The approach and purpose paragraph addresses all questions with good depth and detailed examples.

The approach and purpose paragraph addresses all questions, but some areas may lack depth and detail.

The approach and purpose paragraph is lacking in depth and detail throughout. The student may fail to address multiple questions or may offer only very brief responses to many or all questions.

No effort

Six scholarly sources are present.

Six sources are present, but 1-2 of the sources may not be scholarly.

Fewer than six sources are present, or more than 2 of the sources are not scholarly.

No effort

Title page is present and is in correct APA style. The annotated bibliography is formatted correctly, with proper APA-style annotated bibliography spacing, indentations, and alphabetization.

Title page is either not present or may contain errors in APA. The annotated bibliography is mostly formatted correctly, with some errors APA-style annotated bibliography spacing, indentations, and alphabetization.

There are many errors in formatting the annotated bibliography according to APA-style annotated bibliography spacing, indentations, and alphabetization. Title page may be missing.

No effort

All sources are properly cited in the text of the annotation paragraphs and are properly referenced in their bibliography references, demonstrating a mastery of APA citation and reference format.

Sources are properly cited in the text of the annotations paragraph and are properly referenced in their bibliography references, although some errors may be present.

Sources are cited in the text of the annotations paragraph and are referenced in their bibliography references, although errors are pervavise, with many items lacking in critical elements of APA.

Sources are not cited or referenced. Or, improper quoting/paraphrasing or absent in-text citations results in plagiarism.

The annotation paragraph is rich and detailed and contains all required elements: a brief overview of the source’s contents, a close look at specific points, ideas and information from the source that stand as important in the context of the student’s argument. The annotation includes evidence from the source, explains how and why it is a viable source in general and to specific points in the student’s argument. Annotation addresses how the source backs or opposes other sources in the annotated bibliography.

The annotation paragraph addresses most of the questions in the instructions in good detail.

The annotation paragraph fails to address many of the questions in the instructions and/or addresses many or most questions very briefly.

No effort

The annotation paragraph is rich and detailed and contains all required elements: a brief overview of the source’s contents, a close look at specific points, ideas and information from the source that stand as important in the context of the student’s argument. The annotation includes evidence from the source, explains how and why it is a viable source in general and to specific points in the student’s argument. Annotation addresses how the source backs or opposes other sources in the annotated bibliography.

The annotation paragraph addresses most of the questions in the instructions in good detail.

The annotation paragraph fails to address many of the questions in the instructions and/or addresses many or most questions very briefly.

No effort

The annotation paragraph is rich and detailed and contains all required elements: a brief overview of the source’s contents, a close look at specific points, ideas and information from the source that stand as important in the context of the student’s argument. The annotation includes evidence from the source, explains how and why it is a viable source in general and to specific points in the student’s argument. Annotation addresses how the source backs or opposes other sources in the annotated bibliography.

The annotation paragraph addresses most of the questions in the instructions in good detail.

The annotation paragraph fails to address many of the questions in the instructions and/or addresses many or most questions very briefly.

No effort

The annotation paragraph is rich and detailed and contains all required elements: a brief overview of the source’s contents, a close look at specific points, ideas and information from the source that stand as important in the context of the student’s argument. The annotation includes evidence from the source, explains how and why it is a viable source in general and to specific points in the student’s argument. Annotation addresses how the source backs or opposes other sources in the annotated bibliography.

The annotation paragraph addresses most of the questions in the instructions in good detail.

The annotation paragraph fails to address many of the questions in the instructions and/or addresses many or most questions very briefly.

No effort

The annotation paragraph is rich and detailed and contains all required elements: a brief overview of the source’s contents, a close look at specific points, ideas and information from the source that stand as important in the context of the student’s argument. The annotation includes evidence from the source, explains how and why it is a viable source in general and to specific points in the student’s argument. Annotation addresses how the source backs or opposes other sources in the annotated bibliography.

The annotation paragraph addresses most of the questions in the instructions in good detail.

The annotation paragraph fails to address many of the questions in the instructions and/or addresses many or most questions very briefly.

No effort

The annotation paragraph is rich and detailed and contains all required elements: a brief overview of the source’s contents, a close look at specific points, ideas and information from the source that stand as important in the context of the student’s argument. The annotation includes evidence from the source, explains how and why it is a viable source in general and to specific points in the student’s argument. Annotation addresses how the source backs or opposes other sources in the annotated bibliography.

The annotation paragraph addresses most of the questions in the instructions in good detail.

The annotation paragraph fails to address many of the questions in the instructions and/or addresses many or most questions very briefly.

No effort

The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that would detract from a clear reading of the text.

The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that need to be addressed for a clearer reading of the text.

The writing contains several errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that impede a clear reading of the text.

No effort