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Exegesis Research Paper – Part 2 Grading Rubric

RTCH 500

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced 92-100% (A)

Proficient 84-91% (B)

Developing 1-83% (< C)

Not present

Introduction and Thesis Statement

10 points

The student has successfully edited the introduction and thesis statement based on previous feedback containing an accurate summary of the paper’s direction and focus.

8-9 points

The student has edited the introduction and thesis but still needs to clarify the paper’s direction and focus.

1-7 points

The student has attempted to edit the introduction but there are still gaps that need to be filled in to provide an accurate overview of the paper’s direction and focus.

0 points

Meaning

    1. points

The paper expertly explores the meaning of the passage paying attention to its literary genre and utilizes all of the resources identified in the bibliography.

42-45 points

The paper sufficiently explores the meaning of the passage paying attention to its literary genre and utilizes some of the resources identified in the bibliography.

1-41 points

The paper attempts to explore the meaning of the passage but needs to give more attention to its literary genre and utilize more of the resources identified in the bibliography.

0 points

Bibliography

10 points

The bibliography contains 10 scholarly resources containing an appropriate mixture of commentaries, articles, and other scholarly exegetical aids.

8-9 points

The bibliography contains 10 resources that reflect a mixture of commentaries and articles but reflect more popular than scholarly aids.

1-7 points

The bibliography has less than 10 resources but they need to be more balanced between commentaries and articles. The resources identified do not reflect scholarly aids indicative of graduate level work.

0 points

Structure 30%

Advanced 92-100% (A)

Proficient 84-91% (B)

Developing 1-83% (< C)

Not present

Style

    1. points

The paper is exceptional in its perfect use of Turabian style and formatting in every section (body, footnotes, and bibliography). The paper reflects an exceptional graduate level vocabulary and the paper is free from spelling and grammar errors.

25-27 points

The paper is commendable in its Turabian style and formatting in almost every section (body, footnotes, and bibliography). The paper reflects a superior graduate level vocabulary and the paper is relatively free from spelling and grammar errors.

1-24 points

The paper is striving to master Turabian style and formatting in some sections (body, footnotes, and bibliography). The paper reflects an improving graduate level vocabulary but the paper is punctuated with spelling and grammar errors.

0 points

Total Points

100