Analytic Annotation Rubric

Analytic rubrics break scoring criteria out into separate gradable categories. This can provide
students with targeted and actionable feedback and could be useful if you’ve developed very
specific criteria for your annotation assignments.

Criteria Meets Expectations
5 points each		 Emerging towards
expectations
3 points each		 Below expectations
1 point each
Annotation
content		 Highlights central ideas
or offer clarification,
extending knowledge
beyond restating the text		 Restates the text
without
clarifying/highlighting
key ideas		 Does not attempt to
highlight key ideas/ it
is unclear why
annotated text was
selected
Level of
engagement/
extension of the
conversation		 Adds to the conversation
by including questions,
examples, connections, or
elaboration/explanation;
demonstrates reflection
and analysis of the text		 Contains incomplete
thoughts or
connections; examples
provided but are
unclear		 Does not attempt to
extend the
conversation beyond
agreeing or
disagreeing with
points
Engagement
with classmates		 Responds to classmates
in an additive way, which
answer their questions or
extend their responses		 Responds to classmates
in a way that primarily
restates the point being
made		 Contain replies that
do not further the
conversation beyond
“I agree”
Number of
annotations/
replies		 Meets required number
of annotations and
replies		 Less than the minimum
number of required
annotations and replies
are included		 Missing annotations
and/or replies

To use this rubric in your course:

● Edit the scoring values to grades that work best for your course.
● Review the description of the criteria to ensure they meet the expectations and
requirements of annotation assignments in your course. Revise as necessary.
● Add any criteria that assess your assignment instructions which are not included here.