week 11 history essay

1HIST 155: The Historical Jesus

Final Essay

Write an at least 2000-word essayin which you interpret the evidence to create a single coherent interpretation of the life of Jesus. To the extent the evidence allows, create a narrative of the events of his life. To the extent the evidence allows, provide an interpretation of his mission. In other words, what did Jesus believe he was doing?Important: It need not be a complete biography. Don’t try to cover everything.Focus on those elements that you believe you can argue are likely true or to have happened.Format InformationInclude the following information:•Your nameand course•Termand year•Assignment name•A titlethat expresses your interpretationUse the following format:•Double-spaced(so I have room for commenting), 12-point sarif font•If more than one page, staplethe pages together and number the pages. This is important; anything other than staples can result in lost pages and, therefore, lost points.You must provide parenthetical or in-text citationsfor any of our texts. Provide a Chicago style works cited sectionat the end if you cite any secondary sources. For the primary sources, use the reference style in the “Citing the Sources” handout. For secondary sources, use the Chicago author-date system.Structure and ArgumentWrite formally. This means having a clear introductory paragraphand a thesis statementthat states your position. Your introduction should build up to your thesis statement so that your reader understands your thesis and why it matters. Then use the rest of the essay to develop a systematic argumentbased on evidenceto prove your position. Make sure that your thesis statement, argument, and conclusion are consistent and in agreement.

2Grading RubricUnless accommodations are offered, 25 point reduction every 24 hours late, starting with the first reduction after 9 am on the dayit is due.Score of zero and report to Office of Student Conduct if essay contains plagiarism or other academic dishonesty.020304050Historical methodsDoes not use historical methods.Some historical analysis, but doesn’t use criteria of assessment.Missing relevant criteria or serious errors in application.Applies criteria and reasoning, but with minor errors or omissions.Correct and thorough use of the criteria and other methods.Engages textsDoes not meaningfully engage the texts or does not employ many relevanttexts.Limited engagement with texts or missing important relevant texts.Some good engagement, but perhaps missing some relevant texts.Substantial engagement with texts.Thorough and insightful engagement with texts.CitationsNo or almost no citations.Missing many required citations, major formatting errors, or missing works cited page.Missing citations and important formatting errors.A few missing citations and minor errors.Perfect or nearly perfect and complete citations.ArgumentNo argument present.Lacks a thesis statement. Perhaps analytical in places, but largely descriptiveSignificant omissions of evidence, requires significant reorganization, or some other element of the argument missing.Has all elements of an argument, but perhaps some missing evidence or requires some reorganization.Strong thesis statement, organization, evidence, and conclusion. A convincing and coherent argument.Proofreadingand styleRequires thorough revision.Missing information or style elements. Requires significant revision.Some missing information, lots of typos or other errors.Minor missing information, some typos or other errors.All necessary information and style present. Thoroughly proofread.