Excellent Good Satisfactory Not Meeting Expectations

1.1 The goals that you have set for The goals you have set for yourself The goals you have set for yourself The goals you have set for yourself
I set language learning yourself are insightful and realistic, are specific and applicable, meeting have the potential to be helpful, and are lacking, insubstantial, or not
goals for creating, meeting the requirements for the the requirements for the three types you’ve met most of the requirements applicable.
interpreting, and three types of goals (creation, of goals (creation, interpretation, and for the types of goals (creation, OR
responding to text. interpretation, and response). response). interpretation, and response). Creating and assessing goals
doesn’t seem to be a focus of this
project, so it’s not the best example
of meeting this objective.

1.2 Your focus and determination when You have clearly worked hard You have shown a willingness to put You have not shown effort in
I demonstrate attempting to achieve your goals despite setbacks and difficulties in the effort to improve in some or all attempting to achieve your goals.
perseverance and effort despite difficulties and challenges is when attempting to achieve your of your goals.
in working to complete impressive. goals.
my language learning
goals.

1.3 Your reflections on the process of You have reflected in detail on your You have provided adequate You have not adequately measured
I measure my success meeting your language learning process of meeting your language reflection on the process of meeting your success in meeting your
in meeting my language goals is clearly valuable and learning goals. To improve this your language learning goals. To language learning goals. To improve
learning goals. effective in improving your learning. objective, reflect further on what you improve this objective, add reflection this objective, measure your success
can do in the future to extend your on what you can do in the future to in meeting your goals this semester,
development in these goals. develop further in these goals. and include reflection on how you
see your progress.

1.4 You have revised your work You have revised your work well,
I have edited and effectively, making insightful choices making effective choices to improve
revised my work to to improve your communication. your communication. Some errors
enhance my thoughts, Your writing is virtually error-free, exist throughout your work, but they
support, and detail. given the complexity of the text. do not reduce the clarity of your
communication. To improve this
objective, proofread and edit your
work again with an emphasis on
making choices with words and
sentence structure that improve your
written communication.
The edits that you have made to
your work have improved the clarity
of your communication, but errors
still exist that take away from your
communication at times. To improve
this objective, proofread and edit
your work again, attempting to
remove any errors that reduce the
quality of your written
communication.
You have not made sufficient edits to
your writing, resulting in your
communication being unclear or
difficult to interpret.
OR
This project doesn't show evidence
of editing or revision to improve
clarity.
To improve this objective, proofread
and edit your work again.

1.5 You have reflected on the Your reflections on the effectiveness
I have evaluated the effectiveness of your thinking and of your thinking and understanding is
effectiveness of my own understanding in an obviously detailed and appears to be helpful.
thinking and valuable and impactful way. To improve on this objective, reflect
understanding. further on your own thinking and
learning with an emphasis on trying
to improve the effectiveness of your
analysis and understanding. Then
show this improvement on future
projects.
Your reflections on the effectiveness
of your thinking and understanding is
complete and adequate. To improve
this objective, provide some
additional reflection on the quality of
your analysis process and
understanding, looking for areas of
weakness that could be improved.
You have not adequately reflected
on the effectiveness of your thinking
and understanding. To improve this
objective you must show
self-reflection on your own thinking
and understanding.

1.6 Your self-reflections and writing
I have learned about throughout the semester have
myself. shown a growth in understanding of
who you are, including improving
your understanding of your core
beliefs and values.
Your self-reflections and writing
throughout the semester have
shown some growth in your
understanding of your core beliefs
and values. To improve this
objective, use a project to more
deeply explore your beliefs and
values, aiming to uncover what
makes you the person that you are.
Your self-reflections and writing
throughout the semester shows
some level of understanding of
yourself. To improve this objective,
use a project to purposefully
examine yourself and what things
are most important to you.
Your self-reflections and writing this
semester display little
self-understanding or learning. To
improve this objective, use a project
to purposefully examine yourself and
what things are most important to
you.
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2.1 You have developed your You have developed your You have developed some You have developed little
I have built my background knowledge of a subject background knowledge of a subject background knowledge of a subject background knowledge which has
background knowledge in great detail, and this has clearly with some detail which has helped to give you some help in not significantly expanded your
of a subject to improve impacted your understanding of a your understanding of a literary text. understanding a literary text. To understanding of a literary text. To
my understanding of a complex literary text. To improve this objective, explore improve this objective, use a improve this objective, use sources
text. the background of the subject in question of inquiry to give direction to build your background knowledge
more detail so that you can to your research and development of of a subject significantly so that you
understand a complex literary text as background knowledge. can better understand a literary text.
completely as possible.

2.2 You have shown an eagerness in You have shown a willingness in You have struggled to factor in new You have not demonstrated a
I have shown openness considering new perspectives and considering new perspectives and or different perspectives and willingness to consider new or
to other interpretations, interpretations when developing your interpretations when developing your interpretations when developing your different perspectives or
perspectives, and points own analysis. own analysis. To improve this own analysis. To improve this interpretations when analysing
of view. objective, make your effort visible in objective, clearly consider alternate literature.
attempting to collect alternate perspectives when developing your OR
perspectives when developing your own understanding. There is little evidence of
own understanding. considerations of multiple
perspectives or interpretations in this
project.
To improve this objective, clearly
consider alternate perspectives
when developing your own
understanding.

2.3 Your questions of inquiry are Your questions of inquiry are specific Your questions of inquiry provide Your questions of inquiry are lacking
I develop questions of sophisticated and provide clear and provide direction for your sufficient direction for your research, or do not provide adequate direction
inquiry to provide direction for your research. research. To improve this objective, though they may be unclear or not for you to adequately conduct your
direction when consider increasing the specificity well thought out. To improve this research.
collecting information. and detail in your question of inquiry objective, consider how to make OR
to give your research even clearer your questions of inquiry more No questions of inquiry are included
direction. specific and detailed. with this project.

2.4 You have selected information with You have selected information with The information you have selected Your choices of information have
I gather, select, and insight and then recorded and understanding and then recorded has both helped and hindered your been ineffective or absent. Your
organise information organised it in a beneficial way. and organised it in an efficient way. projects. Your organisation has been organisation of information has taken
from a variety of To improve this objective, try to lacking. To improve this objective, away from the quality of your project.
different sources. reorganise your information in a way reorganise your information to To improve this objective, explore
that enhances the point you are improve the flow and progression of new and different sources in order to
trying to make or your answer to the information. Consider selecting gather more information to enhance
your question of inquiry. further information or referencing your project.
additional sources.

2.5 The sources of information that you The sources of information that you The sources of information that you You have not demonstrated
I have evaluated how have chosen have been clearly and have chosen show that you have chosen show some attention evaluation of sources for authenticity
authentic and useful my effectively evaluated for authenticity considered authenticity and paid to the authenticity and or usefulness. Your sources are
information sources are. and usefulness. usefulness in your selections. To usefulness of the sources. To either absent or clearly not
improve this objective, make your improve this objective, examine the authoritative or of high quality. To
evaluation of all of your sources sources you have chosen and be improve this objective, find additional
clear and detailed. sure to properly and visibly evaluate sources that meet the criteria of
them for their authenticity. Are they being authentic, authoritative, and
sources you should actually be using useful.
for this project?

2.6 You have developed questions that You have developed questions that You have developed questions that The questions that you have
I have created are well thought-out that have are considered and have helped you have been somewhat helpful in developed are not applicable to your
questions to help me guided you to an insightful arrive at a defensible understanding
understand literature. understanding of a literary text. of a literary text. To improve this
objective, try to develop your
questions to not only guide you to an
understanding that is correct, but
one that is insightful, creative, and
unique.
interpreting a literary text. To
improve this objective, look for the
areas of the text that you don’t
understand and create some
questions that focus on those areas
to improve your understanding.
literary text or are lacking in
substance. To improve this objective,
look for the areas of the text that you
don’t understand and create some
questions that focus on those areas
to improve your understanding.

2.7 When analysing literature, your When analysing literature, your When analysing literature, you have When analysing literature, your
I have used inferences inferences and predictions are inferences and predictions are clear provided some inferences and inferences and predictions are
and predictions when insightful and detailed. and defensible. To improve this predictions. To improve this lacking or very inaccurate. To
analysing literature. objective, practice using questions objective, practice using questions improve this objective, practice using
and deep reading to further develop and deep reading to further develop questions and deep reading to
your predictions and inferences. your predictions and inferences. further develop your predictions and
inferences.

2.8 You have consistently provided You have often provided some You have sometimes provided You have not adequately explained
I have explained more multiple defensible perspectives that understandable perspectives that alternate perspectives on characters’ more than one perspective when
than one perspective have guided interpretations of have led to interpretations of actions or ideas communicated in interpreting character’s actions or
when interpreting a characters’ actions and ideas characters’ actions or ideas literature. To improve this objective, ideas communicated in literature. To
character’s decision or communicated in literature. communicated in literature. To consistently choose to think of improve this objective, sometimes
action, or an idea improve this objective, consciously multiple different perspectives when choose to think of multiple different
communicated in examine different, unique interpreting characters and ideas in perspectives when interpreting
literature. perspectives to develop a fuller literature. characters and ideas in literature.
understanding of characters and
ideas in literature.

2.9 Your analysis of literary devices Your analysis of literary devices
I analyse literary when developing understanding of a when developing understanding of a
devices when text is insightful and has led to a text is detailed and has led to an
developing my greater comprehension of the improved comprehension of the
understanding of text. author’s intended meaning. author’s intended meaning. To
improve this objective, enhance your
understanding of how complex
literary devices work, such as
extended metaphor, tropes, and
symbolism, and how these can
impact an insightful understanding of
literature.
Your analysis of literary devices
when developing understanding of a
text is sufficient, but has not
significantly improved your
understanding of the author’s
meaning. To improve this objective,
purposefully grow your
understanding of literary devices
such as theme, conflict, and
characterization to improve your
understanding of literature.
Your analysis of literary devices
when developing understanding of a
text is missing or insubstantial. To
improve this objective, purposefully
improve your understanding of
literary devices like plot, setting, and
point of view to improve your
understanding of literature.

Excellent Good Satisfactory Not Meeting Expectations

3.1 You have shown an enthusiasm to You have shown a willingness to try You have experimented with some You have shown resistance to
I am experimenting with take risks in your experimentation new things in your experimentation new techniques of word choice, experimentation, avoiding much new
word choice, sentence with word choice, sentence with word choice, sentence sentence structure, and figurative use of word choice, sentence
structure, and figurative structure, and figurative language structure, and figurative language language in your project(s). To structure, and figurative language in
language/literary through your project(s). through your project(s). To improve improve this objective, take some your project(s). To improve this
devices to write this objective, consciously explore risks with word choice and sentence objective, take some risks with word
creatively. new ways of using words, sentence structure to enhance your creative choice and sentence structure to
structure, and figurative language in writing. enhance your creative writing.
your creative writing.

3.2 You have shown an enthusiasm to
I have studied the skills consciously investigate the skills of
of text creators to professional text creators to improve
develop my own your own creative expression, and
creative expression. this enthusiasm has paid off in large
improvements in your own work.
You have shown a willingness to
analyse the skills of other text
creators to improve your own
creative expression. To improve this
objective, list some areas of
weakness in your own creative
You have shown some willingness to
observe the skills of other text
creators to develop your own
creative expression. To improve this
objective, have another student
provide some commentary on one of
You have shown resistance to
learning from the skills of other text
creators in developing your own
creative expression. To improve this
objective, have another student
provide some commentary on one of
 expression, and then develop a plan
for learning and improving on those
areas.
3.3 You have shown enthusiasm for You have shown a willingness to
I experiment with ideas experimenting with different ideas experiment with the ideas and forms
and forms of and forms of expression in your of expression in your project. To
expression. project. You have shown creativity in improve this objective, try to
your exploration. complete a type of project that is
outside your comfort zone or that
you’ve never tried before, or engage
with an idea or concept that you’ve
never explored before.
3.4 You have shown a willingness to You have shown some willingness to
I try to challenge myself challenge yourself through taking take risks in your project and
and take risks. risks. challenge yourself. To improve this
objective, try to complete a type of
project that is so creatively different
that you need to learn to do
something completely new.
Excellent Good
4.1 You have demonstrated insightful You have demonstrated specific
I have used language to exploration of your thoughts, exploration of your thoughts,
share my thoughts, feelings, and experiences. feelings, or experiences. To improve
feelings, ideas, and this objective, use a project to dig
experiences. into your experiences, feelings, and
thoughts and how they interplay with
each other to help develop who you
are as a person.
4.2 Your language use consistently Your language use often
I am trying to convey demonstrates empathy, demonstrates empathy,
empathy, compassion, compassion, and respect, compassion, and respect,
and respect when using indicating that you value the effect indicating that you consider the
language. your communication has on others. effect your communication has on
others. To improve this objective,
work at making understanding the
feelings of others a primary focus
for yourself this semester, and then
demonstrate that through your
group work and projects.
4.3 You have consistently used, shared, You have generally used, shared,
I use, share, and record and recorded text in an ethical and and recorded text in an ethical and
text ethically and effective way. effective way. To improve this
effectively. objective, focus on using other
sources to support and reinforce
your own creative ideas, and be sure
that your own thoughts form the core
of your projects.
your projects and then make
changes to improve the quality of
your work.
You have shown some
experimentation with different ideas
and forms of expression in your
project. To improve this objective, try
to complete a type of project that is
outside your comfort zone or that
you’ve never tried before, or engage
with an idea or concept that you’ve
never explored before.
You have shown that you’re willing to
challenge yourself in your project by
taking on something somewhat
difficult. To improve this objective,
push yourself further with taking on a
project that is difficult in terms of
form, creativity, or complexity.
Satisfactory
You have demonstrated some
exploration of either your thoughts,
feelings, or experiences. To improve
this objective, use a project to
explore your experiences, and then
discuss the thoughts and feelings
that arise because of what you’ve
gone through.
Your language use sometimes
demonstrates empathy,
compassion, and respect,
indicating that the effect your
communication has on others is
sometimes a factor in your
decisions surrounding
communication. To improve this
objective, consider working on a
project that explores the feelings of
others that are significantly different
from yourself.
You have used, shared, and
recorded text in a generally ethical
and effective way, though there have
been times when you have violated
the principles of academic honesty.
To improve this objective, emphasise
your own ideas in future projects,
rather than relying on information
copied from other sources such as
websites, AI, or other students.
your projects and then make
changes to improve the quality of
your work.
You have shown an unwillingness to
experiment with different ideas and
forms of expression in your project.
To improve this objective, try to
complete a type of project that feels
difficult or is something that you
haven’t tried before. Or, you can
write about an idea or concept that
you haven’t really thought about
before.
You have shown a resistance to
challenging yourself or taking risks.
To improve this objective, try to
complete a project that feels
somewhat difficult to you in its
creativity, form, or complexity.
Not Meeting Expectations
You have demonstrated little
exploration of your thoughts,
feelings, or experiences. To improve
this objective, use a project to
explore your experiences, and then
discuss the thoughts and feelings
that arise because of what you’ve
gone through.
Your language use rarely
demonstrates empathy,
compassion, and respect,
indicating that the effect your
communication has on others is not
your primary consideration. To
improve this objective, consciously
focus on using empathy,
compassion, and respect when in
conversation with others around
you and in your writing.
Your use and creation of text has
been generally ineffective and/or
unethical. This could be due to
plagiarism, use of AI in assignments,
or other forms of academic
dishonesty.
4.4 You have deeply investigated how You have shown an understanding of You have shown some You have not shown an
I have shown that I language and text are used to record how language and text are used to understanding of how language and understanding of how language and
understand how the history and expression of other record the history and expression of text are used to record the history text are used to record the history
language and text cultures. other cultures. To improve this and expression of other cultures. To and expression of other cultures. To
record the history and objective, dig deeper into how other improve this objective, focus on improve this objective, focus on
expression of other cultures use language and text developing an understanding of a developing an understanding of a
cultures. differently from your own, and how culture significantly different from culture significantly different from
this contributes to their cultural your own and then investigate the your own and then investigate the
expression. various ways that culture records its various ways that culture records its
history and cultural expression. history and cultural expression.

4.5 You have shown a deep You have shown an understanding You have shown an understanding You have not shown that you
I have shown that I understanding of the different that the people of different cultures that the people of different cultures understand the difference in
understand that people perspectives, ideas, and have different perspectives, ideas, have different perspectives, ideas, perspectives, ideas, and
of other cultures can interpretations of the world that and interpretations of the world. To and interpretations of the world. To interpretations of the world that the
have different people of various cultures can have. improve this objective, consider improve this objective, consider people of other cultures can have. To
perspectives, ideas, and investigating the various ways in investigating the literature of a improve this objective, consider
interpretations of the which the literature of another culture significantly different from investigating the literature of a
world. culture is different and unique, and your own, and then discuss the culture significantly different from
what that communicates about that perspectives of the people as shown your own, and then discuss the
culture. through that piece of literature. perspectives of the people as shown
through that piece of literature.

4.6 You have shown a deep
I have learned from the consideration for how the
experiences and lives of experiences and lives of characters
characters portrayed in portrayed in literature can teach us
literature. important lessons and help us
improve as people and as a society.
You have shown focused
consideration of how the
experiences and lives of characters
portrayed in literature can teach us
things and help us improve as
people and as a society. To improve
this objective, use a project to
explore the changes that you’ve
made to your own habits and actions
based on your learning from
literature.
You have shown some consideration
for the lessons we can learn from the
experiences and lives of characters
in literature. To improve this
objective, try directly discussing your
thoughts and feelings regarding the
experiences that a character has
gone through and what can be
learned from the consequences of
their choices.
You have shown little consideration
of the lessons that we can learn from
the experiences and lives of
characters in literature. To improve
this objective, try directly discussing
your thoughts and feelings regarding
the experiences that a character has
gone through and what can be
learned from the consequences of
their choices.

4.7 You have demonstrated great ability You have demonstrated an You have demonstrated potential in You have not demonstrated an
I am using the power of to use language to address issues, understanding of how language can using language to address issues, understanding of how language can
language to address resolve conflict, and contribute be used to address issues, resolve resolve conflict, and contribute be used to address issues, resolve
issues, resolve conflict, positively to the world around you. conflict, and contribute positively to positively to the world around you. conflict, or contribute positively to the
and contribute positively the world. To improve this objective, To improve this objective, consider world around you. To improve this
to the world around me. consider using a project to propose a using a project to explain a social objective, consider using a project to
solution to a social issue, an area of issue, an area of inequality in explain a social issue, an area of
inequality in humanity, or to explain a humanity, or a way in which you inequality in humanity, or a way in
way in which you believe the world believe the world could be improved. which you believe the world could be
could be improved. improved.

4.8 You have put great time and energy
I contribute to group into contributing to your group’s
success through success. You have shown that you
encouragement, actively encourage and help others,
assisting others, and and also that you’re willing to
compromise. compromise for the good of the
group.
You have contributed to your group’s
success by encouraging and helping
your group members. You’ve shown
a willingness to compromise for the
good of the group. To improve this
objective, you need to demonstrate
the ability to sacrifice personal
preference, energy, and even time in
order to help your group succeed.
You have been a contributing
member in a group which has
succeeded, in part due to your
contributions. You’ve inconsistently
encouraged and helped your group
members. To improve this objective,
you need to demonstrate a
willingness to try sacrificing personal
preference, energy, and even time in
order to help your group succeed.
You have been a member in a group
that may or may not have
succeeded, and you have not
contributed greatly. Your
encouragement and help for your
group members is lacking. To
improve this objective, you need to
demonstrate a willingness to try
sacrificing personal preference,
energy, and even time in order to
help your group succeed.