| 70.0 %Ethical issue summarized Responses to the question(s) in the text provided Issue addressed from a Christian worldview | Little or no items addressed per the assignment requirements. | Most items not addressed. | Most items addressed; however, some items required additional detail or not addressed at all. | All items addressed with a certain degree of detail. | All items addressed with excellent detail. | |
| 5.0 %Word Count (entire paper) | Word Count (entire paper) less than 800 words. | Word Count (entire paper) from 800-999 words. | Word Count (entire paper) from 1000-1100 words. | Word Count (entire paper) from 1100-1299 words. | Word Count (entire paper) equal to or at least 1300 words. | |
| 5.0 %Evidence and references to other sources | Evidence was absent, inappropriate, and/or irrelevant. | Weak, marginal evidence was present. | A diversity of evidence quantity and types was minimally present. | A diversity of evidence quantity and types was mostly present. | A diversity of evidence quantity and types was present. | |
| 10.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, proper documentation of sources) | Surface errors were pervasive enough that they impeded communication of meaning. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors that distracted the reader were present. | Some mechanical errors or typos were present; however, they were not overly distracting to the reader. | Prose was largely free of mechanical errors, although a few errors were present. | Writer was clearly in control of standard, written American English. | |
| 10.0 %Documentation Format (includes use of appropriate style, correct in-text and citation format, etc.) | Rarely followed any documentation format correctly. | Frequent formatting/ citation errors were present. | Some documentation format or citation errors were present; however, they were not overly distracting to the reader. | There were some minor errors in documentation format or citation. | There were virtually no errors in documentation format or citation. | |
| 100 %Total Weightage | | |
