You are graded on seven categories:
√ • x	Home Page	identification of author, clear connection to course, clear topic and thesis, orienting viewer, background, clear connections to other pages, ease of use, effective links
√ • x	Factual Support	relevance, selection, range of sources, dates, people, historical events
√ • x	Analysis and Argument	consistent thesis argument, address counter-argument, thorough discussions, original interpretation, use of secondary sources/historiography, answers “so what” question
√ • x	Textual Source Choice and Use	choice (primary, secondary), use (primary, secondary), introduction, analysis, discussion, format, relevance, citation and attribution
√ • x	Visual Source Choice and Use	choice (primary, secondary), use (primary, secondary), introduction, analysis, discussion, format, relevance, citation and attribution
√ • x	Visual Effectiveness and Links	choice of visual sources, layout, clear internal links, clear external links, layout fits topic/ supports argument
√ • x	Prose and Mechanics	clear prose, word choice, syntax, spelling, vocabulary, colloquialism, cliché , punctuation vague language, passive voice, vague antecedent, tense, agreement, fragments, caps

(√ = very good; • = satisfactory; x = unsatisfactory)

A = If you fulfill all seven categories effectively, thoroughly, elegantly, and are utterly convincingly

A- = If you fulfill all seven categories effectively and thoroughly

B+ = If you fulfill six

B = If you fulfill five

B- = If you fulfill four

C+ = If you fulfill three

C = If you fulfill two

C- = If you fulfill one

D = If you attempt to fulfill one

comment: grade:

The Home Page

Here are two windows showing the index (“home”) page of a student web. Note the banner at the top identifying the course and providing links to the course description, syllabus and other student webs. (This was a template created by a web jockey. Yours does not have to be this fancy) The title is clear, summarizing the topic and implying the thesis. The author’s name is clear. The page orients the viewer, telling her that this is the introduction page and (at the bottom) demonstrating clearly how to navigate through the other pages of the web. An illustration follows the title and author lines, catching the viewer’s eye and providing supporting information. The image is captioned and attributed (not visible here)

The author quickly establishes the time and place, providing historical and spatial context. The text supplies historical background, orienting the reader and introducing important definitions and terms. Terms, individuals and events requiring further definition become hypertext links to definition pages, timelines or biographies. The thesis concludes the home page text, ending with a “road map” laying out the main points of your argument (each a link to a separate page) As there is no conclusion to a web, make the thesis as full and sophisticated as you can. Finally, provide a list of links for easy navigation.