Final Project

Call to Action!
or
School Organization Web Page

20 points
Due: Tuesday, Jan 31

Your final project will show off what you've learned in this class.

You can work individually or in a team of 2 or 3 students. Each student must be responsible for at least one full web page on your web site.

You have a choice of what you work on. You will do one of the following:

Each type of project has its own rubric (see below).

The project has four "deliverables":

Item Name Points Due
#10 Final Project Subject 4 points Jan 11
#11 Final Project Goals 4 points Jan 12
#12 Final Project Rough Draft 4 points Jan 24
#13 Final Project 24 points Jan 31

Call to Action!

Design and build a web site that calls for change or action in your school, community, or beyond. For example, you might build a web site to:

  1. Ask people to recycle
  2. Demand a new crosswalk in your neighborhood
  3. Propose that Rosa Park’s birthday should be a Washington State holiday

Here are some examples from the web that call for change or action:

Stop Smoking
Stop Violence Against Women
Help Hurricane Katrina Victims

Your web sites will be simpler than these.

Your web site should have strong arguments for the change that you propose. It should also say why arguments against your proposal are not valid. For example, if you propose that all cigarette smokers should be jailed, you must address the argument that this will violate civil liberties.

I will use this rubric to grade your web site. The first three items are for the entire site -- each group member will receive the same score. The last four items are for each individual group member's page.

RUBRIC 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points
Tone (group) The site's tone is silly. It's clear the authors don't care about the topic The site's tone isn't silly, but the reader isn't sure if the authors care about the topic The site's tone is serious and the reader knows that the authors care about the topic The site's tone shows the authors feel that the topic is vitally important
Arguments for the proposal (group) The site's arguments for the proposal are very weak or nonexistent The site's arguments for the proposal are weak. The site's arguments for the proposal are somewhat convincing. The site's argument for the proposal are strong and clearly stated. The site addresses arguments against the proposal.
Purpose (group) The reader isn't sure what the purpose of the website is The reader understands the purpose after looking at the site for awhile The purpose jumps right out at the reader  
Writing Quality Writing is low quality or hard to understand. Just a few sentences. Writing is mostly clear and somewhat understandable but there are some obvious errors. At least one good paragraph. Writing is clear and understandable but there are some obvious errors. At least one good paragraph. Writing is of high quality and easy to understand. Several good paragraphs.
Web Conventions No page title or missing alt text. Uncredited photos. At most three missing title, alt text, or photo credits. At most one missing title, alt text, or photo credit. The page has a title and all graphics have alt text and photo credits.
Grammar and spelling Many grammar and/or spelling errors. At most six grammar or spelling errors. At most four grammar or spelling errors. At most two grammar or spelling errors.
Web Design Page layout and color is not appealing or well thought out. Page looks OK. Page layout is balanced and color choices are good. Page is attractive and well thought out.

 

School Organization Web Site

Design and build the web site for a school organization such as a club or sports team. You will:

The maintenance plan will be in writing and will describe how the site will be maintained and who will be responsible. You will probably need to work with me to create this iplan.

RUBRIC 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points
Tone (group) The site's tone is silly. It's clear the authors don't care about the topic The site's tone isn't silly, but the reader isn't sure if the authors care about the topic The site's tone is serious and the reader knows that the authors care about the topic The site's tone shows the authors feel that the topic is vitally important
Purpose (group) The reader isn't sure what the purpose of the website is The reader understands the purpose after looking at the site for awhile The purpose jumps right out at the reader  
Maintenance Plan (group) No maintenance plan The plan has a general description of what information might change The plan describes how the site might be maintained but the details aren't clear. The plan clearly shows how the site will be maintained and who will be responsible
Writing Quality Writing is low quality or hard to understand. Just a few sentences. Writing is mostly clear and somewhat understandable but there are some obvious errors. At least one good paragraph. Writing is clear and understandable but there are some obvious errors. At least one good paragraph. Writing is of high quality and easy to understand. Several good paragraphs.
Web Conventions No page title or missing alt text. Uncredited photos. At most three missing title, alt text, or photo credits. At most one missing title, alt text, or photo credit. The page has a title and all graphics have alt text and photo credits.
Grammar and spelling Many grammar and/or spelling errors. At most six grammar or spelling errors. At most four grammar or spelling errors. At most two grammar or spelling errors.
Web Design Page layout and color is not appealing or well thought out. Page looks OK. Page layout is balanced and color choices are good. Page is attractive and well thought out.

Another Project (with my approval)

This could be the web site for a small business in your neighborhood or for a community organization. This could be complicated because you'll need to work with the business or organization to find an Internet service provider that will host the site on the web.

We will create a rubric together that describes how you will be graded.