ENG 123 Annotating Your Sources Guidelines and Rubric

 Sports Management

1. Identify your sources, including author, title, and the database information or website. 

2. Summarize your source. (Use the template below.)  It seems this source is arguing ____________________.  This source is using this evidence to support the argument: ____________________. 

3. Credibility and Relevance  Explain the rationale for the credibility of the source by providing supporting evidence. (Use the template below.) 

o Personally, I believe the source is doing a (good job / bad job) of supporting its arguments because ____________________. 

 Explain the relevance of the source to your argument. (Use the template below.) 

o I think this source will be very helpful in supporting my argument because ________________________.  -OR

o I will work to refute this counterargument in my essay by ________________________.