For these assignments, you will be required to complete the worksheets according to McDill’s treatment of the structural diagram in 12 Essential Skills of Great Preaching. Each worksheet focuses on

Structural Diagram Worksheet Rubric

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced 92-100% (A)

Proficient 84-91% (B)

Developing 1-83% (< C)

Not present

Rhetorical Functions

18-20 points

Each phrase is properly identified and:

  1. Distinguishes between statements that carry and support the writer’s thought

  2. Distinguishes between commands and explanatory details

  3. Recognizes important relationships in the Text

17 points

Each phrase is identified but does not capture in an exact manner the:

  1. Difference between statements that carry and support the writer’s thought

  2. Difference between commands and explanatory details

  3. Recognition of important relationships in the Text

1-16 points

Each phrase is inadequately identified

0 points

Not present

Structural Diagram

14-15 points

Independent and dependent clauses are correctly displayed

13 points

Independent and dependent clauses are generally correctly displayed

1-12 points

Independent and dependent clauses are not generally correctly displayed

0 points

Not present

Structure 30%

Advanced 92-100% (A)

Proficient 84-91% (B)

Developing 1-83% (< C)

Not present

Worksheet

Comprehension

14-15 points

The worksheet is completed thoroughly in a manner that demonstrates complete conceptual understanding of the assignment

13 points

The worksheet is complete but demonstrates partial understating of the assignment

1-12 points

The worksheet is not completed in a manner that is consistent with the demonstration of an understanding of the assignment

0 points

Not present