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A College Students “Interprets” Revelation.

Step 1. Read the short story The Apocalypse Commentary of Bob Paisner by Rick Moody (see Readings page in this module). As you read, take notes about how the story uses Revelation, and think about how this story relates to the presentations of the two previous modules on this biblical text. You will probably need to read the story at least twice to take notes and get examples to interpret the story.

Step 2. Write a formal paper that evaluates Bob Paisner’s (the short story protagonists) interpretation of the Book of Revelation.

Format, Content, & Structure of Paper

Format: Word document, 12-pt Times New Roman, double-spaced; include your name and paper title

Minimum word count: 1000 words

Your paper should be structured as follows:

  • Summary of plot: 300 words (maximum). Begin by summarizing the story’s plot for a MAXIMUM of 300 words. This summary should not be a recap of the plot. Instead, it should identify the following: the setting of the events in the story, Bobs motivations for writing the commentary, the principal characters of the story, Bobs sources for his interpretation, and the structure of the narrative.
  • Evaluation of Bobs understanding and use of Revelation: 300 words (minimum). The next section of your paper should critique and evaluate Bobs use of Revelation. What aspects of Revelation does Bob appear to understand correctly? What does he appear to misunderstand? Be sure to do both, and in both cases provide specific examples of Bobs understanding or misunderstanding, and explain possible reasons for his accurate or inaccurate interpretation of these aspects. Please note: You are not evaluating Bob as a fictional character, but Bob’s understanding/use of Revelation.
  • Evaluation of the omissions in Bobs commentary: 300 words (minimum). What important parts of Revelation did Bob leave out in his interpretation, and what should he have included? Identify specific parts of Revelation that Bob should have included in his interpretation, yet omitted. What is missing that you think is important? Give at least two examples of particular aspects or symbols or parts or events that you think are important to Revelation and apocalyptic expectations, but that Bob fails to discuss in his commentary. Why do you think he should have included them?
  • Conclusion: 100 words (maximum). Conclude your paper with a brief summary of your analysis. Note: Do not summarize the story but emphasize the key takeaways of your ANALYSIS of the story. Be sure to address this final question: By creating the fictional Bob and his commentary, what do you think the author of the story (Rick Moody) is saying about how people interpret Revelation?

For full credit your paper must

Be at least 1000 words (reminder: 300 maximum for plot summary)

Provide specific examples to support your analysis

Be written in your own words and not incorporate other analyses

Be proofread for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Be sure to spell Revelation correctly.

IDS 3678 Paper rubric – 200pt

IDS 3678 Paper rubric – 200pt
Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePaper assignment evaluation
200 pts

Outstanding

Submission carefully adheres to assignment instructions, clearly and logically developing the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by several well-chosen examples from readings and module videos. The writing is persuasive, thoughtful, direct, and concise and is completely free of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.

 190 pts

Excellent

Submission carefully adheres to assignment instructions, clearly and logically developing the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by several well-chosen examples from readings and module videos. The writing is persuasive, thoughtful, direct, and concise, has no grammatical errors, and no more than two punctuation/spelling errors.

 180 pts

Superior

Submission carefully adheres to assignment instructions, clearly and logically developing the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by several well-chosen examples from readings and module videos. The writing is persuasive, thoughtful, direct, and concise, has no grammatical errors, and no more than four punctuation/spelling errors.

 170 pts

Very Good

Submission adheres to assignment instructions, developing the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by well-chosen examples from readings and module videos. The writing is thoughtful and has no more than one grammatical error, and no more than four punctuation/spelling errors

 160 pts

Good

Submission adheres to assignment instructions, developing the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by some examples from readings and module videos. The writing is thoughtful and has no more than two grammatical errors and no more than four punctuation/spelling errors.

 150 pts

Fair

Submission generally adheres to assignment instructions, but does not sufficiently develop each of the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by some examples from readings and module videos but the writing needs improvement. The paper has no more than three grammatical errors and no more than five punctuation/spelling errors.

 140 pts

Average

Submission generally adheres to assignment instructions, but does not sufficiently develop each of the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis needs more examples from readings and module videos and the writing needs improvement. The paper has no more than three grammatical errors and no more than six punctuation/spelling errors.

 130 pts

Below average

Submission generally adheres to assignment instructions, but does not sufficiently develop each of the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis needs several more examples from readings and module videos and the writing needs improvement. The paper has no more than four grammatical errors and no more than eight punctuation/spelling errors.

 120 pts

Needs Work

Submission generally adheres to assignment instructions, but does not sufficiently develop each of the papers three parts and conclusion. The analysis needs several more examples from readings and module videos and the writing needs extensive improvement. The paper has no more than five grammatical errors and no more than ten punctuation/spelling errors.

 110 pts

Needs substantial work

Submission does not adhere to assignment instructions and does not develop one of the papers three parts or conclusion. The analysis lacks sufficient examples from readings and module videos and the writing needs extensive improvement. The paper has more than five grammatical errors and more than ten punctuation/spelling errors.

 100 pts

Poor

Submission does not adhere to assignment instructions and does not develop two of the papers three parts or conclusion. The analysis lacks examples from readings and module videos and the writing needs extensive improvement. The paper has more than five grammatical errors and more than ten punctuation/spelling errors.

 0 pts

No Credit

Submission does not adhere to assignment instructions and does not develop any of the papers three parts or conclusion. The analysis lacks examples from readings and module videos and the writing needs extensive improvement. The paper has pervasive grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.

200 pts



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