This is the Rubric for grading two web pages you have chosen to compare. A rubric is a fair, consistent way of giving points or a grade to a project. The grade you give the website will depend on the website content, presentation, ease of use, and completeness of information provided.

At the bottom, you are expected to give your personal opinion of each of the websites. Here is where you explain why you liked one better than the other, and if you would revisit one website again instead of another, and tell us why.

Web pages are to be picked from the list of websites used in Sidebar #3, which explain the basic rules of the game of chess.

Print this rubric, and clearly mark which website you are naming Website #1, and which you are calling Website #2.

Complete this rubric page, and hand it in as part of your Webquest assignment for Sidebar #3.

Name:			Date:		Class:
	Poor +1	Below Average +2	Average +3	Above Average +4	Excellent +5	Score for Website #1	Score for Website #2
Goal of the website	Goal is unclear and confusing	Website has conflicting themes; uncertain goal	Goal is clear, but has distracting or unrelated elements	Clear purpose and goal; some elements seem unnecessary	Goal and purpose of site clear, with no distracting elements
User Friendliness	Site is unwelcome to users	Site does not evoke a welcoming message	Site welcomes visitors but seems unfriendly	Site is welcoming and appears friendly	Site is exciting, welcoming and very user friendly
Design	Poorly organized; obvious errors; loads slowly; hard to read	Organization somewhat confusing; some errors, loads slowly	Organization acceptable; no obvious errors; loads adequately; easy to read	Good organization; no errors; loads quickly; easy to read	Excellent organization; free of errors; loads quickly and clearly; all elements easy to read
Navigation on site	Difficult to find and follow site navigation links	Navigation links visible but somewhat confusing	Navigation links clear and readily available	Navigation links clear and logical; site map included	Navigation logical and clear; site map and search engine available
Content	Content limited; lacks relevance to topic	Content appears relevant, but quantity limited	Content is adequate in relevance and quantity for this topic	Content is relevant and quantity is sufficient for this topic	Content is on target and provides excellent coverage for the topic
Website #1:
Your opinion:
Website #2:
Your opinion: