Week One Assignment	Exemplary 14.5-16 points	Proficient 13-14.25 points	Developing 11.25-12.75 points	Beginning 9.75-11 points	Inadequate 0-9.5 points
Comprehension of Assignment (20% of grade)	Drop down menu: 16-14.5 pts The literacy narrative explores the significance of literacy in the writer’s life. It identifies at least one of the Four Basics (Exposure, Motivation, Practice, and Feedback) and explains how this concept shaped the writer’s experiences with reading or writing.	Drop down menu: 14.25 -13 pts The literacy narrative presents a competent description of literacy in the writer’s life. It identifies at least one of the Four Basics and explains how this concept shaped his or her experiences with reading and writing.	Drop down menu: 12.75-11.25 pts. The literacy narrative presents a minimally competent description of literacy in the writer’s life. It identifies at least one of the Four Basics, but does not analyze or explain how this concept shaped the writer’s experiences with reading and writing.	Drop down menu: 11-9.75 pts. The literacy narrative presents a weakly developed description of literacy in the writer’s life. It identifies one of the Four Basics.	Drop down menu: 9.5-0 pts The literacy narrative presents an ineffective description of literacy in the writer’s life. None of the Four Basics are identified.
Application of Course Knowledge and Content (20% of grade)	Drop down menu: 16-14.5 pts The writer describes personal experiences with specific details, recounting events clearly and concisely. The essay is focused, demonstrates a clear sense of purpose and audience, and uses appropriate tone and style.	Drop down menu: 14.25 -13 pts s The writer describes personal experiences coherently and with appropriate detail.	Drop down menu: 12.75-11.25 pts. The essay generally maintains its focus with minor digressions. Its sense of purpose, tone, and audience may be unclear.	Drop down menu: 11-9.75 pts. Minimal and/or inappropriate commentary is offered to connect the Four Basics with the writer’s life.	Drop down menu: 9.5-0 pts Ideas and explanations are absent, irrelevant, unsupported by evidence, or incomprehensible.
Organization of Ideas (20% of grade)	Drop down menu: 16-14.5 pts Organization is coherent with appropriate transitions between and within paragraphs to create a cohesive whole.	Drop down menu: 14.25 -13 pts The essay generally maintains its focus and demonstrates a sense of purpose, tone, and audience. Organization is generally clear with transitions between paragraphs.	Drop down menu: 12.75-11.25 pts. Organization is clear enough to follow.	Drop down menu: 11-9.75 pts. The essay demonstrates significant problems in one or more the following areas: unclear focus, lack of organization, weak controlling idea, and redundancy Style and tone may be inappropriate for the audience. Writing demonstrates weak control of language.	Drop down menu: 9.5-0 pts The essay demonstrates significant problems that make the writer’s ideas difficult to follow and lacks focus and organization. Style and tone are inappropriate for the audience.
Writing Skills (20% of grade)	Drop down menu: 16-14.5 pts Word choice is precise, sentences are varied, and grammatical errors are rare or absent.	Drop down menu: 14.25 -13 pts A competency with language is apparent. Word choice is appropriate and sentences are sometimes varied. Some errors in sentence structure, usage, and mechanics are present.	Drop down menu: 12.75-11.25 pts. A limited control of language is apparent. Word choice is imprecise and sentences may be poorly constructed or confusing. Errors in sentence structure, usage, and mechanics are present.	Drop down menu: 11-9.75 pts. A pattern of errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics significantly interferes with meaning.	Drop down menu: 9.5-0 pts Writing demonstrates poor control of language. Errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics are pervasive and obstruct meaning.
Research Skills (20% of grade)	Drop down menu: 16-14.5 pts The resources section of the paper shows a detailed understanding of at least two course resources.	Drop down menu: 14.25 -13 pts The resources section of the paper shows familiarity with at least two course resources.	Drop down menu: 12.75-11.25 pts. The resources section identifies two course resources but does not elaborate on the resources’ possible benefit to the writer.	Drop down menu: 11-9.75 pts. The resources section of the paper shows only cursory or vague understanding of the course resources.	0-8 pts The resources section of the paper is inaccurate or missing.

Total: 80 pts