ENGL 205 Literature Review ASSIGNMENT: 100PTS

Superior Strong Adequate Inadequate Failure

Source Selection

20%

Lit review meets or

exceeds source

requirements,

demonstrates a

breadth of research

on the topic, and

avoids repetition. ,

Lit review meets

most requirements

but is limited in

some way.

Lit review meets

basic requirements

but may be

repetitive at times

or include gaps.

Lit review does not

meet minimum

requirements.

Lit review fails to

demonstrate

understanding of

the assignment or

ability to fulfill the

requirements.

Citations

20%

Lit review includes

a complete and

accurate MLA

citation for each

source.

Some citations

include minor

errors or omissions.

Some citations

include significant

errors or omissions.

Many citations

contain significant

errors or omissions.

Majority of

citations contain

significant errors or

omissions.

Annotations

45%

Summaries are

accurate and

specific;

commentaries are

informative;

annotations are

well-written and of

appropriate length.

One component of

the annotation is

missing or

limited/weak in

some citations.

One component is

missing or

limited/weak in

several citations.

Lit review includes

little or no accurate

or useful

information on

sources.

Significant aspects

of the assignment

are not met.

Proposal

15%

Proposal provides a

meaningful

connection between

two appropriate

texts. Proposal

either announces a

clear, specific, and

interesting idea

and/or asks

pertinent, intriguing

questions.

Proposal identifies

a good connection

between two

appropriate texts.

Proposal identifies

a meaningful idea

about the two texts.

Proposal names two

appropriate texts

and shows a

connection between

them. Proposal

offers an idea about

the texts that is

clear.

Proposal addresses

two texts but may

be missing a

meaningful reason

to compare them.

Proposed idea is

obvious or unclear.

Proposal fails to

meet the

requirements of the

assignment.