Overview:
Research and select source material for your research paper. In this assignment, you
will gain experience in APA style formatting as well as how to write summaries of
scholarly articles.
Instructions:
• Formatted in appropriate annotated bibliography format:
o Locate five scholarly resources relevant to your research paper topic.
o After listing each source, in one-two paragraphs, summarize the
source including but not limited to the overall study, the research
findings, and the result/conclusion.
• List each reference in APA style on the reference page. You will be able to use
this reference page in subsequent drafts of your paper.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• Maximum 4 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
• At least five resources.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
HSV450 – Senior Seminar
Annotated
Bibliography
Evaluation Rubric for Annotated Bibliography Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient
0 Points 3 Points 5 Points
Quality of
Sources
Sources do not
meet guidelines for
types of sources
used.
Several sources are
credible but others
are not current or
have questionable
validity.
All sources
demonstrate careful
consideration of
validity and sources
do not repeat same
information.
Accuracy of
Source Citation
in APA format
Makes many
errors on
citations.
Makes few
errors on
citations.
Includes the
complete and
accurate
bibliographic
citation for each
source and is
organized
according to
citation method
used.
Content of
Annotations
Little or no
information
specific to the
source is
included.
One component
of the
annotation is
missing or very
limited in
several
citations.
Summaries are
accurate,
evaluation
addresses
validity of source
and usefulness
for assignment is
included for
every source.
Structure of
Annotations
Annotations are
missing or are
not coherent.
Errors in writing
OR contains
some generic
statements OR
not appropriate
length.
Well-written,
unique to the
source, avoids
vague
statements.
Appropriate
length.
