iRubric: Course Project Assignment - Annotated Bibliography rubric

APA or MLA formatting was not used.

APA or MLA style formatting included, but contained errors or was incomplete. Fewer than 8 sources cited.

Few APA or MLA formatting errors. Students should offer a brief introduction to orient the reader to the purpose and subject(s) of the annotated bibliography. 8 sources cited.

An assessment of the source's accuracy, bias, or comparison was not completed. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?

Writing not clear, run-on sentences used, topic sentence not clearly stated. The assessment only included minor reference to bias, accuracy, and/or comparison.

Writing needs work but shows good foundation from which to work.
After summarizing the sources, an evaluation was completed, but lacked detail and analysis.

Instructions for assignment were not followed: Naming document, coversheet,

After listing identifying information for the assignment, students should offer a brief introduction to orient the reader to the purpose and subject(s) of the annotated bibliography. The bibliography should provide annotations for a minimum of 12-15 references. Annotated references should include the following information:

Excluding the citation, annotations should range from 150 – 200 words, in the student’s own words (do not borrow language from the abstracts). Where appropriate, students may wish to group references under sub-headings to illustrate relationships between references. Students are encouraged to “think aloud” on the page, drawing connections between references and pushing their research topics and questions.