Annotated Bibliography Grading Protocol
last update: 12 December 2007
Preliminaries
Basics (worth two points each)Yes No Score
1. Print version of the assignment was submitted on or before due date.      
2. Digital copy (DOC, WPD, ODX, or HTML) was submitted along with print copy.      
3. Header includes the reviewer's name and date of compilation.      
4. Print-out is single-spaced within entries, but double-spaced between them.      
5. Abstracts fit assigned word limits.      
Sub-total /10
Format (worth ten points each)     
1. Bibliographic references are complete and accurate.      
2. Bibliographic references correctly follow The Chicago Manual of Style.      
3. Abstracts are written in clear, direct, inclusive, and formal English.
4. Abstracts are free of grammatical, punctuation, spelling, and syntactical errors.
Sub-total /40
Abstracts
Entry 1
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 2
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 3
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 4
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 5
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 6
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 7
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 8
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 9
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entry 10
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /05
Entries 11+
4 points Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the article/chapter/book (structure, thesis, key terms)
1 point Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the piece for understanding the topic
Sub-total /xx
TOTAL POINTS /100
less points for late submission
FINAL SCORE