Annotated Bibliography Rubric

(Adapted from Purdues OWL 5 4

Name ______________________________
3 !ome sources chosen are rele$ant to the topic( &riter may need additional sources to complete research !ome sources are from credible' scholarly materials !ome annotations may be too short or too long% Annotations ade-uately describe the source material' but lac+ insight /$aluation sometimes e)plains &hy the sources &ere chosen% demonstrates some understanding of the research process* 2 1 !ources are not rele$ant to researchers topic% !ources necessitate e)tensi$e additional research* !ources lac+ credibility .ost annotations are too short* Annotations do not describe the source material% annotations offer little insight* /$aluation does not e)plain &hy the sources &ere chosen% demonstrates no understanding of research process !ources chosen are highly rele$ant to the topic% !ources add greatly to research potential% fe&' if any additional sources needed All sources are from credible' scholarly materials

!ource !election " #redibility of !ources

!ummary of !ource
,opic(s ' main points' &hy this source is uni-ue

Annotations succinctly and comprehensi$ely describe the source material% Annotations offer great insight into source material* /$aluation clearly e)plains &hy the sources &ere chosen% demonstrates a clear understanding of research process% offers insight into source

/$aluation of !ource #redibility

Who is the author0 1ualifications0 What is the reputation of the organi2ation that published the source0 3n &hat &ay is the source scholarly0 3s the research ob4ecti$e0 Are the facts &ell5documented0

Assignment #riteria
.inimum of( 6 Research !tudy 7 Additional !ources (Popular Ne&s !ource' 3nternet !ource'
8ideo9Audio !ource' :o$ernment ;ocument' Boo+

6 Research !tudy and 7 additional credible sources

65< sources are missing

.ore than < sources are missing

#itation =ormatting' :rammar " Proofing(

/ach source has a proper .LA citation* 8irtually free from mechanical' grammatical' punctuation' and spelling errors*

!ome sources ha$e proper .LA citation% !ome citations are complete* !ome significant errors are present' but the o$erall meaning is clear*

8ery fe& sources ha$e a proper .LA citation% 8ery fe& citations are complete* /rrors distract the reader' to the e)tent the meaning is unclear*

Total Points _______