| A | B | C | D | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criterion 1: Utilizes Guidance from Dr. Hanneken | Met with Dr. Hanneken a week in advance having already done some initial exploration and followed advice. | One of those things not really true (not a week in advance, not prepared, no follow-up). | Two of those things not really true. | Three of those things not really true. | No effort to utilize guidance from Dr. Hanneken. |
| Criterion 2: Accurate information based on reliable sources | Quality bibliography of sources used submitted through Canvas. | The presenter is clearly informed by current and reliable sources relevant to the topic. | Presentation needs to be informed by better research. | A major point or perspective is missing. | Information is false or objectionable to many scholars. |
| Criterion 3: Clearly organized and structured | Insightful way of making clear the fundamental points that make the details fit together. | Uses time efficiently to make clear major points with an appropriate level of detailed examples to support points. | Occasional unsupported general assertions or lists of facts without leading to a clear point or conclusion. | Spend more time thinking about how to shape your research into a presentation. | Presentation appears thrown together. |
| Criterion 4: Relevant to the course | Presentation enhances understanding the related course topic by illustrating what is shared and different across traditions. | Presentation fits with the related course topic. | Presentation addresses the broader course theme of the history of how people have asked and answered theological questions. | Presentation could just as easily fit in a non-Theology course. | Presentation misses or misrepresents an important concept from the course. |
| Criterion 5: Engages the audience | Listening to you is more interesting than a message from an attractive person. | Listening to you is more interesting than a phone. | Try practicing in front of a friend who will tell you what parts are slow and what is distracting. | Even well-meaning people have trouble paying attention. | Not everyone can hear you. |
| Criterion 6: Educational | One or more usable quiz questions submitted through Canvas. | Makes clear points that are new, important, relevant, and assessable. | Thought provoking but not much that could be objectively assessed. | Doubtful if anything new and relevant could be remembered in five days by most students. | Doubtful if anything new and relevant could be remembered in five minutes by most students. |
Zero points are given for presentations that are not ready at the start of class on the assigned day.