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Dates Unit Assignments

Week 1: May 30-June5

Unit 1: Apologetics in the Bible, Pt. 1

Unit 2: Apologetics in the Bible, Pt. 2

• Read Introduction and Chapter 1-2 of Apologetics

• Quiz #1• Quiz #2• Discussion: Introduction• Discussion: Biblical

Foundations for Apologet-ics

Week 2: June 6-12Unit 3: Apologetics in Histo-

ry, Pt. 1

• Read Chapter 3 of Apolo-getics

• Quiz #3

Week 3: June 13-19Unit 4: Apologetics in Histo-

ry, Pt. 2Essay Set 1 due

• Read Chapter 4 of Apolo-getics

• Quiz #4• Discussion: Apologetics in

Christian History• Essay Set 1

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Week 4: June 20-26

Unit 5: Apologetic Method-ology

Unit 6: Apologetics in Word and Deed

• Read Chapter 5-6 of Apologetics

• Quiz #5• Quiz #6• Discussion: Apologetic

Methodology

Week 5: June 27-July 3

Unit 7: Apologetics and Hu-mility

Unit 8: Apologetics to the Whole Person

• Read Chapter 7-8 of Apologetics

• Quiz #7• Mid-term Exam (ch. 1-7)

Week 6: July 4-10

Unit 9: Apologetics and Con-textualization

Unit 10: Apologetics in the "Inside Out" Approach

Essay Set 2 due

• Read Chapter 9-10 of Apologetics

• Quiz #8• Quiz #9• Essay Set 2

Week 7: July 11-17

Unit 11: Apologetics in Late Modernity

Unit 12: Apologetics and De-featers

• Read Chapter 11-12 of Apologetics

• Quiz #10• Quiz #11• Discussion: Answering

Defeaters

Week 8: July 18-24Unit 13: Apologetics and

Persuasion

• Read Chapter 13 of Apolo-getics

• Quiz #12

Week 9: July 25-29 Unit 14: Final ProjectsEssay Set 3 due

• Essay Set 3• Extra credit work• Final Exam (ch. 8-13)

Dates Unit Assignments

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Title: Essay Set Rubric

Teacher: Aaron M. Shamp

Student: _________________

Total Score: _______

Teacher Comments:

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Criteria Strong Proficient Basic Weak

Format, 10% Selects and consistent-ly uses correct format for the assignment

10 pts.

Selects and gener-ally uses correct format for the as-signment

7.5 pt.

Selects correct format for the as-signment but uses it inconsistently with many errors

5 pts.

Selects incorrect format

2.5 pts.

Grammar, 10%

Uses completely ap-propriate grammar that helps readers under-stand meaning

10 pts.

Uses appropriate grammar that does not interfere with meaning

7.5 pts.

Grammar choices sometimes con-fuse readers

5 pts.

Grammar choices keep readers from understanding the essay

2.5 pts.

Organization 20%

Logical presentation of ideas; all parts con-tribute to a strong cen-tral idea

20 pts.

Most ideas are connected; some parts don't con-tribute to the cen-tral idea

15 pts.

Some ideas con-nected to each other; many parts don't contribute to the central idea

10 pts.

Ideas have little connection to each other; there is no strong central idea

5 pts.

Content, 60%

The content is substan-tial, intriguing, and original; it relates di-rectly to the topic

60 pts.

The content is clear and directly related to the topic

45 pts.

The content is or-dinary and some-what related to the topic

30 pts.

The content is ab-sent or not related to the topic

15 pts.

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