Website Rubric

CATEGORY
Content

Excellent 4
Students display a strong
understanding of the challenges
which international students face
at SMC. Website thoroughly
addresses the driving question.

Average 3
Students display an adequate
understanding of the challenges
which international students face at
SMC. Website adequately addresses
the driving question.

Developing 2
Students display a simplistic
understanding of the challenges
which international students face at
SMC. Website minimally addresses
the driving question.

Students provide methods for

coping with the challenges of
being an international students
from a wide variety of sources.

Students provide methods for coping

with the challenges of being an
international students from several
sources.

Students provide methods for coping

with the challenges of being an
international students from a few
sources.

Website includes correctly cited

sources.

Website includes correctly cited

sources.

Website includes cited sources.

Formatting of sources may be
incorrect.

Students make logical

connections between challenges
and solutions. Content is clearly
organized.

Students make some connections

between challenges and solutions.
Content is somewhat organized.

Students make no connection

between challenges and solutions.
Content is disorganized.

No errors in grammar that

distracts the reader from the
content. Occasional surface
errors may appear.

Some errors in grammar that

minimally distract the reader from the
content may appear: clause errors,
verb tense, fragments/run-on
sentences, verb forms, subject-verb
agreement, sentence structure.

Numerous errors in grammar that

distract the reader: clause errors,
verb tense, sentence boundaries,
verb forms, subject-verb agreement,
sentence structure.

Spelling and
Mechanics

No errors in spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation.

Some errors in spelling, capitalization,

and punctuation.

Numerous errors in spelling,

capitalization, and punctuation.

Vocabulary
and
Expression

Uses specific descriptive

academic vocabulary.

Some errors in word form or word

choice.

Numerous errors in word form and

word choice (wrong word, too
simple, repetitive, informal).

Effectively uses a variety of

academic vocabulary/phrases.
Sophisticated use of connectors.
Uses a variety of compound,
complex, and compoundcomplex sentences.

Most connectors used correctly. Uses

a variety of complex and compound
sentences.

Color scheme is attractive.

Content is easy to read.

Color scheme is attractive. Some

content may be difficult to read.

Color scheme makes much of

content difficult to read.

Font style and size is attractive

and professional. Text is easy to
read.

Font style is attractive and

professional. Font size may be
inappropriate, may make text difficult
to read.
Images are relevant to the project
theme. Images may detract from
text/information on some pages/in
some instances.

Font style and size are inappropriate

and unprofessional. Text is difficult
or impossible to read.

Most links work properly.

Links are not working properly

Organization

Grammar

Website
Design

Images are relevant to the

project theme. Images do not
detract from text/information.

All links work properly.

Some connectors used correctly

Uses mostly simple sentences.

Images are inappropriate for the

project theme. Number of Images
detracts from text/information.