Multicultural Literacy Rubric

Bethel Public Schools, Spauaway, WA

Quality→ Undeveloped Emerging Proficient Exemplary (Rating)

Criteria↓
1. Applies knowledge Recognizes self as part of a Recognizes and Recognizes and
that each individual is culture. understands self as part of understands self as part of
part of many cultures a cultural community. many cultural
communities.
2. Applies knowledge of Identifies and understands Understands the common Analyzes cultures for
the characteristics of the characteristics of their critical characteristics commonalities and
culture. own cultures. across cultures. differences that are the
basis for conflict and
understanding among
societies.
3. Applies knowledge of Recognizes the presence ofUnderstands the presence Analyzes conflict within a
the many cultural many cultures within theirand interaction of people society through the lens of
systems within a society. from many cultures within cultural differences.
society. society.
4. Applies knowledge of Identifies the cultural Understands the Analyzed characteristics of
the transfer of culture characteristics of art, characteristics of arts, the arts, music, and
through communication, communication, and music. music, and communication communication to identify
art, and music. vary among cultures. and classify cultural
characteristics.
5. Applies knowledge of Identifies that political and Understands that the Analyzes and evaluates
the development and economic systems within a interaction of social, societal issues for the
definition of cultures by society influence the political, and economic interaction and effects of
the interaction of social, development and definition systems within a society social, political, and
political, and economic of the cultures. influence the development economic systems to
systems. and definition of cultures explain the development
and definition of cultures.
6. Applies knowledge of Recognized rules, norms Understands the rules, Understands the rules,
cross cultural and perspectives of cultural norms, and perspectives of norms, and perspectives of
interactions to groups. cultural groups that are cultural groups that are
participate needed to cooperate and needed to effectively
cooperatively within communicate. cooperate, communicate,
and among diverse and persuade others with
populations. varying cultural contexts.