Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses the factors associated with need for AR and AM courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses.

Proficient - Discusses the factors associated with need for AR and AM courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses the factors associated with need for AR and AM courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses. The discussion is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the factors associated with need for AR and AM courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the factors associated with need for AR and AM courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents.

Proficient - Identifies the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally identifies the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity.

Proficient - Describes the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately examines the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effects on their social and psychological well-being.

Proficient - Examines the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effects on their social and psychological well-being. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally examines the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effects on their social and psychological well-being. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effects on their social and psychological well-being; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The examination of the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effects on their social and psychological well-being is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly formulates three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity.

Proficient - Formulates three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially formulates two or three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to formulate three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The formulation of three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity 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 presentation, title and reference slides.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The 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 presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Proficient - The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Basic - The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted slides.

Below Expectations - The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted slides.

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, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide 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 slide 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 slide 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 slide 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.