Assessment Rubric for Annotated Bibliography
CATEGORY
A
B
C
D
F
Quantity of
sources, 6
Bib. cites the
number of
sources outlined
in the
assignment.
12pts
Bib. is either
one source
over or under
the required
number of
sources.
10 pts
Bib. is two to
three sources
over or under
the required
number of
sources.
6 pts
Bib. is four to
five sources over
or under the
required
number of
sources.
4 pts
Bib. is more
than five sources
over or under
the number of
required
sources.
2 pts
Bib. cites all the
resource types of
sources outlined
in the
assignment.
20 pts
Cites all the
resource
types except
one.
15 pts
Adequate variety
of sources; cites
four types of the
required
sources.
10 pts
Poor variety of
sources; cites
three types of
sources.
5 pts
No variety of
sources; cites
only one or two
types of sources
required.
2 pts
All sources cited
can be considered
reliable and/or
trustworthy.
10 pts
Most sources
cited can be
considered
reliable
and/or
trustworthy.
8 pts
Some sources
can be
considered
reliable and/or
trustworthy.
6pts
Few sources
cited can be
considered
reliable and/or
trustworthy.
4 pts
Little or no
reliable and/or
trustworthy
sources cited.
2 pts
All annotations
are thoughtful,
complete
(including the
evaluative
material included
in the
instructions), and
well written.
50 pts
Most
annotations
are
thoughtful,
complete
(including
the evaluative
material
included in
the
instructions),
and well
written.
40 pts
Some
annotations are
well written but
some are lacking
in completeness
(including the
evaluative
material
included in the
instructions),
thought, and /or
writing quality.
30 pts
Most
annotations are
lacking in
completeness
(including the
evaluative
material
included in the
instructions),
thought, and/or
writing quality.
20 pts
All annotations
are lacking in
completeness
(including the
evaluative
material
included in the
instructions),
thought, and/or
writing quality.
10 pts
Citations are
formatted
correctly in the
document.
8 pts
There are a
few
formatting
errors in the
document’s
citations.
7 pts
There are some
formatting
errors in the
document’s
citations.
6 pts
There are many
and/or frequent
formatting
errors in the
document’s
citations.
5 pts
There is little or
no adherence to
APA format in
the document.
2 pts
12 pts.
Correct
Resource
Types:
2 websites
1 book
2 peer
reviewed
articles
1 primary
resource
20 pts.
Quality
/Reliability
of Sources
10 pts.
Writing
fluency of
annotations
50 pts.
APA and
Documentat
ion
8 pts.