Bibliography Checklist Name ______________________________________

Staple your APA formatted bibliography to this checklist.

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Formatting

12 PT Times New Roman Font

Bibliography or Annotated Bibliography centered at top; 1 inch margins
Sources alphabetized by authors last name or article title
Citations are double spaced and include hanging indent

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Author; Date; Article Title; Journal Title/Publisher/or Institution in APA format

Source Requirements
Two Academic Sources (from Peer-Reviewed Journals)
Name the Journals:
1. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________

Two or More Additional Credible Sources (i.e. Psych Today; NYTimes; the Atlantic)
Name the source publishers or organization:
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
3. (Optional) _____________________________________________________________________

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Source Quality
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Rigorous & Relevant Sources: Sources are highly informative, connect to your research question/idea,
and are useful to your specific argument.

Source Credibility: Sources can be trusted in scholarly research. Author credentials, publisher
information and source content have been evaluated for credibility. Sources are authoritative and meet an
academic standard for research.

Advancing Your Research & Ideas: Source information is specific and detailed enough to help you
define your issue/event, make connections, draw conclusions and answer your research question.

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Annotated Bibliography Rubric

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Name(s):

1. Academic Source 1: ________________________________________________________

_____ Citation Formatting (2 pts)
_____ Relevant/Useful/Informative Source Selection (2 pts)
_____ Source Summary (2 pts)
_____ Evaluation of Source Credibility (2 pts)
_____ Advances Your Research (2 pts)

2. Academic Source 2: ________________________________________________________

_____ Citation Formatting
_____ Relevant/Useful/Informative Source Selection
_____ Source Summary
_____ Evaluation of Source Credibility
_____ Advances Your Research?

3. Other Credible Source 1: ___________________________________________________________

_____ Citation Formatting
_____ Relevant/Useful/Informative Source Selection
_____ Source Summary
_____ Evaluation of Source Credibility
_____ Advances Your Research

4. Other Credible Source 2: _________________________________________________________

_____ Citation Formatting
_____ Relevant/Useful Source Selection
_____ Source Summary
_____ Evaluation of Source Credibility
_____ Advances Your Research

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Citation Formatting:
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Source has proper APA citation including the author, date, article title, journal title, url.!

Relevant/Useful Source Selection: Sources are credible, informative, and highly relevant to the topic; Sources add greatly
to research potential.

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Source Summary:
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Comprehensively and succinctly describes and offers insight into source material.

Evaluation of Credibility: Explains why the source can be trusted in scholarly research. Author credentials, publisher
information and critique of the source content is included.

Advancing Your Research--Explains in great detail how the resource helps you define your problem, make connections,

draw conclusions, offer solutions and answer your research question.