Final Project

Call to Action!
or
School Organization Web Page

100 points
Due: Friday, June 16

Your final project will show off what you've learned in this class. You'll have three weeks to do it so I expect each of you to really shine on this assignment.

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.

There are several assignments that help you get started on this project. See assignments #10, #11, #12, and #13.

The final project must be done in Dreamweaver. Create a new Dreamweaver site with the remote folder inside your readable folder. Follow these instructions to create the site.

You have a choice of what you work on, but you need to get approval from me. Some ideas:

A call to action in the school, your community, or beyond

A web site for a Cleveland High School club or team

A biography of someone you're interested in

A website for a real small business

Your website must have these things to get full credit:

At least three good pages. A "good page" is more than just a few words or pictures and it has a clear purpose.
At least four good paragraphs. A "good paragraph" has at least three sentences.
Credits for every photo.
At least one graphical design element done in Fireworks. This can be a colorful decoration, a fancy title, or a photo that you manipulate in some way. Your Fireworks PNG file must be stored inside your site for me to see, even if you export the image to a GIF or JPG.

I will use this rubric to grade your web site. The first three items are for the entire site -- each group member (for a team project) will receive the same score. The remaining items are for each individual group member's page.

RUBRIC 4 points 6 points 8 points 10 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

Overall quality (group) The site looks like it was done at the last minute with little thought. Many parts of the site need more work. The site was created with good care and attention to detail. Some parts of the site may need more work. The site was obviously created with great care and attention to detail. All parts are polished.

Purpose (group) The reader has no idea what the purpose of the website is 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. Writing is mostly clear and somewhat understandable but there are many obvious errors. Writing is clear and understandable but there are some obvious errors. Writing is of high quality and easy to understand.

Writing Quantity Less than two good paragraphs . At least two good paragraphs. At least three good paragraphs. At least four 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 are not appealing or well thought out. No links between pages. Page looks OK. Links between pages are incomplete, broken, or don't make sense. Page layout is balanced and color choices are good. Links between pages are clear. Page is attractive and well thought out. Links are very clear and useful.

Fireworks design element There is no Fireworks design element. The design element is crude and doesn't add to the site. The design element is OK but could be more polished. The design element is attractive and adds to the site.

Number of Pages The site doesn't even have one good page. The site has one good page. The site has two good pages. The site has at least three good pages.

RUBRIC	4 points	6 points	8 points	10 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
Overall quality (group)	The site looks like it was done at the last minute with little thought.	Many parts of the site need more work.	The site was created with good care and attention to detail. Some parts of the site may need more work.	The site was obviously created with great care and attention to detail. All parts are polished.
Purpose (group)	The reader has no idea what the purpose of the website is	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.	Writing is mostly clear and somewhat understandable but there are many obvious errors.	Writing is clear and understandable but there are some obvious errors.	Writing is of high quality and easy to understand.
Writing Quantity	Less than two good paragraphs .	At least two good paragraphs.	At least three good paragraphs.	At least four 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 are not appealing or well thought out. No links between pages.	Page looks OK. Links between pages are incomplete, broken, or don't make sense.	Page layout is balanced and color choices are good. Links between pages are clear.	Page is attractive and well thought out. Links are very clear and useful.
Fireworks design element	There is no Fireworks design element.	The design element is crude and doesn't add to the site.	The design element is OK but could be more polished.	The design element is attractive and adds to the site.
Number of Pages	The site doesn't even have one good page.	The site has one good page.	The site has two good pages.	The site has at least three good pages.