished - Thoroughly explains the facts of George Floyd’s arrest and death.

Proficient - Explains the facts of George Floyd’s arrest and death. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains the facts of George Floyd’s arrest and death. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the facts of George Floyd’s arrest and death; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the facts of George Floyd’s arrest and death is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes a brief, professional history about the lead officer, Derek Chauvin.

Proficient - Summarizes a brief, professional history about the lead officer, Derek Chauvin. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Vaguely summarizes a brief, professional history about the lead officer, Derek Chauvin. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize a brief, professional history about the lead officer, Derek Chauvin; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The summary of a brief, professional history about the lead officer, Derek Chauvin is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes the social unrest that occurred after Floyd’s death.

Proficient - Analyzes the social unrest that occurred after Floyd’s death. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally analyzes the social unrest that occurred after Floyd’s death. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the social unrest that occurred after Floyd’s death; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the social unrest that occurred after Floyd’s death is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes how the case did not violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against double jeopardy.

Proficient - Analyzes how the case did not violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against double jeopardy. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally analyzes how the case did not violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against double jeopardy. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze how the case did not violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against double jeopardy; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The analysis of how the case did not violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against double jeopardy is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes three major provisions found in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

Proficient - Summarizes three major provisions found in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally summarizes three major provisions found in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize three major provisions found in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The summary of three major provisions found in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly evaluates the civil settlement received by the Floyd family from the City of Minneapolis as a result of the actions of police officer Chauvin.

Proficient - Evaluates the civil settlement received by the Floyd family from the City of Minneapolis as a result of the actions of police officer Chauvin. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally evaluates the civil settlement received by the Floyd family from the City of Minneapolis as a result of the actions of police officer Chauvin. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the civil settlement received by the Floyd family from the City of Minneapolis as a result of the actions of police officer Chauvin; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the civil settlement received by the Floyd family from the City of Minneapolis as a result of the actions of police officer Chauvin is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a comprehensive opinion about the outcome of the Chauvin trial and the Floyd family settlement.

Proficient - Creates an opinion about the outcome of the Chauvin trial and the Floyd family settlement. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Creates a limited opinion about the outcome of the Chauvin trial and the Floyd family settlement. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create an opinion about the outcome of the Chauvin trial and the Floyd family settlement; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The opinion about the outcome of the Chauvin trial and the Floyd family settlement 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.