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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Total Points

Annotations

Points: 10

· There is a clear, well-focused topic for each entry.

· Every annotation has sentences that demonstrate high-level critical thinking skills in summaries, opinions, and applications.

· All supportive facts are reported accurately with proper use of quotation marks for all sources.

Points: 8 to 9

· Most entries contain a focused topic.

· Most annotations have sentences that demonstrate well-developed critical thinking skills in summaries, opinions, and applications.

· Most supportive facts are reported accurately; use of quotation marks for all sources is evident.

Points: 1 to 7

· Some entries contain a topic; focus or clarity of entry needs some development.

· Some annotations have sentences that demonstrate basic critical thinking skills in summaries, opinions, and applications.

· Some supportive facts are reported accurately; use of quotation marks for most sources is evident.

Points: 0

· Focus is unclear or missing based on the entries provided.

· Does not fully demonstrate critical thinking skills in summaries, opinions, and applications.

· Supportive facts are not reported accurately; use of quotation marks for all sources is not evident.

References

(Quality/Quantity)

Points: 10

· All sources used for quotations and facts are credible.

· Minimum of 20 sources that are less than 10 years old.

Points: 8 to 9

· Most sources used for quotations and facts are credible.

· Only 10–19 sources provided.

Points: 1 to 7

· Some sources used for quotations and facts are credible.

· Only 5–9 sources provided.

Points: 0

· Sources are not credible

· Less than 5 sources are present.

References

(Formatting)

Points: 14 to 15

· All citations follow current APA formatting with no errors.

Points: 13

· Sources are cited with 1–2 errors in current APA format.

Points: 1 to 12

· Sources are cited with 2–4 errors in current APA format.

Points: 0

· Sources are cited with 5 or more errors in current APA format.

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Spelling/ Grammar

Points: 14 to 15

· Spelling and grammar are correct.

Points: 13

· Spelling and grammar are mostly correct with only 1–2 errors noted.

Points: 1 to 12

· Spelling and grammar require further review with 3–6 errors noted.

Points: 0

· Spelling and grammar review is not evident or incomplete; 7 or more errors are noted.

Total Points

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