Grading Protocol
13 September 2005
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4
3
2
1
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4
3
2
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5
4
3
2
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5
4
3
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5
4
3
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| Character description: breadth & depth of background on chosen character (name, sex, economic class, family background, occupation, etc.) & quality of discussion of reaction to Abraham | ||
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: recognition of ANE culture, religious traditions, physical environment, etc. | ||
5 |
Excellent knowledge and recognition of physical environment, Mesopotamian culture & religious traditions, etc. | |
4 |
Good knowledge and recognition of physical environment, Mesopotamian culture & religious traditions, etc. | |
3 |
Fair knowledge and recognition of physical environment, Mesopotamian culture & religious traditions, etc. | |
2 |
Poor knowledge and recognition of physical environment, Mesopotamian culture & religious traditions, etc. | |
1 |
No recognition of physical environment, Mesopotamian culture & religious traditions, etc. | |
0 |
Erroneous description of physical environment, Mesopotamian culture & religious traditions, etc. | |
| Plausibility: quality of character-specific arguments to support responses to assignment questions (i.e., whether or not Abram is nuts; has been visited by a god; should go or stay; whether or not to break with ancestral religious traditions and accompany Abram) | ||
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 sources (NB: one bonus point per citation from extra-Biblical ANE religious texts, up to 5 points) | ||
5 |
Five or more citations | |
4 |
Four citations | |
3 |
Three citations | |
2 |
Two citations | |
1 |
One citations | |
0 |
No citations | |
| Grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. | ||
5 |
Perfect work | |
4 |
One or two punctuation mistakes OR one spelling or grammatical error | |
3 |
Three or more punctuation mistakes OR two spelling or grammatical errors | |
2 |
Three spelling or grammatical errors OR several punctuation mistakes and one or two spelling or grammatical errors | |
1 |
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 25) | ||
|---|---|---|
| less points for late submission | ||
| Net Points | ||