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iRubric: Rubric for academic theology short papers

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Rubric for academic theology short papers Rubric for Sacramental theology short papers Rubric Code: H2W8XAB Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Theological understanding	Poor No understanding of key concepts of assignment	Fair Misunderstanding of key concepts	Good Mixed understandings and misunderstandings	Very Good Understanding of key concepts is evident but does not appear as part of a larger whole	Excellent Understanding of key concepts related to larger issues of course material
Thesis or main idea	Poor No main idea expressed in the text of the paper	Fair Main idea is inaccurate or self-contradictory	Good Main idea confused or not sustained through the whole essay	Very Good Main idea shows a significant understanding of the course material and discussion	Excellent Main idea shows a significant understanding of the course material and its implications for theology; main idea advances beyond the themes of the texts
Argument and support Including use of images if relevant to this assignment.	Poor No argument or no support	Fair Framework of argument and support, but does not support the chosen thesis or is off-topic	Good Argument is pertinent but support is lacking or poorly chosen	Very Good Good argument and support, but may go astray at times (not evenly strong throughout the whole essay)	Excellent Excellent argument supports the main idea with relevant evidence
Style and citations	Poor Difficult to understand.	Fair Many errors in grammar or missing citations.	Good Good style; word choice or rhetorical emphasis sometimes off. Citations not always adequate.	Very Good Very good style with only one or two errors; full citations without proper formal style.	Excellent Excellent style and full formal citations.