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Annotated Bibliography Rubric
Note: An appropriate scholarly resource for this assignment is a current (within five years) evidence-
based practice article from a peer-reviewed journal. Review assignment instructions for any additional
requirements such as number of annotations to include.

Annotated Bibliography Rubric – 100 Points

Criteria Exemplary
Exceeds

Expectations

Advanced
Meets

Expectations

Intermediate
Needs

Improvement

Novice
Inadequate

Total
Points

Identifies
Relevant
Sources

Selected
articles:

Relate
directly to the
topic and
report results
of empirical
research
studies
conducted by
the authors.

15 points

Relate
directly to the
topic and
include two
original
research
studies.

13 points

May or may
not relate
directly to the
topic and
include only
one original
research
study.

11 points

Do not
clearly
relate to the
topic and do
not include
original
research.

10 points

15

Annotation
summarizes
the article’s

Purpose

Point or
argument

Each
annotation:

Summarizes
in the
student’s own
words—the
purpose of
the study,
sample
description,
tool(s) used,
significant
findings, and
point or
argument that
the author is
trying to
make.

20 points

Summarizes
in the
student’s own
words—the
purpose of
the article
and point or
argument that
the author is
trying to
make.

17 points

Summarizes
the purpose
of the article
with reliance
on
quotations.

15 points

Summarizes
the article
with reliance
on
quotations
and without
a clear
identification
of purpose.

13 points

20

Annotation
analyzes

Provides
relevant

Analyzes
each

Misses
relevant detail

Misses
three or

20

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quality of
each article’s

Author
credentials
and authority

Level of
writing

Intended
audience

Legitimacy of
content

Limitations/
weaknesses

Each
annotation:

detail to
analyze each
component of
criteria.

20 points

component of
criteria but
may miss
relevant
detail for one
area.

17 points

or two areas
of identified
criteria.

15 points

more areas
of identified
criteria.

13 points

Annotation
evaluates
value of each
article to

Assignment
objectives

Course
objectives

Nursing in
general

Each
annotation:

Evaluates the
usefulness or
value of the
article’s
content by
aligning
significant
findings or
results to
assignment
and course
objectives,
and nursing
in general.

25 points

Evaluates the
usefulness or
value of the
articles
content to
assignment
and course
objectives,
and nursing
in general.

22 points

Misses one or
two
components
of evaluation.

19 points

Misses
three or
more
components
of
evaluation.

17 points

25

Organization:

Concise

Logical

Each
annotation:

Evaluates
each article in
a concise,
logical flow of
ideas, and is
without
repetition.

10 points

Evaluates
two articles
with a logical
flow of ideas
and is without
repetition.

8 points

Evaluates a
single article
with errors in
flow of ideas.

7 points

Evaluates a
single article
with errors
in flow of
ideas
significantly
distracting
from
content.

10

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6 points

APA
Reference:

Components

Punctuation

Capitalization

Italics

Spacing

Each
reference:

Meets all
format
criteria.

5 points

Has one
consistent
format error.

4 points

Has two
consistent
format errors.

3 points

Has more
than two
format
errors.

2 points

5

Grammar
and Spelling

Each
annotation:

Avoids
awkward
transitions,
overuse of
conjunctions,
spelling,
word-usage,
or
punctuation
errors.

5 points

Has less than
two grammar,
word-usage,
spelling, or
punctuation
errors.

4 points

Has three or
more
grammar,
spelling,
word-usage,
or
punctuation
errors.

3 points

Has
grammar,
spelling,
word-usage,
and
punctuation
errors that
significantly
distract from
content.

2 points

5

Total Points 100