Grading Criteria for Group Web Project

An A-Range (3.5-4.0) Web Site 

An A-range Web Site: 

• Has a substantive thesis, purpose, and/or set of goals and fully explores that thesis, purpose and/or set of goals
• Individual pages offer defendable, clearly explained, and supported theses  
• Shows substantial depth, fullness and complexity of thought 
• Expresses ideas clearly and commands the reader’s attention 
• Demonstrates clear, unified and coherent organization 
• Is fully developed and detailed with arguments supported by persuasive reasoning, well chosen images and links,  and references to films under study; there is an appropriate balance between providing evidence and analyzing that evidence 
• Has superlative page design:  clear text and images, skillful use of color, no clutter; all images, links, and animations serve a purpose
• Has a sophisticated style (remarkable variety of sentence pattern, smooth transitions between ideas, superior control of diction) 
• Has few, if any, minor errors in grammar, usage or mechanics 

 

A B-range Web site: 

• Has a clear thesis, purpose, and/or set of goals; but may not fully explore thesis, purpose, or set of goals
• Individual pages offer theses that may be clear and well-argued, but could use additional support or development 
• Shows some depth and complexity of thought 
• Expresses ideas clearly  
• Demonstrates effective organization 
• Is well developed with sensible reasoning, links, images, or references to film under study; however, some evidence may detract from the thesis, purpose or goals and some ideas might not be fully explored
• Demonstrates balance between evidence and analysis for the most part, but balance may be weak in places 
• Integrates text and images effectively
• Has strong page design: clear text and images, effective use of color, minimal clutter; the majority of images, links, and animations work toward a purpose
• Has an effective style (some variety of sentence patterns, transitions between ideas, accurate diction) 
• Has few errors in grammar, usage or mechanics 

A C-Range (1.5-2.4) Web Site 

A C-range Web site: 

• Has a thesis, purpose, and/or set of goals that may not be entirely clear 
• Individual pages have theses that may not be completely clear, arguable, or supported 
• Shows insufficient awareness of the complexity of issues addressed; may offer simplistic or repetitive analysis 
• Communicates ideas clearly for the most part, but may have some lapses in clarity 
• Has a recognizable organizational pattern, but the relation among parts is not consistently clear enough to provide a coherent focus 
• Is unevenly developed; writers may offer sufficient reasoning, links, images, or references to films for some of the ideas but not for others 
• Demonstrates some balance between evidence and analysis 
• Integrates text and images adequately
• Has adequate page design: satisfactory text and images, adequate use of color, some page clutter; some images, links, and animation do not work toward a purpose
• Has an adequate style (limited variation in sentence patterns, transitions between most ideas, diction accurate for the most part) 
• Has some errors in grammar, usage or mechanics, but demonstrates basic control of these areas 

A D-Range (.7-1.4) Web Site 

A D-range Web site: 

• Has an unclear thesis, purpose and/or set of goals
• Individual pages offer unclear or simplistic theses that show limited knowledge of the film
• Lacks focus or demonstrates confused, stereotyped or simplistic thinking; writers may demonstrate no overall conception of the issues raised by the film 
• May not communicate ideas clearly 
• Is ineffectively organized, with no clear relationship between the parts of the essay 
• May not provide adequate or appropriate reasoning, links, images, or film references to support generalizations, or may provide details without generalizations 
• Demonstrates little relationship between evidence and analysis
• Uses images and text, but with little connection between the two
• Has weak page design:  some confusing text and images, poor use of color (glaring), page clutter; many images, links, and animations do not work toward a purpose
• Has stylistic weaknesses (no variety of sentence patterns, few transitions, imprecise diction) 
• Has occasional major errors in grammar, usage or mechanics or frequent minor errors that interfere in the reader's understanding of the essay 

A F (0.0) Web Site 

A F Web Site: 

• Has no identifiable thesis, purpose, and/or set of goals 
• Individual pages have incomprehensible theses that do not address the film 
• May be deliberately off-topic and demonstrate no understanding of the issues raised by the film 
• Does not communicate ideas clearly 
• Lacks coherent organization 
• Shows no development of ideas; may simply summarize film
• Has no connection between text and images
• Has incoherent page design:  unclear text and images, no sense to color choice, clutter makes page incomprehensible; images, links, and animations have little or no purpose
• Has an incoherent style (difficulties with sentence structure, pattern of diction errors)  
• Has pervasive pattern of errors in grammar, usage and mechanics that renders the essay unreadable