Web Site Design : Ab initio Spanish 1

Teacher Name: Ms. Weltz

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Content The site has a well- The site has a clearly The purpose and theme of The site lacks a
stated clear purpose stated purpose and the site is somewhat purpose and theme.
and theme that is theme, but may have muddy or vague.
carried out throughout one or two elements
the site. that do not seem to be
related to it.
Navigation Links for navigation Links for navigation Links for navigation take Some links do not
are clearly labeled, are clearly labeled, the reader where s/he take the reader to the
consistently placed, allow the reader to expects to go, but some sites described. A
allow the reader to easily move from a needed links seem to be user typically feels
easily move from a page to related pages missing. A user lost.
page to related pages (forward and back), sometimes gets lost.
(forward and back), and internal links take
and take the reader the reader where s/he
where s/he expects to expects to go. A user
go. A user does not rarely becomes lost.
become lost.
Layout The Web site has an The Web pages have The Web pages have a The Web pages are
exceptionally an attractive and usable layout, but may cluttered looking or
attractive and usable usable layout. It is appear busy or boring. It confusing. It is often
layout. It is easy to easy to locate all is easy to locate most of difficult to locate
locate all important important elements. the important elements. important elements.
elements. White
space, graphic
elements and/or
alignment are used
effectively to organize
material.
Spelling and There are no errors in There are 1-3 errors in There are 4-5 errors in There are more than
Grammar spelling, punctuation spelling, punctuation spelling, punctuation or 5 errors in spelling,
or grammar in the or grammar in the grammar in the final draft punctuation or
final draft of the Web final draft of the Web of the Web site. grammar in the final
site. site. draft of the Web site.

Contact Every Web page Almost all Web pages Most (75-80%) Web Several Web pages
Information contains a statement contain a statement of pages contain a statement do not contain a
of authorship, school authorship, school of authorship, school statement of
name, and date of name, and date of name, and date of authorship, school
publication/date last publication/date last publication/date last name, and/or date of
edited. edited. edited. publication/date last
edited.
Graphics Graphics are related to Graphics are related to Graphics are related to the Graphics seem
the theme/purpose of the theme/purpose of theme/purpose of the site, randomly chosen, are
the site, are the site, are of good and are of good quality. of low quality, OR
 thoughtfully cropped, quality and enhance All graphics are cited. distract the reader.
are of high quality and reader interest or All graphics are
enhance reader understanding. All cited.
interest or graphics are cited.
understanding. All
graphics are cited.
Fonts The fonts are The fonts are The fonts are consistent A wide variety of
consistent, easy to consistent, easy to and point size varies fonts, styles and
read and point size read and point size appropriately for headings point sizes was used.
varies appropriately varies appropriately and text.
for headings and text. for headings and text.
Use of font styles
(italic, bold,
underline) is used
consistently and
improves readability.
Color Choices Colors of background, Colors of background, Colors of background, Colors of
fonts, unvisited and fonts, unvisited and fonts, unvisited and background, fonts,
visited links form a visited links do not visited links do not detract unvisited and visited
pleasing palette, do detract from the from the content. links make the
not detract from the content, and are content hard to read
content, and are consistent across or otherwise distract
consistent across pages. the reader.
pages.