ITU SFL ADVANCED ENGLISH PROGRAM

ING 201A
FALL 2023
Thesis Statement-Outline & Annotated Bibliography
Oral Presentation Rubric

THESIS (2 pts)
1. Is the thesis statement comprehensible?
2. Is the thesis statement one complete sentence?
3. Is the thesis statement grammatically accurate?
4. Does the thesis statement include ALL major divisions to be discussed in the synthesis
essay?
5. Are the major divisions grammatically parallel?
6. Can the thesis statement be supported by academic sources?
OUTLINE (4 pts)
1. Has the title of the paper been included in the right place with capital letters for the first letters
of each word?
2. Has the thesis statement been included? Is the second (or third) line indented 0. 5 inches?
3. Are the divisions of the outline in a logical order?
4. Is there a correct number of divisions?
5. Have similar ideas been grouped under related headings?
6. Is there a parallel language used for all divisions?
7. Are there any academic sources for each division? Have they been cited accurately?
8. Is there correct usage of capitalization, punctuation, alignment, and spacing?
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (4 pts)
1. Have the divisions been supported by a minimum of 3-4 academic sources?
1. Are the sources up-to-date?
2. Is there a variety of sources?
3. Is there relevant and adequate information in the sources to explain the divisions?
4. Have the sources been analyzed adequately?
5. Has the student/writer chosen the correct information for the divisions?
6. Has the student provided the original source reference according to APA 7th edition?
7. Has the student clearly stated the purpose of the source?
8. Has the student written a summary of the source content?
9. Has the student clearly stated the source’s relevance to the topic?
10. Has the student covered any other special or unique features of the material?
11. Has the student used adequate structures when writing the annotations?