Criteria

Outstanding

4 points

Satisfactory

3 points

Emerging

2 points

Unsatisfactory

1 point

Incomplete or Plagiarized

0 points

Annotation Summary:The annotation provides a clear summary of the article or book. It presents the thesis and important elements of the main argument

This assignment presents sources appropriately. The sources are well chosen and used to support the ideas at an advanced level. They are cited appropriately throughout.

The assignment presents sources appropriately. The sources are well chosen, and used to support the ideas, but they are not well chosen. They are cited appropriately throughout.

The assignment presents sources, but they are not presented appropriately. The sources are sometimes well chosen, but they are not always used to the best advantage. The sources are mostly cited appropriately.

The assignment presents sources, but they are not presented appropriately. The sources are not well chosen and they are not used in an effective manner. The sources are not cited appropriately.

Incomplete or Plagiarized

Annotation Evaluation: The annotation should provide a clear evaluation of the text. It should discuss the text in terms of its strengths and weaknesses as well as in terms of its overall usefulness as a source of information.

The annotations provide a complete evaluation of the text. It illustrates an advanced understanding of evaluation and provides a clear and reasoned evaluation of the text.

The annotations provide a complete evaluation, but the explanation for the reasoning is a bit unclear and or the author is inconsistent in use of evaluation.

The annotations provide an incomplete evaluation. The reasoning is a bit unclear and the author is inconsistent in the use of evaluation.

Evaluations are often missing. When they are presented they are inconsistent in quality.

Incomplete or Plagiarized

SOURCE INCORPORATION: This assignment should include references to outside sources. They should reflect the best available information on the subject and should be used wisely though out to support ideas. The sources should also be cited appropriately.

This assignment presents sources appropriately. The sources are well chosen and used to support the ideas at an advanced level. They are cited appropriately throughout.

The assignment presents sources appropriately. The sources are sometimes well chosen and used to support the ideas. They are cited appropriately throughout.

The assignment presents sources, but they are not presented appropriately. The sources are sometimes well chosen, but they are not always used to the best advantage. The sources are mostly cited appropriately.

The assignment presents sources, but they are not presented appropriately. The sources are not well chosen and they are not used in an effective manner. The sources are not cited appropriately.

Incomplete or Plagiarized

Overall Score

Level 5

11 or more

Level 4

8 or more

Level 3

4 or more

Level 2

2 or more

Level 1

0 or more

This assignment is outstanding.  It largely reflects skillful completion of the project and high order thinking.  It is an exceptional representation of the requirements of the assignment.

This assignment is satisfactory. It reflects satisfactory work on the assignment and is generally more competent and skillfully constructed than emerging work.

This assignment is emerging.  It meets some of the expectations for the project, but in some areas the material presented may be emerging, unsatisfactory or incomplete.

This assignment was missing several key elements and the material submitted is either unsatisfactory or incomplete.

This project is incomplete or plariarized.