ENGV 306 Annotated Bibliography Grading Rubric Expression Mechanics Superior Strong Competent Weak Unacceptable Source selection and formatting Research may include more than six sources, and/or more than one scholarly source. All sources (minimum of six) are highly credible and relevant and least one is scholarly. The selection of sources indicates the writer engaged in a particularly impartial and thorough research process. Citations (bibliographic entries) are correct and properly formatted. All six sources are credible and relevant, and include at least one scholarly source. The selection of sources indicates the writer engaged in an impartial and thorough research process. The citations may contain minor or minimal errors. All six sources are credible and relevant, and include at least one scholarly source. The selection of sources indicates the writer’s research process could have been more thorough. Citations contain occasional errors. The bibliography does not list at least six sources or some sources are of questionable credibility and relevance. The bibliography does not include a scholarly source. The selection of sources indicates the writer’s research process was incomplete and/or shallow. Citations contain several errors. The bibliography does not list at least six sources and several sources are of questionable credibility and relevance. The bibliography does not include a scholarly source. The selection of sources indicates the writer’s research process was cursory. Citations contain several errors. Annotation In each annotation, the writer thoroughly and skillfully summarizes and analyzes the source and states how the source is relevant to their project and/or how they intend to use it in their essay. Sentence structures are clear and varied. In each annotation, the writer thoroughly and clearly summarizes and analyzes the source and states how the source is relevant to their project and/or how they intend to use it in their essay. Sentence structures are clear. Some of the annotations are brief and/or do not adequately summarize and analyze the source and state how the source is relevant and/or how it will be used in the essay. Some sentence structures are repetitive and/or simplistic. Several of the annotations are brief and/or do not adequately summarize and analyze the source and/or state how the source is relevant and how it will be used in the essay. Several sentence structures are repetitive and/or simplistic. Annotations are overly brief or incomplete. Most of the sentence structures are repetitive and/or simplistic. ENGV 306 Prompt for Annotated Bibliography Partial draft due by 11PM on 9/15 Final draft due by 11PM on 9/22 Your annotated bibliography should be evaluative, rather than descriptive. Please see p. 504 in Everyone’s An Author and se ...

1. ENGV 306
Annotated Bibliography Grading Rubric
Expression
Mechanics
Superior Strong Competent Weak Unacceptable
Source
selection
and
formatting
Research may include more than six
sources, and/or more than one
scholarly source.
All sources (minimum of six) are
highly credible and relevant and least
one is scholarly. The selection of
sources indicates the writer engaged
in a particularly impartial and
thorough research process.
Citations (bibliographic entries) are
correct and properly formatted.
All six sources are credible and

2. relevant, and include at least one
scholarly source. The selection of
sources indicates the writer
engaged in an impartial and
thorough research process.
The citations may contain minor
or minimal errors.
All six sources are credible
and relevant, and include at
least one scholarly source.
The selection of sources
indicates the writer’s research
process could have been
more thorough.
Citations contain occasional
errors.
The bibliography does not list
at least six sources or some
sources are of questionable
credibility and relevance. The
bibliography does not include a
scholarly source. The selection
of sources indicates the
writer’s research process was
incomplete and/or shallow.
Citations contain several
errors.

3. The bibliography does
not list at least six
sources and several
sources are of
questionable
credibility and
relevance. The
bibliography does not
include a scholarly
source. The selection
of sources indicates
the writer’s research
process was cursory.
Citations contain
several errors.
Annotation
In each annotation, the writer
thoroughly and skillfully summarizes
and analyzes the source and states
how the source is relevant to their
project and/or how they intend to
use it in their essay.
Sentence structures are clear and
varied.
In each annotation, the writer
thoroughly and clearly
summarizes and analyzes the
source and states how the source
is relevant to their project and/or
how they intend to use it in their
essay.

4. Sentence structures are clear.
Some of the annotations are
brief and/or do not
adequately summarize and
analyze the source and state
how the source is relevant
and/or how it will be used in
the essay.
Some sentence structures are
repetitive and/or simplistic.
Several of the annotations are
brief and/or do not adequately
summarize and analyze the
source and/or state how the
source is relevant and how it
will be used in the essay.
Several sentence structures are
repetitive and/or simplistic.
Annotations are
overly brief or
incomplete.
Most of the sentence
structures are
repetitive and/or
simplistic.

5. ENGV 306
Prompt for Annotated Bibliography
Partial draft due by 11PM on 9/15
Final draft due by 11PM on 9/22
Your annotated bibliography should be evaluative, rather than
descriptive. Please see p. 504
in Everyone’s An Author and section W-14 in The Little
Seagull’s Handbook for examples.
Your annotated bibliography should
• include at least six sources, at least one of which is scholarly
• include bibliographic information and an annotation for each
source
• be alphabetized
• be formatted according to a scholarly citation style (MLA,
APA, Chicago, or CSE).
You can choose which citation style you’d like to use, but be
consistent. In other
words, use the same citation style for both your Annotated
Bibliography and your
Analytical Research Essay.
• use varied sentence structures in each annotation. Please refer
to the resources in the
Week Three content section (Strategies for Variation and
Sentence Variety) for more
information and guidance.

6. For help with the bibliographic entries, please refer to the
relevant Scholarly Citation Style
Guide, which is posted in the “Content” section. In each guide,
there is a “List of Works
Cited” section that lists several different formats.
Each annotation should be a brief paragraph. In each
annotation:
1. Summarize the source (1-3 sentences).
2. Evaluate the source (2-3 sentences). Some questions to
consider:
a. Do the authors have credentials, expertise, or background
knowledge that is
relevant to the topic?
b. Is the information and/or evidence reliable?
c. What is the goal of the source?
d. How does it compare with other sources in your
bibliography?
3. State how you will use the source in your essay and/or what
the source contributes
to your research (2-3 sentences).