Select a term or concept that is frequently used in the literature in the field of crosscultural education/counseling. Conduct an exhaustive literature search of the definition and use of the term.

Components

Unacceptable        (0 points)

Revisions Required (5 points)

Target            
(10 points)

Introduction          

Establishes
historical background and defensible

thesis that supports a
logical

line of
reasoning (CACREP 

2F.2.a, 2F.2.c, 2F.2.h)

Underdeveloped

introduction; reason for
culture selection is

unclear or missing;

historical background is
inaccurate or missing

Coherent introduction that includes a reason for
culture selection;

historical background is
accurate but limited

Engaging, well developed introduction

that includes a detailed
reason for culture

selection; historical

background is accurate and
thorough

Focus & Purpose

Developed thesis and attentive focus on topic

Missing thesis; confusion
about or

misunderstanding of

Simplistic and unfocused
ideas; limited sense of

purpose

Developed thesis;
represents sound

Components

Unacceptable        (0 points)

Revisions Required (5 points)

Target             (10
points)

(CACREP  2F.2.a, 2F.2.c, 2F.2.h)

topic; no sense of purpose

understanding of the
assigned topic; focused

Ideas,
Support &

Development         

Supports ideas and reflections using specific

and
relevant examples of evidence/experiences

(CACREP  2F.2.a, 2F.2.c, 2F.2.h)

No or limited
evidence/experiences

are provided to support
ideas and reflections;

evidence is incomplete,

incorrect, oversimplified,

or disconnected from the

context    

Provides necessary
evidence/experiences to support ideas and reflections; the

importance/relevance of all
pieces of

evidence/experiences is
unclear or under

developed but does

support the ideas and
reflections presented

and is placed properly
within the context

Relies on compelling and
detailed

evidence/experiences to support ideas and
reflections; the

importance/relevance of all
pieces of

evidence/experiences is

clearly stated; considers
alternate interpretations

of evidence/experiences to
enhance  demonstration of cultural

intelligence

Conclusion          

Establishes
clear conclusion based upon

evidence/experiences

(CACREP  2F.2.a, 2F.2.c, 2F.2.h)

 Missing or no connection of
evidence and analysis to the reflections; fails to summarize the argument

coherently

Limited connection between
evidence and analysis to reflections;

summarizes some ideas

and thoughts but repeats ideas to
support reflections 

Engaging, strongly connects
evidence and analysis to reflections; summarizes the main

topics without repeating
previous ideas

Structure
&

Organization         

Text has
unity and coherence to accomplish the focused purpose

No paragraph structure;               or single, rambling
paragraph; or series of isolated paragraphs

Organization is confusing or disjointed; weak
paragraph

structure; transitions are
missing or inappropriate

Clear organizational
structure; easily followed; includes transitions; structured format

Audience
& Tone

Audience appropriate and consistent tone

No awareness of
appropriate audience for assignment; tone is inappropriate

Lacks awareness of
appropriate audience for

the assignment; tone is
inconsistent

Effective and accurate
awareness of audience;

tone is appropriate for audience
and assignment

Sentence
Structure

Demonstrates varied sentence structures to enhance meaning

Contains multiple and
serious errors of

sentence structure: i.e.
fragments, run-ons;

Formulaic sentence
patterns or overuse of

Effective and varied
sentences; errors (if

Components

Unacceptable        (0 points)

Revisions Required (5 points)

Target            
(10 points)

unable to write simple
sentences

simple sentences; errors
in sentence structure

present) due to lack of

careful proofreading

Mechanics           

The text
has few grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.

             Frequent
errors in agreement, verb tense, spelling, and

capitalization; intrusive and/or inaccurate
punctuation;

communication is hindered

Contains several errors in agreement, verb tense,
spelling,

capitalization, and

punctuation (up to 6);

errors interfere with

meaning

Virtually free of errors in
agreement, verb tense, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation  (no

more than 3); errors do
not interfere with meaning

Vocabulary
& Word

Usage               

Uses extended and appropriate vocabulary

Vocabulary is
unsophisticated; or subject specific

vocabulary or

sophisticated vocabulary
used incorrectly.

Proper, but simple
vocabulary used; subject

specific vocabulary used

infrequently

Vocabulary is varied,
specific and appropriate; uses subject specific vocabulary correctly

APA Format/Citations

Correctly uses APA style and formatting

Reference page includes
frequent errors (more

than 3); no attempt was
made to cited 

supporting sources intext;
contains multiple errors in APA format 

Reference page in accurate
and virtually

free of errors (no more
than 3); all supporting

sources are cited in-text,

but minor errors in APA
format are present

Reference page in accurate
and free of

errors; all supporting
sources are properly

cited in-text; APA format
is correct and accurate