ENG 300 Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography Rubric

Outstanding

Acceptable

Developing

Format

MLA/APA

All entries begin with

complete citations in

either MLA or APA

format

All

entries begin with

complete citations in

either MLA or APA

format, although

minor

omissions or

inconsistencies are

evident

Ent

ries lack

c

itations, or

citations are characterized

by significant omissions

and/or inconsistencies

Annotations

Each

entry

include

s

an annotation of at

least 100 words

Each entry includes an

annotation of slightly less

than 100 words

Entries do not include

annotations, or annotations

are significantly less than

100 words

Number of

sources

Bibliography

includes complete

annotations for five

sources

Bibliography include

s

almost entirely complete

annotations for five

sources

Bibliography includes

annotations for less than

five sources

Sources

Relevance

All five sources are

clearly relevant to the

student

’s research

project

All five sources ar

e

generally relevant to the

student

’s research project

Some or all of the sources

lack perceptible relevance

to student

’s research

project

Reliability

All five sources are

clearly reliable

All five sources are

generally reliable

Some or all of the sources

are

unreliable

Currency

All five sources are

extremely up

-

to

-

date

All five sources are

generally up

-

to

-

date

Some or all of the sources

are outdated

Content

Summary

All annotations

provide a thorough

summary of the

article

’s main points

All annotations provide a

general summary of the

article

’s main points

Some or all of the

annotations lack a

summary of the article

’s

main points

Application

All annotations

specifically

assess

the

applicability of the

article to the

student

’s research

project

All annotations

genera

lly

assess

the applicability of

the article to the student

’s

research project

Some or all of the

annotations do not assess

th

e applicability of the

article to the student

’s

research project

Detail

Each a

nnotation

include

s

specific data

or quotations

from

the article that are

of

particular value to the

student

’s research

project

Each a

nnotation

generally

indicates

data or

quotations

from

the

article that are

of

particular value to the

student

’s research project

Some or all of the

annotations do not refer to

specific data or quotations

from the articles that are of

particular value to the

student

’s

research project

Annotated Bibliography Rubric

Outstanding Acceptable Developing

Format MLA/APA All entries begin with

complete citations in

either MLA or APA

format

All entries begin with

complete citations in

either MLA or APA

format, although minor

omissions or

inconsistencies are

evident

Entries lack citations, or

citations are characterized

by significant omissions

and/or inconsistencies

Annotations Each entry includes

an annotation of at

least 100 words

Each entry includes an

annotation of slightly less

than 100 words

Entries do not include

annotations, or annotations

are significantly less than

100 words

Number of

sources

Bibliography

includes complete

annotations for five

sources

Bibliography includes

almost entirely complete

annotations for five

sources

Bibliography includes

annotations for less than

five sources

Sources Relevance All five sources are

clearly relevant to the

student’s research

project

All five sources are

generally relevant to the

student’s research project

Some or all of the sources

lack perceptible relevance

to student’s research

project

Reliability All five sources are

clearly reliable

All five sources are

generally reliable

Some or all of the sources

are unreliable

Currency All five sources are

extremely up-to-date

All five sources are

generally up-to-date

Some or all of the sources

are outdated

Content Summary All annotations

provide a thorough

summary of the

article’s main points

All annotations provide a

general summary of the

article’s main points

Some or all of the

annotations lack a

summary of the article’s

main points

Application All annotations

specifically assess the

applicability of the

article to the

student’s research

project

All annotations generally

assess the applicability of

the article to the student’s

research project

Some or all of the

annotations do not assess

the applicability of the

article to the student’s

research project

Detail Each annotation

includes specific data

or quotations from

the article that are of

particular value to the

student’s research

project

Each annotation generally

indicates data or

quotations from the

article that are of

particular value to the

student’s research project

Some or all of the

annotations do not refer to

specific data or quotations

from the articles that are of

particular value to the

student’s research project