Web Site Rubric
| CATEGORY | 9 – 10 points | 7 – 8 points | 5 – 6 points | 0 – 4 points |
| Aesthetics | Background is exceptionally attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability. | Background is attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability. | Background is consistent across pages and does not detract from readability. | Background detracts from the readability of the site. |
| Readability | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links form a pleasing palette, do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content, and are consistent across pages. | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links do not detract from the content. | Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links make the content hard to read or otherwise distract the reader. |
| Graphics | Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. | Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. | Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality. | Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader. |
| Spelling and Grammar | There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. | There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. | There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. | There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site. |
| Content | The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. | The site has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it. | The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague. | The site lacks a purpose and theme. |
| Layout | The Web site has an exceptionally attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material. | The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. | The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements. | The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements. |
| Content Accuracy (This category will count double.) | All information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all the requirements of the assignment have been met. | Almost all the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and all requirements of the assignment have been met. | Almost all of the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate and almost all of the requirements have been met. | There are several inaccuracies in the content provided by the students OR many of the requirements were not met. |
| Links | All five links are included and are sites relevant to the book. | Only four relevant links are included or only four are relevant. | Two to three relevant links are included. | Only one link is included or is relevant to book, |
| Organization of Material in Links | All links go directly to relevant material. | Two to three links go directly to relevant material | Two to three links require one additional step tp find relevant material | All or most links go to home pages and require additional steps to find relevant material. |
