Rubric for Annotated BibliographyCATEGORYAdvancedProficient.docx

Rubric for Annotated Bibliography
CATEGORY
Advanced
Proficient/Acceptable
Needs Improvement
Insufficient
Writing fluency of annotations
25 %
All annotations are thoughtful, complete, (including the
evaluative information included in instructions) and well
written. (25-20)
Most annotations are thoughtful, complete, (including the
evaluative information included in instructions) and well
written.
(19-15)
Some annotations are well written, but some are lacing
incompleteness (including the evaluative information included
in instructions), thought, and/or writing quality.
(14-10)
Most annotations are lacking in completeness, (including the
evaluative information included in instructions), thought, and/or
writing quality.
9-0)
Quality/Reliability of Sources
15 %
All sources cited can be considered reliable, credible and/or
trustworthy. (15-13)
Most of the sources cited can be considered reliable, credible
and/or trustworthy
12-10)
Some sources cited can be considered reliable credible and/or
trustworthy.

(9-7)
Few sources cited con be considered reliable and/or trustworthy.
(6-0)
Variety and Quantity of Sources
30 %
At least three types of sources are cited and the number of
citations (10) covers the breadth of information and appears
informed by stakeholders, reference librarian, and team
brainstorming. (30-25)
At least three types of sources are cited and the citations (8-10)
generally cover the information needed to inform the project
proposal. (24-20)
Only two types of sources were used or sources are repetitive.
More and different citations are needed to cover the information
needed to inform the project. (19-15)
Only one type of source is cited and the number of citations is
inadequate to provide background on the topic. (14-0)
Writing Mechanics
20 %
The annotations are well written with minimal punctuation,
spelling, grammar, or English usage errors.
(20-18)
The annotations are well written, but contains more than 3
punctuation, spelling, grammar, or English usage errors.
(17-15)
The annotations have many punctuation, spelling, grammar,
and/or English usage errors making comprehension challenging.
(14-12)
The annotations are not well written and contain many errors in
punctuation, spelling, grammar, and/or English usage that
interfere with meaning. (11-0)
Modified APA Citation and Reference/Bibliography

10 %
The citations include author, date, title, and retrieval
information.
The annotations and bibliography is alphabetized and correctly
formatted. (10-9)
A few citations may be missing one of the following: author,
date, title, or retrieval information. The annotations and
bibliography are alphabetized and correctly formatted. (8-7)
There are many and/or frequent formatting errors in the
citations. The annotations and bibliography are not alphabetized
or correctly formatted. (6-5)
There is little or no adherence to the modified citation
guidelines. Elements of assignment are missing. (4-0)
Running head: Annotated Bibliography 1
Annotated Bibliography 7Sample Annotated Bibliography
Census, U. (2016, July 1). Mississippi Quick Facts. Retrieved
February 10, 2018, from
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MS/PST045216
This page covers the Census information gathered from
Mississippi from the years 2012-2016. Specifically looking at
the poverty information and the household income. Mississippi
is one of the poorest states in the Union. Median household
income is below the national average and this state is one of
three below that line in earnings per household. Poverty is at
20.8%, and 13.9% of people under the age of 65 does not have
health insurance. These factors affect the quality of life among
the parents and students in need in Mississippi.
How Does Poverty Affect Education? | LSU Online. (2017,
April 10). Retrieved February 26,
2018, from

https://lsuonline.lsu.edu/articles/education/how-does-poverty-
affect-education.aspx
This is an article written by LSU that focuses on the effects that
poverty has on education. The article touched on four topics
which were: Physical readiness, social-emotional readiness,
cognitive readiness and funding for education. The article stated
that children come to school everyday unprepared to have a
successful day. The children in the area that we are looking
forward to servicing these backpacks to live in a very low
income area. These children are probably suffering from other
issues and these backpacks can mean a lot to them. This
document is important to our research because it shows some of
the different effects of poverty that the children can be
suffering from. We can use the information in this document
and implement healthy eating pamphlets for the family, stress
relief tips, and anything that can be helpful to the parent or
child.
Engle, P. L., & Black, M. (2008). The Effect of Poverty on
Child Development and Educational
Outcomes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 243-
256. Retrieved April 9, 2018,
fromhttps://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1196/a
nnals.1425.023.
Dr. Patrice Lee Engle was a leading researcher in early child
development. Engle studied psychology at Wellesley College
and completed a PhD in child development and psychology at
Stanford University. Her goals were to ensure that child
development programs were based on scientific evidence, were
evaluated rigorously, and were a central component of efforts to
ensure the health, development, and well being of children.
Alongside Dr. Maureen M. Black, the two doctors write an
article that examines the effects of poverty on a child’s
development and educational outcomes both directly and

indirectly. The article dives into the impact of poverty and the
interventions to influence the readiness of children in school,
both in the United States and in developing countries. Taking in
consideration that these two doctors have extensive background
and experience in the study of psychology and child
development, this article is quite reliable with credited
information and research.
Jack, L., PhD. (2007). Thinking Aloud About Poverty and
Health in Rural
Mississippi. Preventing Chronic Disease,4(3). Retrieved
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1955420/
In this article, retrieved within the US National Library of
Medicine database, Dr. Leonard Jack’s experimental research
elaborates on how poverty and health status are interrelated. Dr.
Leonard Jack, Jr. is an accredited and reliable source for data.
He has over 14 years of experience working for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and has served terms as
Associate Dean for 2 universities. Dr. Jack delivers a detailed,
analytical research article on the reasons behind poverty and his
presumed resolutions. His experience allows for a clear
understanding of the issue and its consequences. Although Dr.
Jack seems to be speaking to an audience of public health
professionals, most of his research can be understood by many
individuals, including higher education students. His
examination of the consequences of poverty compels readers to
take a harder and more skeptical look on one’s ability to
contribute to minimizing the consequences of poverty.
Matan, R., & Hartnett, B. (2011). How Nonprofit Organizations
Manage Risk. Retrieved

https://sobelcollc.com/sites/default/files/Summer%202011%20n
fp%20white%20papers.pdf
This article gives an overview of possible risk that you may
face while asking for donations. This article states different
ways people may go about soliciting funds and different factors
to keep in mind depending on where you live. Some of the risk
are Operational Risk, Strategy risk, Fraud Risk, Market Risk,
Compliance/ Regulatory, legal risk, environment risk, and
management. It also gave some valuable advice on why it's
good to have risk assessments to see the risk factor for each
category. These risk factors are the standards used to identify
the impact of and the likelihood of this coming to pass. Some of
the risk factors are complexity of the process. Complexity
process is measured as high, moderate, or simple Volatilely of
the process. Volatility process shows the difficulty level of the
process. Materiality of the process determines the material and
organization. Lastly, Volume is what the organization must on
how many units that you will need to do this book bag donation
and other budgeting measures. The guide also shows an outline
of different of how the process should go from introduction all
the way to conclusion which I find very helpful.
Mossien, K. (2007). 7 Ways to Get Free School Supplies.
Retrieved February 26, 2018, from
https://www.care.com/c/stories/3180/7-ways-to-get-free-school-
supplies/
This article is about how to possibly be a way to get free school
supplies. It spoke about how much parents usually end up
paying so much for school supplies once all the expenses are
added together which could be more or less than $600.00. That
is quit a lot of money for one child let alone if you have more
than one. That is the reason why my group found it would be
very effective if we can find ways to donate. The first step that
is said to inquire if the child school had a special supply list or

if the teacher shops at resource center for their supplies.
Second, try and organize a school supplies drive in the
community or some major corporations. Third, try joining an
online group to see if you can get in contact with regular non-
profit groups to get the donations. Fourth, Utilize the
community for donation of other funds. Fifth, seek out backpack
programs that specialize in this, like school on wheels and
school ready for any additional assistance. Sixth, go online to
sites like craigslist that give away free items all the time.
Seventh, check with the school district to seek help for extra
funding.
Nave, R. (2017, September 17). Mississippi Still Has Worst
Poverty, Household Income.
Retrieved February 10, 2018, from
https://mississippitoday.org/2017/09/14/mississippi-still-worst-
poverty-household-income-u-s/
This article analyzes the information gathered by the United
States Census as it relates to the state of Mississippi. The article
highlights the area of concern in Mississippi as the 3-year
average from 2014-2016 the state poverty percentage was
20.8%. The article also informs on the average household
income which is one of the lowest in the nation. They also point
out the percentage of citizens without health insurance. These
are contributing factors that affect the youth in Mississippi.
Report ranks state schools' performance 51st in the nation.
(2014, January 9). Retrieved February
12, 2018, from
http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/report-ranks-state-schools-
performance-51st-nation/
This article explains in a surprisingly non-biased view that
Mississippi is ranked in the lowest ten states, “in providing
young people a chance for success in life, financing schools,

and improving teaching (Mississippi Business Journal). The
article also highlights Mississippi’s high poverty rates and
because of this high poverty rate, it is a challenge for their
schools. Mississippi spends 3.6 percent of its taxable resources.
This percentage is about what the national average spends on
education, however, due to their significant poverty it does not
compare to other states. Finally, the article supports our group
efforts to locate a school that is in significant need of support
for school supplies. Our backpack initiative will assist a rural
elementary school in the Moss County District of Mississippi.
School Ready Supplies. (n.d.). Retrieved February, 2018, from
https://www.kinf.org/programs/srs/
Kids in Need Foundation is a Charity that was founded in 1995.
This charity offers a wide array of programs which include:
National Network of Resource Centers (disburse school supplies
to kids who would go without), Second Responder (provides
school supplies to those who were affected by disasters), School
Ready Supplies (backpacks filled with essential school
supplies), and Teacher Supply Boxes (provides teachers with
$500 worth of essential supplies). The program that best
benefits this research is the School Ready Supplies. This section
of the website focused on what that program offers and how
they work. It tells how they get the funding for their backpacks,
the steps that they go through to ensure that people will donate
to their cause, and how they go about sponsorships. This
website also leads to where one can learn more about their
backpacks and even hosting and event. When opened the link
gives beneficial information about the school supplies that are
in the backpack. That is very useful and important for our
research because it gives us an idea of the items we can have in
our backpacks as well as a budget.
Walck, L. (2017, October 19). Shakeup in accountability scores
as two top Coast school districts

slip to a B. Retrieved February 17, 2018, from
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/education/article1797215
11.html
Walck writes of the ambitious efforts of the Mississippi school
system to customize standard their standardized testing. The
school system has made an effort to show consistency with their
scoring. This still puts the school at the lower end of
standardized testing results with comparison of the fifty-one
states; however, they were able to move up a notch to number
forty-nine. Moss Point ranked lowest among the district. The
concern is the distribution of wealth in Mississippi. All states
struggle with this concern, however, Mississippi has not
successfully developed a system that would assist with this gap
as other states have done in the past. This article solidifies our
motivation to bring a “Good Start Backpacks” program to Moss
County Mississippi and in particular Moss Point Kreole Primary
School.
Willen, L. (2012, July 27). Mississippi Learning: Why the
State's Students Start Behind — and
Stay Behind. Retrieved February 28, 2018, from
http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2120539,00.h
tml
In this Time article, written by Liz Willen; starts off focusing
on a boy name Akeelon Lewis. The author focuses on Akeelon
because he is an examples of how many Mississippi’s children
are lack school readiness. In the article it states, “Akeeleon
Lewis will head to kindergarten for the second time. He started
school last fall not knowing his colors or numbers” (Willen,
2012). The article then shifts to some of Mississippi’s
educational history by helping understand where this
achievement gap may have started. It says in the article that
even though when kindergarten was established statewide,
attendance was not made rule until the first grade. It goes on

how funding pre-kindergarten is important for the state because
it helps children to become ready when entering kindergarten
and it prevents students repeating grades which can cost the
state a lot of money.
Mississippi Ranks No. 3 Among U.S. States for Disability
Equality. (n.d.). Retrieved February
28, 2018, from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-
states/mississippi
In this website, it shows statistics of the state of Mississippi. It
shows where Mississippi ranks in: healthcare, education,
economy, opportunity, infrastructure, crime and corrections,
fiscal stability, and quality of life. Throughout this website it
breaks down the details of each rankings. The overall state
ranking, Mississippi got a 49/50.
Board, S. T. (2015, July 31). School supplies are an important
safety net for students. Retrieved
April 09, 2018, from
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/school-
supplies-are-an-important-safety-net-for-students/
In Seattle, nonprofits like YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
serves thousands of children on different levels of trauma.
YWCA has reported about 1,800 students are in need of
assistance for school supplies. Many of these people are
children of color who are receiving assistance; amongst them
are teen parents and homeless children. YWCA has noticed that
homeless children are having to repeat a grade because miss too
much school and are not school ready. Some children who are
homeless are embarrassed of their situation that they don’t want
to go to school. YWCA and other organizations find it
important that “giving them the tools to learn is so important
for setting a tone for the entire year.”

3-Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Remember, you must have 10 sources with at least three
different types (City Resolution minutes, interview, book,
magazine, Governmental website, etc.). Each annotation should
be no more than two paragraphs.
Annotated Bibliography must be about my research topic.
My research topic is:
What can be done to handle the student loan debt situation
more effectively? Issue of crippling loan debt and how this
might be reimagined, or how we might differently pay for
college for students.
Please see the “Sample Annotated Bibliography.docx”
Also see this link:
https://writingcommons.org/chapters/academic-
writing/understanding-writing-genres/246-create-an-annotated-
bibliography

2-Annotated Bibliographies Discussion Board Assignment
Write a post and respond to classmate’s post.
(One short paragraph for your post and one short paragraph for
respond to classmate’s post)
This is an opportunity to discuss what've you learned in creating
Annotated Bibliographies. For example, I never knew that you
could focus an Annotated Bibliography on your specific project.
For years, I summarized, generally, sources and would have
made better connections for my own learning by focusing my
annotations.
Classmate’s post:
After reading about annotated bibliography, I learned a lot. I
found that annotated bibliography has three component. First is
the full reference of the source, second summary of major
points of the source and third is how the source is relevant to
the research, how it will support the research and also an
opportunity to analyze its credibility and reliability. Before
reading about annotated bibliography, I used to just do a
summary of the source and didn't bother to fully cite the source
or add the credibility part. I found this reading helpful in
understanding this useful part of research.
Grading Rubric for Reading Responses

5 pts.
The reader/responder answered each question in complete
sentences, answering, specifically, what each question asked
for. Students used a main idea for each question and supported
their answer with evidence (quotes, summary or paraphrasing)
from the reading/media.
3 pts.
The student answered many of the questions but not all of them.
Students may have answered each question, but errors in
grammar or sentence construction obscure their answer.
Students may have failed to use evidence (quotes, summary or
paraphrasing) in their answer.
0 pts. The student didn't do the assignment or failed to send the
response in on time.
1-Reading Quiz Assignment:
1-You will find 2 readings about my research topic:
My research topic is:
What can be done to handle the student loan debt situation
more effectively? Issue of crippling loan debt and how this
might be reimagined, or how we might differently pay for
college for students.
Find readings that will help you to write Annotated
Bibliography.

2- For each reading, please answer the following questions:
What did you enjoy most about the reading? Please be specific
and use examples from life experience, experiential learning,
and the chapter on Annotated Bibliographies (APA format).
(one-two pragraphs)
What strategies did you use in conducting research and in
creating your Annotated Bibliographies? (Two paragraphs, two
strategies).

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