Annotated Bibliography

CATEGORY

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D

F

Quality / Currency of Sources

Sources reflect contemporary theoretical thinking.

Sources reflect contemporary theoretical thinking.

Only some sources reflect contemporary theoretical thinking.

Sources may not reflect contemporary theoretical thinking.

No sources reflect contemporary theoretical thinking.

Quality / Relevancy of Sources

All sources cited can be considered relevant.

Most sources cited can be considered relevant.

Only some sources can be considered relevant.

Few sources cited can be considered relevant.

Little or no relevant sources cited.

  Quality / Reliability of Sources      

All sources cited can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy, i.e. bibliography exceeds or meets minimum requirements for peer-reviewed sources.

Most sources cited can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy, i.e. bibliography meets minimum requirements for peer-reviewed sources.

Only some sources can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy i.e. bibliography comes close to meeting minimum requirements for peer-reviewed sources.

Few sources cited can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy, i.e. bibliography falls well short of minimum requirements for peer-reviewed sources.

Little or no reliable and/or trustworthy sources cited, i.e. bibliography does not meet minimum requirements for peer-reviewed sources.

Quantity of Sources

Document cites the number of sources outlined in the assignment.

Document cites the number of sources outlined in the assignment.

Document cites the number of sources outlined in the assignment.

Document is one source under the number of appropriate sources required by the assignment.

Document does not contain appropriate sources to meet the number required by the assignment.

Writing Fluency of Annotations

All annotations are thoughtful, complete, and well written.

Most annotations are thoughtful, complete, and well written.

Some annotations are well written but some are lacking in completeness, thought, and /or writing quality.

Most annotations are lacking in completeness, thought, and/or writing quality.

All annotations are lacking in completeness, thought, and/or writing quality.

APA and Documentation

Citations are formatted correctly in the document.

There are a few formatting errors in the document's citations.

There are some formatting errors in the document's citations.

There are many and/or frequent formatting errors in the document's citations.

There is little or no adherence to APA format in the document.

Overriding criterion: Originality and authenticity. If the essay is identified as not being original, and/or not done by the student, the instructor has the right to grade the paper as an F.

Checkpoints:

Yes / No

Report the subject area of your search  (2 points)

Report the database(s) used for your search  (2 points)

Report the keywords you used in your searches  (2 points)

Use three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles that reflect your thesis. (2 points ea. = 6 points)

Write an introduction (250-300 words) to your assignment that articulates the research question or hypothesis about comm theory that you developed in response to the assignment prompt. Explain how the three articles that you chose relate to your research question or hypothesis. (30 points)

Write three properly formatted APA-style bibliographic listings for the articles. (6 points ea. = 18 points).

Explain how each article supports your thesis (~150-200 words for each entry). Reference specific information in each article through summary, paraphrase, and/or at least one direct quote relevant to your thesis, which you support with a properly formatted, APA-style, in-text citation and bibliographic references. (10 points ea. = 30 points)

Use college-level grammar and mechanics. (5 points)

Edit/proofread work carefully to conform to APA manuscript rules. (5 points)

Submit completed work by deadline. (-10% for each day or portion of a day late, up to three days late)

Grade:

/ 100%