Annotated Bibliography

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY RUBRIC

Exceptional

(A-level work)

Effective (B-level work)

Inconsistent (C-level work)

Inadequate (D/F-level work)

Statement of scope

Provides a sophisticated and concise description of subject covered in the AB, and explains the purpose and context of the source list.

Provides description of subject, purpose, and context, but may lack development or specificity.

Missing discussion of purpose or context; unclear relationship between topic and sources.

Unclear purpose or missing altogether.

Complete bibliographic information

Citations are complete and error free, conforming to the exacting guidelines of MLA (8th Ed.) style.

Mostly correct, though may include minor errors (no more than three overall).

Minor errors in multiple citations or major errors in one or more.

Persistent errors or omissions in citations, or wrong documentation style

Sources Sources represent a collection of kernel, relevant, and essential scholarly artifacts on the topic described in the statement of scope.

Sources relate directly to the topic described in statement of scope, but may include shorter, less relevant, or less scholarly sources.

Sources seem chosen from convenience rather than relevance to topic; (e.g., overdependence on popular sources, websites, or encyclopedias).

Sources do not relate directly to topic or do not represent examples of academic or scholarly research.

Concise description and evaluation of the work

Annotations capture, with sophistication, the content and value of the sources; addresses fully and succinctly considerations including appropriateness, credibility, balance, and timeliness. Writing is free of surface errors.

Clear and substantive annotations; may lack clarity, sophistication, or evaluative considerations; annotations may not conform to word count guidelines.

Annotations lack development; familiarity with source is not clearly demonstrated and/or evaluation is underdeveloped; may not conform to word count guidelines.

Description and/or evaluation is underdeveloped or missing.

Relevant commentary

Anticipates reader questions about the sources and addresses them accordingly.

Reader is left with minor questions about the source after reading.

Reader questions are not addressed or only partially so.

Annotations fail to anticipate or address reader questions about the sources.