10

8

6

4

Incomplete

Content

Your sources are interesting and they are all clearly related to your topic.

Your sources are interesting and most are clearly related to your topic.

Your sources cover your topic, but they are less interesting and the relationship to your paper is less clear.

Few, if any, of your sources are related to your topic.  You seem to have no real interest in your paper.

Relative Importance to Subject

You select a variety of research sources that are all written at the appropriate level for this paper’s purpose.  The connection between your sources and your topic are clear;

You select a variety of research sources & most are written at the appropriate level for this paper’s purpose.  In most cases the connection between your source & the topic is clear.

The sources you

selected are less varied, but most are written at the appropriate level for this project’s purpose.  At times the connection between the sources and your topic is unclear. 

You select mostly

one source type (i.e., Internet sites, books, etc.)  Quite often the connection is unclear if there is one at all. 

Annotation: Includes all 6 points. See explanation.

Your annotation follows the 6 points and provides the main conclusions of each source.

You clearly

summarize the main

conclusions of each of your sources and include most of the 6 points for annotations.

You clearly

summarize the main

conclusion of each of your sources, but  fail to include most of the annotation points.

You try to

summarize your

sources, but have

trouble focusing on

the main idea. You

make little or no attempt to include all 6 points for annotations.

Conventions:

Proofreading, Spelling, Grammar, APA Style

You correctly cite at

least 6 sources

using the APA style

described in class. Your work in in ABC order and proofread!

You correctly cite at

least 6  sources

using the APA style

described in class

and there are a few

errors.

You cite less than 6 sources and try to use APA style described in class, but have some

difficulty.

You cite fewer than

6 sources using

your own citation

style or use APA style but there are many errors