URL

Criteria

Does Not Meet Expectations

0 Points

Acceptable

5 Points

Good

10 Points

Teacher Comment

URL Choices

Are not related to URL discussion questions

Are related to URL discussion questions

Are related to URL discussion questions. Each URL description must be 150 words in length. This means that for each URL assignment URL #1 will be 150 words and URL #2 will be 150 words. Combined, you should have a minimum of 300 words per assignment.

Description of Each URL

Provides minimal or very poor description of URLs and may or may not relate content back to URL discussion questions

Provides a superficial description of each URL’s content and relates descriptions back to URL discussion questions

Provides a full description of each URL’s content and relates descriptions back to URL discussion questions

Critical Analysis of Each URL Content

Does not provide any critical analyses of URLs; only describes content on each URL.

Provides minimal or overly simplified analyses of URLs with some discussion on items 1-5 below

1. Minimal or no discussion of strengths or weaknesses of URL content, in relation to items 2-5 below

2. Author’s effort to remain impartial, to present all sides of an issue while refraining from presenting only a politically correct (PC) or self-serving response

3. URL Author’s use of research-based sources for the content on website

4. Research sources are balanced on all sides of an issue, i.e., author does not overload content with sources supporting only one position

5. Work is not heavily based on opinion. A limited use of opinion sources is ok.

Provides good critical analyses of content of URLs by providing a thorough discussion of items 1-5 below

1. Excellent discussion of strengths and weaknesses of URL content in relation to items 2-5 below

2. Authors effort to remain impartial, to present all sides of an issue while refraining from presenting only a politically correct (PC) or self-serving response

3. URL Author’s use of research-based sources for the content on website

4. Research sources are balanced on all sides of an issue, i.e., author does not overload content with sources supporting only one position

5. Work is not heavily based on opinion. A limited use of opinion sources is ok.

Clarity & Mechanics of Discussions on each URL

Discussions are unorganized, may be rude or bias, is difficult to follow, has multiple errors in grammar or spelling

Discussions are somewhat organized, fair, easy to follow, has minimal grammar or spelling errors

Discussions are well organized, fair and balanced, easy to follow, only one error in grammar or spelling