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Research paper - Eucharist Rubric Code: SX2BCX6 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Research paper Descriptions
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General Theological Reasoning	None No evidence of theological reasoning	Poor Poor: paper asserts inconsistent theological points or makes errors of definition	Fair Fair: theological themes are treated but paper does not present them clearly	Good Good: theological themes appear and are defined and explained clearly, but are not integrated	Excellent Excellent: clear thesis and good connections of Eucharist to other aspects of theological thinking
Eucharist	None Serious errors in the paper's treatment of eucharistic theology or practice	Poor Paper does not seem to be informed by the course material, or echoes class material without adding to it	Fair Some mistakes or oversights in the presentation of the Eucharist	Good Understanding of Eucharist is evident but paper lacks clarity or nuance	Excellent Paper shows a clear understanding of a relevant issue in Eucharistic theology and practice in the broader context established by the class
Source	None No resources used or cited	Poor Very poor resources used (e.g. unreliable online references)	Fair Resources used are spotty - some things are well supported, others are not	Good Resources are accurate but not at the right level (e.g. exclusively popular articles)	Excellent Scholarly secondary resources used to support the argument where needed
Argument and organization	None Incomprehensible argument, repetition, or excessive use of long quotations leaving no room for argument	Poor Argument easily contradicted by class material or appeal made on the basis of emotions; logical fallacies	Fair Organization interferes with understanding the paper's main point or the argument is based on faulty assumptions	Good Good argument, but not enough information to persuade readers	Excellent Excellent argument supports the thesis
Style	None Very difficult to understand or no citations	Poor Many ungrammatical constructions or unidentifiable sources	Fair Several ungrammatical constructions or identifiable sources given without proper citation style	Good Good grammar, but niceties such as introducing quotes spotty OR citations sometimes adequate, sometimes inadequate	Excellent Very good style AND properly formatted citations