Citations Rubric

20 points
Format for Citations is as follows:
1. Title of page is Works Cited. Only those works cited within your paper are included in the Works Cited list.
2. Citations are in alphabetical order by the first letter of the entry.
3. The entries have a “hanging indent” (where the first line of a citation is at the usual spot on the left margin, but all the following lines in that
paragraph are moved in to the next tab stop). Hanging Indent (use ctrl + T to create Hanging Indent.)
Sample of citation with hanging indent:
Freedman, Russell and James Lincoln Collier. Abraham Lincoln: My Life after the
War. Boston: Houghton, 2007.
4.Font and size are consistent throughout the page; blue ink from links is removed (right click over the link and select “remove hyperlink.”

Criteria 4 3 2 1 or 0
Format of Works All parts of format One part of format More than one element is Works Cited page is missing or
Cited Page (above) are followed is missing. consistently incorrect not done according to any of the
consistently correct format.

Elements of citation All parts of the One part of a One part of a citation is Little to no attempt to use EasyBib
according to lessons citation (author, title, citation is missing consistently missing for correctly
on print and web site publisher etc.) are in one place. several entries
citation and with use included correctly.
of EasyBib.
Mechanics All are correct. There are no more Consistent errors throughout. Many spelling and capitalization
than 3 mistakes. errors.

Parenthetical Format is correct One or two Consistently makes mistakes in No attempt to use parenthetical
Citations There is a good mistakes in format the formatting of parenthetical citations.
balance of citations – and/or either too citations. No distinction
not too many and not many or too few between what should be cited
too few. citations. and what doesn’t need to be
cited.
Quality of Resources, Forms for each cited Some question Form for website evaluation is Student includes wikipedia or
especially web sites. web site included, about credibility of missing for more than one site google.com in works cited list
Only sites appropriate when necessary, websites. and/or some questions about and/or
for a research paper showing that the sites credibility of sites.. Student shows poor judgment
are used are credible. (based on website evaluations) in
choice of websites.