Annotated Bibliography – Analytical Rubric
Criteria Exemplary
Source Sources chosen are highly
Selection: relevant to the topic;
20% Sources adds greatly to
research potential; few, if
any additional sources
needed
Credibility: All sources are from
20% credible, scholarly
materials
Summary: Annotations succinctly and
20% comprehensively describe
the source material;
Annotations offer great
insight into the source
material
Synthesis: Synthesis demonstrates a
20% clear understanding of
academic research as a
body of knowledge;
bibliography as a whole
captures a disciplinary
conversation
Citation Style: Each sources has a proper
15% citation; All citations are
complete; All are in the
proper chosen format
Mechanics, Virtually free from
Grammar, mechanical, grammatical,
and Proofing: punctuation, and spelling
5% errors; academic writing
style is achieved
Above Average Average Below Average Incomplete
Most sources chosen Some sources chosen are Few sources chosen are Sources are not relevant to
are relevant to the topic; relevant to the topic; relevant to the topic; writer researcher’s topic; Sources
May require a small writer may need may require significant necessitate extensive
amount of additional additional sources to additional research additional research
research complete research
Most sources are from Some sources are from Few sources are from Sources lack credibility
credible, scholarly credible, scholarly credible, scholarly
materials materials materials
Most annotations are Some annotations may Few annotations meet the Most annotations are either
succinct; Most be too short or too long; length requirements, few too short or too long;
comprehensively Annotations adequately annotations adequately Annotations do not
describe the source describe the source describe the source describe the source
material; Some offer material, but lack insight material; annotations offer material; annotations offer
insight into the source little insight no insight
material
Most analyses explain Some analyses explain Few annotations include Synthesis does not explain
how sources contribute author’s message in the synthesis; demonstrates a how sources connect to one
to larger disciplinary context of a larger superficial understanding another; demonstrates no
conversation; Most disciplinary of academic research understanding of research
connect to other authors conversation; Some process
in the bibliography articles are connected via
analysis
Most sources have Some sources have Few sources have a proper Very few sources have a
proper citation; Most proper citation; Some citation; Few citations are proper citation; Very few
citations are complete; citations are complete; complete; few are in the citations are complete;
Most are in the proper some are in the proper proper chosen format Very few are in the proper
chosen format chosen format chosen format
Occasional minor errors Some significant errors Errors are distracting, but Errors distract the reader,
do not distract the are present, but the the meaning is still clear; to the extent the meaning is
reader; academic overall meaning is clear; academic writing style not unclear; the assignment is
writing style emulated writing style is formal achieved written in an inappropriate
and professional but may style for academic research
not be academic in
nature