annotated bibliography
Name:________________________________ Total Points Possible: 326 points Total Points Earned:__________________ EN 102 Annotated Bibliography Rubric
1. There is a topic statement or title. No title/state Title or statement 0 1 Possible score:__1________Score: ______________
2. The bibliography is in proper alphabetical format. No statement Clear and concise thesis statement 0 1 Possible score:__1________Score: ______________
3. Thesis statement was clear and concise. No statement Clear and concise thesis statement 0 1 Possible score:__1________Score: ______________
4. There were two appropriate reference books listed. (General reference works will not be considered) No Reference 1 appropriate Ref. 2 appropriate 0 1 2 Possible score:__2________Score: ______________
5. The citations are in correct MLA format. Not MLA – needs work Needs minor work Correct 0-4 5-9 10 Possible score:__10________Score: ______________
6. There were two appropriate books listed. No Books 1 appropriate book 2 appropriate books 0 1 2 Possible score:__2________Score: ______________
7. The citations are in correct MLA format. Correct Not MLA – needs work Needs minor work Correct 0-4 5-9 10 Possible score:__10________Score: ______________
8. There were two appropriate journals listed. (may be electronic or paper journals) None 1 appropriate jl. 2 appropriate jls. 1 1 2 Possible score:__2________Score: ______________
9. The citations are in correct MLA format. Not MLA – needs work Needs minor work Correct 0-4 5-9 10 Possible score:__10________Score: ______________
10. There are two appropriate websites listed (not journals). None 1 appropriate 2 appropriate 0 1 2 Possible score:__2________Score: ______________
11. The citations are in correct MLA format. Not MLA – needs work Needs minor work Correct 0-4 5-9 10 Possible score:__10________Score: ______________
12. There is one “other” appropriate resource listed. None Appropriate 0 1 Possible score:__1________Score: ______________
13. The citation is in correct MLA format. Not MLA Needs work Correct 0-2 3-4 5 Possible score:__5________Score: ______________
14. There were evaluative annotations for each item in the bibliography. None Needs work Correct 0 1 (times the number of annotations 3 (times the number of annotations) Possible score:__27________Score: ______________
15. Each annotation properly identified the type of material used (reference; book; journal, etc.) No ID 1 point for each correctly identified material 0 1 Possible score:__9________Score: ______________
16. There is proper spelling, grammar and punctuation in each entry. Unacceptable Needs improvement Acceptable 0-2 3-4 5 Possible score:__5________Score: ______________
17. The style manual used is identified. None ID 0 2 Possible score:__2________Score: ______________
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