BIBL 104
Bible Dictionary Project Grading Rubric
Criteria
Levels of Acheivement
Points
Earned
Advanced
Competent
Novice
Development
37 to 42 points
• Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported.
• Content is persuasive and comprehensive.
• Content and purpose of the writing is clear.
• Essential data has a strong claim.
• The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic.
• Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses writing focus.
30 to 36 points
• Major points are addressed but clarity or support is limited.
• Content is somewhat persuasive or comprehensive.
• Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and/or clarity).
• Essential data could be stronger.
• Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts.
0 to 29 points
• Major points are unclear and/or insufficiently supported.
• Content is missing essentials.
• Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity.
• Supportive information (if required) is missing.
Organization & Structure
37 to 42 points
• Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow.
30 to 36 points
• Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow.
0 to 29 points
• Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message.
Grammar & Diction
37 to 42 points
• The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards.
• Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective.
• Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.
30 to 36 points
• The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.
• Language is unclear, awkward, or inappropriate in parts.
• The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.
0 to 29 points
• The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.
• Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.
• The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.
Paper Requirements
12 to 14 points
• Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.
• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately.
9 to 11 points
• Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected.
• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used.
0 to 8 points
• Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.
• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or references are not provided.
Total
Instructor’s Comments:
BIBL 104
Bible Dictionary Project Topic Lists
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Old Testament Characters
Aaron
Abraham
Absalom
Adam
Ahab
Amos
Bathsheba
Belshazzar
Boaz
Caleb
Cyrus
Daniel
David
Darius
Deborah
Delilah
Eli
Elijah
Elisha
Esau
Esther
Ezekiel
Ezra
Eve
Gideon
Habakkuk
Haggai
Hannah
Hezekiah
Hiram
Hosea
Isaac
Isaiah
Jacob
Jehu
Jeremiah
Jezebel
Joash
Job
Joel
Jonah
Jonathan
Joseph (Son of Jacob)
Joshua
Josiah
Judah
Laban
Leah
Lot
Malachi
Manasseh
Micah
Mordecai
Moses
Nahum
Nathan
Nehemiah
Noah
Obadiah
Rachel
Rahab
Rebekah
Reuben
Ruth
Sam ...
1. BIBL 104
Bible Dictionary Project Grading Rubric
Criteria
Levels of Acheivement
Points
Earned
Advanced
Competent
Novice
Development
37 to 42 points
• Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported.
• Content is persuasive and comprehensive.
• Content and purpose of the writing is clear.
• Essential data has a strong claim.
• The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic.
• Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses
writing focus.
30 to 36 points
• Major points are addressed but clarity or support is limited.
• Content is somewhat persuasive or comprehensive.
• Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and/or clarity).
• Essential data could be stronger.
• Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or
does not address writing concepts.
0 to 29 points
• Major points are unclear and/or insufficiently supported.
• Content is missing essentials.
• Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity.
• Supportive information (if required) is missing.
2. Organization & Structure
37 to 42 points
• Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow.
30 to 36 points
• Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow.
0 to 29 points
• Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message.
Grammar & Diction
37 to 42 points
• The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling
standards.
• Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective.
• Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.
30 to 36 points
• The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and/or
spelling errors.
• Language is unclear, awkward, or inappropriate in parts.
• The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately
effective.
0 to 29 points
• The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation, and/or
spelling errors.
• Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.
• The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.
Paper Requirements
12 to 14 points
• Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.
• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used
correctly and appropriately.
9 to 11 points
• Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws
are detected.
• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are
incorrectly formatted or used.
3. 0 to 8 points
• Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.
• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or
references are not provided.
Total
Instructor’s Comments:
BIBL 104
Bible Dictionary Project Topic Lists
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Old Testament Characters
Aaron
Abraham
Absalom
Adam
Ahab
Amos
Bathsheba
Belshazzar
Boaz
Caleb
Cyrus
Daniel
David
Darius
Deborah
Delilah
Eli
Elijah
Elisha
Esau
6. James Zebedee
John Zebedee
John the Baptist
Joseph (Husband of Mary)
Judas Iscariot
James (The Just/Jesus’ brother)
Jude (Jesus’ brother)
Lazarus (Brother of Mary from Bethany)
Luke
Mary Magdalene
Simon Magus
Thomas (The Apostle)
Mark (The Evangelist/Author of the Gospel of Mark)
Mary (Jesus’ Mother)
Matthew (The Apostle)
Matthias
Nicodemus
Paul
Peter (The Apostle)
Philemon
Phoebe
Pontius Pilate
Priscilla and Aquila
Simon the Zealot
Stephen
Lydia (Thyatira)
The Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
7. Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
8. The New Testament
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts (of the Apostles)
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
Locations/Geography
11. Jaffa (Joppa)
Jordan River
Kidron Valley
Laodicea
Macedonian
Masada
Megiddo
Moab
Mount of Olives
Mount Moriah
Mount Tabor
Nazareth
Nineveh
Patmos
Pergamos
Persian Empire
Philadelphia
Philippi
13. Date:
Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project:
I Samuel
Saul
Egypt
Name:
Student ID:
Course:
Date:
New Testament Bible Dictionary Project:
14. Romans
Peter
Ephesus
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BIBL 104
Bible Dictionary Project Instructions
For these 2 distinct projects, imagine you are writing a series of
short articles for a Bible Dictionary. As we have seen in our
study, Bible dictionaries are useful tools to learn more about the
books, people, and places we encounter in Scripture.
Your task will be to write:
1. Three concise 250-word articles about a book, person, and
place from the Old Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week
5).
1. Three concise 250-word articles about a book, person, and
place from the New Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week
8).
15. Content Guidelines: Choose one book, person, and place from
the list of the provided topics for each of the 2 projects.
Your article must include the following per item:
Book:
Your biblical book article must include: The basic literary
genre, authorship, date written, key themes, purposes, major
events, and main personalities. Identify each of the elements in
your content. For example, “The key themes of the book of
Galatians are….” Please note that “themes” is plural. If you
don’t use the terms associated with the element it won’t count
as part of your article.
Person:
This article must include: The dates of the character’s life,
place of birth, summary of their role or positions held, defining
events in their life and work, contemporaries (other biblical
characters they are associated with, and so on.), and their
legacy. Again, you must identify the elements in your
statements. For example, “The legacy of Joshua is ….” If they
are a biblical author, list the related works.
Place (i.e., municipality, kingdom, empire):
This article must include: The keys dates (i.e., founding and
demise), clarification of the location (regional description, the
relevance of the place from a biblical/Ancient Near East (ANE)
perspective, associated biblical books where it is a backdrop or
central location), key attributes (religion, commerce, key
figures, and other pertinent information.), and associated
biblical books. Choose a topic for which you can easily find
information. These are geographical items and should have a
focus on those data points and not about the events that
occurred there.
Formatting Guidelines:
16. · Use one Word document for each stage of submission (That is,
all of your Old Testament Bible Dictionary articles will be on
one document, and all of your New Testament Bible Dictionary
articles will be on a single document).
· Use 12-point, Times New Roman font.
· Save your document according to the following filename
formats:
· Module/Week 5 – LastnameFirstInitialOTBDP.doc (Example:
DoeJOTBDP)
· Module/Week 8 – Lastname_FirstInitialNTBDP.doc (Example:
DoeJNTBDP)
· Use the Bible Dictionary Project Template to format your
summaries.
Submit the assignments to SafeAssign by the end of the
assigned module/week. The first project is due by 11:59 p.m.
(ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5. The second project is due
by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.
To repeat: you will write an Old Testament dictionary paper
with three articles. One article on an Old Testament book of the
Bible, one article on an Old Testament person and one article on
an Old Testament place. This is due in Week 5.
You will write another paper of three articles for the New
Testament. One article on a book of the New Testament. One
article on a personality of the New Testament and one article on
a New Testament place. Note, there is a list of topics to select
from in the “Content” area. Caution: if you choose for instance
“Patmos” for your place article you will be challenged to find
200 words of content. You are still held accountable for the
minimum word count. So I recommend choosing some other
topic. This project is due in Week 8.
And, here are some tips to help you score well.
1. Review your writing project before you submit it. Run spell
17. and grammar checks. Have someone read your writing project to
see if it flows well and is organized.
2. Write as if you have someone (besides the professor) is
reading it…an audience if you will. This way you tend to
include information the reader needs for a good overview.
3. Write your own material. SafeAssign reveals your sources to
the professor. You must cite your information. Do not copy
material from blog sites of former students who have uploaded
their BIBL 104 or 110 assignments. Don’t even use them as
sources. It is plagiarism per the Liberty Way.
4. Use outside sources so you can be exposed to additional
detail on the topics you are researching. Show some effort
rather than just utilizing what is in your textbooks.
5. Use your own writing flair. Keep it academic but interesting
if you can. In academic writing assignments the first person is
not used. That is, “I”, “me,” “my,” “we” and so on are not used.
6. Work ahead or pace yourself on the bigger assignments so
you don’t have to do a Monday Nite special. Those are painfully
obvious.
7. The minimum word count isn’t the most desired number to
work with. It is very challenging to summarize a larger book of
the Bible like Isaiah or Ezekiel in 200 words.
8. Don’t’ write the assignments “for the instructor.” Think of
these articles as contributions to your own ministry of the Word
for later use.
9. Have fun!