ENGL 110 WEEK 6

ENGL110 Annotated

Bibliography Rubric

Exceeds

Meets

Below

Well Below

Not Aligned

Source Selection 30%

Student chooses two (2) scholarly sources relevant to topic meeting requirements of assignment, including one (1) coming from a peer- reviewed journal from APUS library.

Student chooses two (2) scholarly sources relevant to topic meeting requirements of assignment. It may not be clear if one (1) source comes from a peer- reviewed journal from APUS library.

Student chooses two (2) sources relevant to topic meeting. Sources may not be scholarly. It may not be clear if one (1) source comes from a peer- reviewed journal from APUS library.

Student chooses two (2) sources, with some relevance to topic, meeting some requirements of assignment; no source from peer- reviewed journal from APUS library.

Student chooses no sources.

Source Summary 20%

Annotations are clear, concise summaries of source materials, demonstrating student has read and understands sources.

Annotations are summaries of source materials, but may not include key elements and may not demonstrate student’s understanding of source.

Annotations provide information about source materials, but may not include key elements, may not be clear, and may not demonstrate student’s understanding of source.

Annotations do not set forth key elements of sources and may not demonstrate student’s understanding of source.

No annotation summaries are included.

Source Evaluation 20%

Annotations explain value of sources to the paper; apply to sources clear criteria, such as objectivity, currency, accuracy, reliability, and relevance; and include any issues of concern.

Annotations explain value of sources to the paper; apply to sources criteria, which may be clear but may raise questions; and may include any issues of concern.

Annotations do not fully explain value of sources to the paper; base evaluations on criteria which are unclear and/or inconsistent; and may not include any issues of concern.

Annotations do not explain value of sources to the paper; do not base evaluations on stated criteria; and do not include any issues of concern.

No annotation evaluations are included.

Formatting 20%

No errors in formatting rules for citation style of discipline (margins, spacing, font, headers, page numbering, etc) are seen. Model for citation is present for each source.

Two (2) or fewer errors in formatting rules for citation style of discipline (margins, spacing, font, headers, page numbering, etc) are seen. Model for citation is present for each source.

Four (4) errors in formatting rules for citation style of discipline (margins, spacing, font, headers, page numbering, etc) are seen. Model for citation is not present for each source.

Five (5) errors in formatting rules for citation style of discipline (margins, spacing, font, headers, page numbering, etc) are seen. Model for citation is not present for each source.

Evidence of efforts to meet formatting rules for citation style of discipline is not seen.

Grammar & Mechanics 10%

Annotated bibliography shows evidence of careful proofreading and has two (2) or fewer mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors.

Annotated bibliography shows evidence of some proofreading and has three (3) or more mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors.

Annotated bibliography shows evidence of minimal proofreading and has five (5) or more mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors.

Annotated bibliography shows evidence of minimal proofreading and has seven (7) or more mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors.

Evidence of efforts to proofread and correct mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors is not seen.