The Persecution of the early Church

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Not Acceptable

Needs Improvement

Minimally Acceptable

Competent

Excellent

Organization and Structure

40 pts

0 to 5

Weak introduction; lacks thesis and focus; little or no transitions; organization is disjointed and haphazard; paragraphs are weak; lacks conclusion

6 to 15

Weak introduction; lacks a clear thesis; weak transitions; difficult to follow what is being said; weak and long paragraphing; conclusion repeats introduction

16 to 25

Adequate introduction; unclear thesis; adequate transitions; reader can follow what is being said, but the overall organization is choppy; adequate paragraphs; conclusion is a repetition of thesis

26 to 34

Generally clear introduction and thesis; generally clear and appropriate transitions; mostly appropriate paragraphing; adequate conclusion which relates to content, but lacks objectivity or is vague

35 to 40

Clear introduction and good thesis statement; clear and appropriate transitions; organization emphasizes the topic and supports the thesis; appropriate paragraphing; logical, strong conclusion rising from content

Content

40 pts

0 to 5

Very inadequate length; serious and persistent errors in organization and structure; lacks understanding of subject; disorganized; does not prove point, if one can be discerned

6 to 15

Inadequate length;

weakly focused; unclear progression of ideas; assertions weakly supported and/or illustrated

16 to 25

Inadequate or minimal length;

mostly focused; thoughts randomly organized and presented; assertions weakly supported and/or illustrated

26 to 34

Adequate length;

focus is generally clear and coherent good understanding of subject; adequate development; orderly, but stiff, choppy progression of evidence

35 to 40

Adequate length;

obvious understanding of subject; orderly development; assertions are clearly supported and/or illustrated

Grammar and Mechanics

40 pts

0 to 5

Serious and persistent errors in:

sentence fluency and

sentence structure,

spelling,

punctuation,

usage, or

word choice

6 to 15

Significant errors in sentence fluency and structure, spelling, punctuation and capitalization; word use weak or inappropriate

16 to 25

Relatively few errors in sentence fluency; multiple fragments/run-ons, poor spelling, punctuation, and capitalization; uses, slang, and contractions

26 to 34

Sentence fluency correct, varied; minor errors in structure (fragments, run-ons); correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization; limited word choices

35 to 40

Sentence coherent, unified, varied; sentence structure complete; correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization; varied word choices

Research and Sources

40 pts

0 to 5

Relevant topic and research is missing; not enough acceptable resources; inappropriate resources

6 to 15

Research and topic are limited and not relevant; choice of resources is inadequate

16 to 25

Some research is cited; a somewhat appropriate topic, but lacks depth; sources generally appropriate; number of citations and sources minimally adequate for assignment

26 to 34

Generally relevant material for topic and research to support findings; adequate depth and length of assignment sources mostly appropriate and cited correctly; number of citations and sources adequate for assignment

35 to 40

Consists of relevant materials and effective topic and research; appropriate depth and length of assignment; sources are appropriate to the assignment; number of citations and sources adequate for assignment

Format

40 pts

0 to 5

Assignment is not readable and is disorderly; Turabian format is not used; no reference page and/or numerous format errors; sources not cited or incorrectly cited

6 to 15

Disorderliness of assignment makes it difficult to read; several format errors; significant errors in reference page; references are not alphabetized; errors in citations

16 to 25

Readability and neatness of assignment are compromised by the number of errors; Turabian format is inconsistent and inadequate; reference page is inconsistent and not alphabetized; most sources correctly cited

26 to 34

Appearance is readable and neat; most of assignment uses correct Turabian, margins, font size/style, pagination, title page; reference page format generally consistent and alphabetized; sources correctly cited

35 to 40

Appearance is readable and neat; correct use of Turabian, margins, font size/ style, pagination, title page; reference page correctly formatted, double-spaced, alphabetized; sources correctly cited

Total Points

/200

Instructor’s Comments