ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY EVALUATION RUBRIC

5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
SOURCES (competency 3- research)
Interview and Other Source Selection / Sources chosen are highly relevant to the topic; Sources add greatly to research potential; few, if any additional resources needed / Most sources chosen are relevant to the topic; May require a small amount of additional research resources needed / Some sources chosen are relevant to the topic; Writer may need additional sources to complete research
INTERVIEW is missing. / Few sources chosen are relevant to the topic; Writer may require significant additional research / Sources are not relevant to researcher’s topic; Sources necessitate extensive additional research
Credibility of Chosen Sources / All sources are from credible materials / Most sources are from credible materials / Some sources are from credible materials / Few sources are from credible materials / Sources lack credibility
ANNOTATIONS (competency 2- writing)
Personal opinion and Reflection / Evaluation clearly explains an opinion or reflection of the source. / Evaluation explains an opinion or reflection of the source. / Evaluation partially explains an opinion or reflection of the source. It is somewhat lacking. / Evaluation intended to explain an opinion or reflection of the source, but it is severely lacking. / Evaluation does not explain an opinion or reflection of the source.
Rhetorical Precis / Rhetorical precis is complete and accurate.
Writer provides great insight into the source material. / Rhetorical precis is complete, but may be missing a minor detail. Writer provides insight into the source material. / Rhetorical precis mostly complete. More than half of the information is accurately included. Writer provides a description of the source. / Less than half of the rhetorical precis is included. Writer provides some description of the source. / The writer included something writing, but does not describe or provide insight into the source material.
MECHANICS, GRAMMAR, AND PROOFING (competency 6-language)
Bibliographic Citations / Each source has a proper citation. All citations are complete. / Most sources have the proper citation. Most citations are complete. / Some sources have a proper citation. Some citations are complete. / Few sources have a proper citation. Few citations are complete. / No sources have a proper citation. No citations are complete.
MLA Format / All of the pages and citations are in the proper MLA format. / Most of the page and citations are in the proper MLA format.
1 MLA error / Some of the page is complete and in the proper MLA format.
2-3 MLA errors / Very little of the page is complete and in the proper MLA format.
4 MLA errors / There was no attempt to use MLA format
Grammar and Usage, and Proofing / Virtually free from usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
All of the assignment requirements were met. / Occasional minor errors do not distract the reader.
The majority of the assignment requirements were met. / Some significant errors are present, but the overall meaning is clear. About half of the assignment requirements were met. / Errors are distracting, but the meaning is still clear; only some of the assignment requirements were met. / Errors distract the reader, to the extent the meaning is unclear; the assignment requirements were not met.