Project Name: Page 1

Class: HTML Web Design 1

Teacher: Mr. Michael J. Powers
WEB SITE DESIGN RUBRIC

Student Name: ________________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Colors of background,
Colors of background,
fonts, unvisited and Colors of background,
fonts, unvisited and Colors of background,
visited links form a fonts, unvisited and
visited links do not fonts, unvisited and
pleasing palette, do visited links make the
Color Choices detract from the visited links do not
not detract from the content hard to read
content, and are detract from the
content, and are or otherwise distract
consistent across content.
consistent across the reader.
pages.
pages.
The fonts are
consistent, easy to
read and point size
The fonts are The fonts are
varies appropriately
consistent, easy to consistent and point A wide variety of
for headings and text.
Fonts read and point size size varies fonts, styles and point
Use of font styles
varies appropriately appropriately for sizes were used.
(italic, bold, underline)
for headings and text. headings and text.
is used consistently
and improves
readability.
Graphics are related
Graphics are related
to the theme/purpose
to the theme/purpose
of the site, are Graphics are related Graphics seem
of the site, are of
thoughtfully cropped, to the theme/purpose randomly chosen, are
Graphics good quality and
are of high quality and of the site, and are of of low quality, OR
enhance reader
enhance reader good quality. distract the reader.
interest or
interest or
understanding.
understanding.
Most (75-80%) Web Several Web pages
Every Web page Almost all Web pages
pages contain a do not contain a
contains a statement contain a statement of
statement of statement of
of authorship, school authorship, school
Contact Information authorship, school authorship, school
name, and date of name, and date of
name, and date of name, and/or date of
publication/date last publication/date last
publication/date last publication/date last
edited. edited.
edited. edited.
Less than 3/4 of the
All links point to high Almost all links point Most links point to
links point to high
Links (content) quality, up-to-date, to high quality, up-to- high quality, up-to-
quality, up-to-date,
credible sites. date, credible sites. date, credible sites.
credible sites.
Fair use guidelines
Fair use guidelines Fair use guidelines
are followed with
are followed with are followed with
clear, easy-to-locate Borrowed materials
clear, easy-to-locate clear, easy-to-locate
and accurate citations are not properly
and accurate citations and accurate citations
for almost all documented OR
for all borrowed for most borrowed
borrowed material. No material was
Copyright material. No material material. No material
material is included borrowed without
is included from Web is included from Web
from Web sites that permission from a site
sites that state that sites that state that
state that permission that requires
permission is required permission is required
is required unless permission
unless permission has unless permission has
permission has been
been obtained. been obtained.
obtained.
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Class: HTML Web Design 1
Teacher: Mr. Michael J. Powers
There are no errors in There are 1-3 errors There are 4-5 errors There are more than 5
spelling, punctuation in spelling, in spelling, errors in spelling,
Spelling and
or grammar in the punctuation or punctuation or punctuation or
Grammar
final draft of the Web grammar in the final grammar in the final grammar in the final
site. draft of the Web site. draft of the Web site. draft of the Web site.
The site has a clearly
The site has a well-
stated purpose and The purpose and
stated clear purpose
theme, but may have theme of the site is The site lacks a
Content and theme that is
one or two elements somewhat muddy or purpose and theme.
carried out throughout
that do not seem to vague.
the site.
be related to it.
The Web site has an
exceptionally
attractive and usable
The Web pages have
layout. It is easy to The Web pages have The Web pages are
a usable layout, but
locate all-important an attractive and cluttered looking or
may appear busy or
Layout elements. White usable layout. It is confusing. It is often
boring. It is easy to
space, graphic easy to locate all- difficult to locate
locate most of the
elements and/or important elements. important elements.
important elements.
alignment are used
effectively to organize
material.
Links for navigation
Links for navigation
are clearly labeled,
are clearly labeled,
consistently placed, Links for navigation
allow the reader to
allows the reader to take the reader where Some links do not
easily move from a
easily move from a s/he expects to go, take the reader to the
page to related pages
Navigation page to related pages but some needed sites described. A
(forward and back),
(forward and back), links seem to be user typically feels
and internal links take
and take the reader missing. A user lost.
the reader where s/he
where s/he expects to sometimes gets lost.
expects to go. A user
go. A user does not
rarely becomes lost.
become lost.
Student always uses
Student usually uses
classroom project
classroom project
time well.
time well. Most Student usually uses
Conversations are Student does not use
conversations are classroom project
primarily focused on classroom project
focused on the project time well, but
Work Ethic the project and things time well OR typically
and things needed to occasionally distracts
needed to get the is disruptive to the
get the work done and others from their
work done and are work of others.
are held in a manner work.
held in a manner that
that typically does not
typically does not
disrupt others.
disrupt others.
All information Almost all the Almost all of the
There are several
provided by the information provided information provided
inaccuracies in the
student on the Web by the student on the by the student on the
content provided by
Content Accuracy site is accurate and all Web site is accurate Web site is accurate
the students OR many
the requirements of and all requirements and almost all of the
of the requirements
the assignment have of the assignment requirements have
were not met.
been met. have been met. been met.
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Class: HTML Web Design 1
Teacher: Mr. Michael J. Powers
The author has
provided only the
The author has put
The author has made minimum amount of
The author has tried lots of information in
an exceptional information and has
to make the content of the Web site but there
attempt to make the not transformed the
this Web site is little evidence that
Interest content of this Web information to make it
interesting to the the person tried to
site interesting to the more interesting to the
people for whom it is present the
people for whom it is audience (e.g., has
intended. information in an
intended. only provided a list of
interesting way.
links to the content of
others).
All images, especially
All images used for Most images used for
those that are used
navigation have an navigation have an
for navigation, have
ALT tag that ALT tag that
an ALT tag that The needs of visually
describes the image describes the image
Images (accessibility) describes the image impaired Internet
and where it links to and where it links to
and its link so people users are ignored.
so people who are so people who are
who are visually
visually impaired can visually impaired can
impaired can use the
use the Web site well. use the Web site well.
Web site well.

The student has an

exceptional
The student has a The student has a fair
understanding of the Student did not
good understanding understanding of the
material included in appear to learn much
of the material material included in
the site and where to from this project.
included in the site. the site. Can easily
find additional Cannot answer most
Learning of Material Can easily answer answer most
information. Can questions about the
questions about the questions about the
easily answer content and the
content and content and
questions about the procedures used to
procedures used to procedures used to
content and make the web site.
make the web site. make the web site.
procedures used to
make the web site.

SCORING: 60 POINTS TOTAL (Your points/total points x 100 = Percentage Grade)

SCORING EXAMPLE: 40 points earned/60 possible points x 100 = 67% Grade

OVERALL EVALUATION GRADE:

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