Week 3 Assignment	Exemplary 22.5-25 points	Proficient 20-22.25 points	Developing 17.5-19.75 points	Beginning 15-17.25 points	Inadequate 0-14.75 points
Comprehension of Assignment (25% of grade)	Drop-down menu: 25 – 22.5 pts. The narrative explores the significance of personal experiences or events and analyzes the connections between specific incidents and broader ideas, illustrating the significance of the incidents and the writer grew or changed because of them. The writer describes personal experiences in vivid sensory detail, recounting events clearly and concisely, and maintains a balance between the description of incidents and insightful reflective commentary.	Drop down menu: 22.25 – 20 pts. The narrative presents a competent description of personal experiences or events and an analysis of their significance. The writer describes personal experiences coherently and with appropriate detail.	Drop-down menu: 19.75 – 17.5 pts. The narrative presents a minimally competent description of personal experiences or events. The writer offers some commentary on their significance, but the essay lacks analysis and may consist largely of storytelling.	Drop-down menu: 17.25 – 15 pts. The narrative presents a weakly developed description of personal experience or events. The writer offers minimal and/or inappropriate commentary to connect personal experiences with larger ideas.	Drop-down menu: 14.75 – 0 pts. The narrative presents an ineffective description of personal experiences or events. Ideas and explanations are absent, irrelevant, unsupported by evidence, or incomprehensible.
Application of Course Knowledge and Content (25% of grade)	25 – 22.5 pts. The essay is focused, demonstrates a clear sense of purpose and audience, and uses appropriate tone and style.	22.25 – 20 pts. The essay generally maintains its focus and demonstrates a sense of purpose, tone, and audience.	19.75 – 17.5 pts. The essay generally maintains its focus with minor digressions. Its sense of purpose, tone, and audience may be unclear.	17.25 – 15 pts. The essay demonstrates significant problems in one or more the following areas: unclear focus, weak controlling idea, and redundancy Style and tone may be inappropriate for the audience.	14.75 – 0 pts. The essay demonstrates significant problems that make the writer’s ideas difficult to follow and lacks focus. Style and tone are inappropriate for the audience.
Organization of Ideas (25% of grade)	25 – 22.5 pts. Organization is coherent with appropriate transitions between and within paragraphs to create a cohesive whole.	22.25 – 20 pts. Organization is generally clear with transitions between paragraphs.	19.75 – 17.5 pts. Organization is clear enough to follow.	17.25 – 15 pts. Organization is weak or unclear.	14.75 – 0 pts. The writing lacks organization.
Writing Skills (25% of grade)	25 – 22.5 pts. Word choice is precise, sentences are varied, and grammatical errors are rare or absent. The assignment meets the APA requirements.	22.25 – 20 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. The assignment mostly meets the APA requirements.	19.75 – 17.5 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. APA requirements are attempted.	17.25 – 15 pts. A pattern of errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics significantly interferes with meaning. Little or no attempt to follow APA requirements is demonstrated.	14.75 – 0 pts. Writing demonstrates poor control of language. Errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics are pervasive and obstruct meaning. Little or no attempt to follow APA requirements is demonstrated.

Total: 100 pts.