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CRITERIA
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Exemplary
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Proficient
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Partially
Proficient
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Incomplete
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POINTS
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5
points |
4
points
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3
points |
2
points
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| Content |
The
content is written clearly and concisely and points readers
to high quality, up to date pertinent resources. The content
is highly informative, provides essential information to the
reader, and shows insight into the individual's motivation
as well as the significance of the events . The author
elaborates by using words that are vivid, colorful, and
appeal to the senses. The author is reflective,
descriptive, and uses a variety of sentence structures and
length purposely (voice & tone). |
The
purpose, theme, or main idea of the website is evident with
appropriate information for students and parents.
Relevant details enable the reader to understand the
author's world and experience. Author varies
sentence length and type (voice & tone). |
The
theme or main idea of the website is vague and does not
create a strong sense of purpose or include
information that students and parent can use.
Little variety of sentence structure or length is featured
(voice & tone). |
The
website lacks a clear purpose or central theme and is not
useful to students and parents.
Usually short,
simple sentences are featured (voice & tone).
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| Organization
and Coherence |
Introduction
includes motivating questions and/or an interesting lead-in
and advanced organizers that provide the reader with sense
of what will be found on each web page followed by the
informational body of the essay and summarizing closing. |
The
essay is organized in an effective way and has an engaging
beginning. It moves through a series of events to a
logical, satisfying ending. |
The
essay has a clear beginning, middle and end. The
information is presented in such a way that readers can
easily follow the organization. |
The
piece lacks an effective beginning and/or ending or has an
abrupt conclusion. There are major gaps in coherence. |
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| 5th
Grade Update |
5th
Grade Update:
All appropriate updates are made. The website
showcases two of students' projects to promote
interaction between students, teachers, and parents. |
5th
Grade Update:
All appropriate updates are made. The website
showcases one of students' projects to promote
interaction between students, teachers, and parents.
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5th
Grade Update:
Appropriate updates are made. The website does not
showcase students' projects to promote interaction
between students, teachers, and parents. |
5th
Grade Update:
Appropriate updates are not made. The website does
not showcase students' projects to promote interaction
between students, teachers, and parents. |
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Use of Photos,
Graphics, Sound, Animation and Video
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All of the
photographs, graphics, sound and/or video enhance the
content and create interest.
All photos,
graphics, audio (if required) and/or video files are high
quality images or sound with proper voice projection,
appropriate language, and clear delivery. Background audio
is kept in balance and does not overpower the primary audio.
Creativity and
original images enhance the content of the Web pages in an
innovative way
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Most of the
photographs, graphics, sound and/or video enhance the
content and create interest.
Most of the photos,
graphics, audio (if required) and/or video files are high
quality images or sound and effectively enhance the content
and create interest.
Most of the files
show use of creativity and original images to enhance the
content of the Web pages.
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A few of the
photographs, graphics, sound and/or video are inappropriate
for the content and do not create interest.
Some of the photos
and graphics are not high quality images. A few of the audio
(if required) and/or video files are edited with
inconsistent clarity or sound (too loud/too soft/garbled)
and do not create interest.
Some use of
creativity or original images is evident that enhances the
content of the web pages.
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The photographs,
graphics, sounds (if required) , and/or videos are
inappropriate for the content or are distracting decorations
that create a busy feeling and detract from the content.
Many of the photos
and graphics are not high quality images or are not properly
edited for Web display. Audio and/or video files are not
edited or exhibit inconsistent clarity or sound (too
loud/too soft/garbled). The audio and/or video files are
inappropriate examples for the content.
No use of original
images is evident to enhance content of the web pages in an
innovative way.
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Fair Use
Guidelines
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Fair use guidelines
are followed with proper use of citations throughout the web
page.
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Fair use guidelines
are frequently followed and most nonoriginal material uses
proper citations.
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Sometimes fair use
guidelines are followed and some nonoriginal material uses
proper citations.
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Fair use guidelines
are not followed. Nonoriginal material is improperly cited.
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Internal
Navigation |
All
of the menus, navigation links and all internal links and
sections of the website connect back to the home page and/or
sitemap.
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Most
of the menus, navigation links and internal links to
sections of the website connect back to the home page and/or
sitemap. |
Some
of the menus, navigation links and internal links to
sections of the website connect back to the home page and/or
sitemap, but in other places the links do not connect to
preceding pages or to the original index page. |
There
are significant problems with menus, navigation links and
internal links to sections of the website and few or no
connections back to the preceding pages or to the original
index page. |
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External
Navigation
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All external links
to connecting websites are active and functioning.
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Most of the external links to connecting websites are active
and functioning.
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Some of the external
links to connecting websites are not active and functioning.
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Many external links
to connecting websites are not active and functioning.
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| Layout |
A
table is used correctly to create the space for the text,
graphics, and links. |
A
table is used correctly to create the space for the text,
graphics, and links. |
A
table is used correctly to create the space for the text,
graphics, and links. |
A
table is not used to create the space for the text,
graphics, and links. |
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Text Elements
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The
type is easy-to-read and point size varies appropriately for
headings and text.
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Sometimes
the type is easy-to-read, but in a few places the use of
fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, and indentations
for headings and subheadings detract and do not enhance
readability.
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The
type is difficult to read and uses too many different fonts,
overuse of bold, bullets, italics or lack of appropriate
indentations of text.
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The
text is extremely difficult to read due to inappropriate use
of fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, and
indentations for headings and sub-headings and body text.
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| Use
of bullets, italics, bold, and indentations enhances
readability.
Consistent format extends page-to-page. |
A
few minor format inconsistencies decrease readers'
accessibility to the content. |
Some
formatting tools are under- or over-utilized and decrease
the readers' accessibility to the content. |
Many
formatting tools are under- or over-utilized and decrease
the readers' accessibility to the content. The content
appears cluttered.
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The background, colors and layout are artful and consistent
across the website and enhance the readability of the
information presented.
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The background, colors and layout are consistent across the
website and make it easy to read the information presented.
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The background, colors and layout are distracting and make
it difficult to read the information presented
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The
background, colors and layout make the site unattractive,
and it is difficult to read the information presented.
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Contact
Person, Copyright and Update Information
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Each web page
includes a footer with a working email link to the author of
the website or contact person including department name, a
connecting link to homepage, date of creation or revision,
and copyright information.
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The web pages
includes a footer with two of the criteria.
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The web pages
includes a footer with one of the criteria.
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No footer is
included on the web pages.
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Speed
Web Pages Load
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The web page
graphics are small in byte-size, and pages download quickly
for the target audience.
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The web page
graphics are generally small enough to download reasonably
fast for the target audience. Graphics are optimized
so text loads before the images.
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The web page
graphics and content do not download quickly for the target
audience. Images are large and require a long time to
download.
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The web page
graphics and content take a long time to download for the
target audience due to excessively large graphics or too
many graphic elements on a page or graphics that have not
been optimized.
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Writing Mechanics
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The text has no
errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling.
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The text has a few
errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
requiring minor editing and revision.
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The text has errors
in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
requiring editing and revision.
(4 or more errors)
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The text has many
errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
requiring major editing and revision.
(more than 6 errors)
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TOTAL
POINTS
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