NT Creative History Paper
Grading Protocol
last update 30 April 2006
Character description: breadth & depth of background on chosen character (name, sex, economic class, family background, occupation, etc.) & quality of discussion of the character's reaction to the question posed in the assignment
 
5
Thorough background on character and very interesting discussion of reaction
 
4
Good background about chosen character; reasonably interesting discussion of reaction
 
3
Fair background about chosen character; modest discussion of reaction
 
2
Weak background about chosen character; little discussion of reaction
 
1
Poor background about chosen character; little or no discussion of reaction
 
0
No background about chosen character; no discussion of reaction
Verisimilitude: accurate depiction of first-century CE Greco-Roman culture in Palestine, Jewish and pagan religious traditions, political and social structures, physical environment, etc.
 
5
Excellent knowledge and recognition of first-century CE Palestine's culture, etc.
 
4
Good knowledge and recognition of first-century CE Palestine's culture, etc.
 
3
Fair knowledge and recognition of first-century CE Palestine's culture, etc.
 
2
Poor knowledge and recognition of first-century CE Palestine's culture, etc.
 
1
No recognition of first-century CE Palestine's culture, etc.
 
0
Erroneous description of first-century CE Palestine's culture, etc.
Plausibility: quality of character-specific arguments to support responses to assignment questions
 
5
Excellent, character-specific arguments to support responses
 
4
Good, character-specific arguments to support responses
 
3
Fair, character-specific arguments to support responses
 
2
Poor arguments to support character’s responses, or fair arguments with tenuous connections to character
 
1
Poor arguments to support character’s responses; arguments have only tenuous connections to character
 
0
No substantive arguments to support character’s responses; no explicit connections to character
Citations from the Bible and other ANE or Greco-Roman sources
 
5
Five or more citations
 
4
Four citations
 
3
Three citations
 
2
Two citations
 
1
One citations
 
0
No citations
Grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.
 
10
Perfect work
 
8
One or two punctuation, spelling, or grammatical error
 
6
Three or more punctuation mistakes OR two spelling or grammatical errors
 
4
Three spelling or grammatical errors OR several punctuation mistakes and one or two spelling or grammatical errors
 
2
Four spelling or grammatical errors OR several punctuation mistakes and three spelling or grammatical errors
 
0
More than four spelling or grammatical errors OR several punctuation mistakes and four spelling or grammatical errors
  Total Points (of 30)
  less points for late submission
  Net Points