Annotated Bibliography Rubric

AP English Language: Social Issue Annotated Bibliography

Citations (20%)
4: ADVANCED. These annotate bibliographies include at least seven (7) citations that demonstrate a mastery of the MLA format. There are few if any errors in punctuation, spelling, indenting, alphabetic order of citations, order of information within the citations, etc. Little to no available citation information is excluded (website title or organization for example).

3: PROFICIENT. These annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7) citations that demonstrate a proficient understanding of the MLA format. There are some incidental errors (see: 4). Little or no available citation information is excluded (see: 4).

2: DEVELOPING These annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7)  citations that demonstrate a limited grasp of the MLA format. There are several persistent errors in MLA format (see: 4). Some available citation information might be omitted repeatedly.

1: WARNING The annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7) citations that demonstrate little understanding of MLA format. The citations contain some citation information but ignore the MLA rules.

Annotations (80%)

4
These annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7) annotations. The annotations present informative summation and insightful critique of the sources, including several annotations that are exceptionally informative and insightful. The annotations demonstrate clear relevance to the topic. (Sometimes the annotations are original, surprising, or inventive in the relevance they exhibit.) These annotations also offer summation and evaluation of a diverse range of perspectives and kinds of information on the topic. The annotations meet expectations for types of sources. (Consult the assignment directions for the types.) The writing is formal, authoritative, and exhibits few errors in standard American English conventions.

3
These annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7) annotations. The annotations present informative summation and some critique of the sources. The summation may not be as comprehensive and the critiques may not be as thorough or convincing as the annotations that receive 4s. The annotations demonstrate clear relevance to the topic. These annotations are consistently informative and critical. They offer some diversity of perspective and information on the topic as stated in the title. The annotations meet expectations for types of sources. (Consult the assignment directions for the types.) The writing is clear but may occasionally be informal, use first person, or contain errors in standard American English conventions.

2
These annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7) annotations that attempt summary and critique of the sources. These annotations tend to summarize the kind of information in the source rather than the information itself. The critiques tend to be more superficial and less convincing than the annotations that receive 4s and 3s. (Sometimes these annotations provide information without discussing the source.) The sources may also be repetitive or lack diversity. The annotations may not meet expectations for types of sources. (Consult the assignment directions for the types.) The annotations may be tend to be too short, written informally, use first person excessively, or contain significant errors in standard American English conventions.

1
These annotated bibliographies include at least seven (7) annotations that demonstrate little to no summation and critique. In other words little to no understanding of the task as stated in the directions. The annotations do not meet expectations for types of sources. (Consult the assignment directions for the types.) The annotations tend to be too short and may be written informally, use first personal excessively, and/or contain persistent errors in standard American English conventions.