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1. MLA Formatting [citation formatting for all nine sources] 60 pts.
Formatting overall [1” margin, 12 pt type, indenting] 15 pts.
Choice of Sources [relevant to your bibliography topic] 20 pts.
Annotations [follow format for Week 12 Annotated Bibliography entry] 65 pts.
TOTAL 160 pts.
Breakdown of criteria:
Annotated Bibliography -- Levels of Achievement
Criteria Beginning Competent Proficient Excellent
MLA
Formatting
60 pts total
0 to 20 points
Many issues with MLA
citation formats in formatting:
Major issues: date formatting,
author names, punctuation,
order of elements/elements
missing. Minor:
capitalization, double-spacing
[can be other issues; consult
MLA info from textbook and
Key Concepts]
21 to 40 points
Some issues with MLA
citation formats Major issues:
date formatting, author names,
punctuation, order of
elements/elements missing.
Minor: capitalization,
doublespacing
41-54 points
Minor issues with MLA
citations: 1-2 issues or
minor issues. Major issues:
date formatting, author
names, punctuation, order of
elements/elements missing.
Minor: capitalization,
double-spacing
55 to 60 points
MLA format successfully
presented for most part. All
parts of citation included. Few
to no instances of formatting
mistakes
Formatting
Overall
15 pts. total
0 to 4 points
Many issues with formatting.
MLA format for document
not used [1" margin, 12 pt
Time Roman typeface], other
issues for spacing, indenting,
margins] Type may be
different colors
5 to 8 points
More than one formatting issue
[2-3 issues], margins not
1", indenting, obvious
copy/paste of citations from
database instead of
formatting] Type may be
different colors
9-11 points
1-2 notable issues such as:
margins not 1", indenting,
obvious copy/paste of
citations from database
instead of
formatting] Type may be
different colors
13-15 points
Document successfully
formatted according to MLA
format standards: Formatted 1"
margins, 12 pts Times Roman
Typeface. No colors used in
type

2. Choice of
Sources
[evaluation]
20 pts total
0 to 5 points
Sources are not appropriate
for the chosen topic No
attempt to follow the PACAC
criteria from text
6 to 10 points
Sources relate to chosen topic.
However most are general [for
example, all articles, books
and reference sources only
state 'global warming' instead
of focusing on a specific
aspect of topic]
11-15 points
Sources mainly relate to topic
and are relevant for the
particular aspect of topic
16 to 20 points
Sources relate to chosen topic.
An attempt has been made to
find sources specific to chosen
topic [for example, if 'global
warming and effect on society']
half or more of sources mention
these aspects of topic.
Annotations
65 pts total
0 to 20 points
Some or all annotations are
missing. If present there may
be only one-two sentences
describing source.
21 to 35 points
All annotations present. There
may be one-two that are not
fully developed [under 150
word count, not including
descriptive and analytical]
36-55 points
May be a few issues with
annotations
56 to 65 points
All annotations present. All
annotations are fully developed
[150 word count, and include
descriptive and analytical
portions]
Total 160 pts