Project 1 Rubric

Get Your Website Up and Running

Rubric:

Use the following chart for self-assessment of your project (it shows how I’m going to grade it). The project should include your own writing and not use anything from the class demos.

The First Item Is The Main Homepage With Links To All Work Possible Points
1 Main portfolio page must be at your web address and display your
name at top
i.e. https://hayes.media/students/madt222/bmhayes/ (Chico State)
or https://hayes.media/students/msp5/hayesmi/ (Butte)		 1
Items Below Are Part Of Your Bio Page In Your project1 Folder
2 File project1/index.html contains an approx. 250 word personal biography (check Google for ideas if you need to).

Properly use the following tags:

  • <h1>
  • <h2>
  • <p>
  • <a>
  • <ul> or <ol>
  • <li>
  • <img>
 1
3 Insert a photo of yourself on your bio page (this uses the <img> tag) 0.5
4 Must have a page title in the <title> tag 1
5 Your webpage includes a working link to your main homepage
(this uses the <a> tag)		 0.5
6 The <style> tag is correctly used in the <head> section of the file to add basic CSS styling to the following elements:

  • <h1>
  • <h2>
  • <a>
  • Fonts and background
 1
Total Possible Points 5

Common Issues:

  • Project not found on website (grade entered for this project=0 points)
  • Debug the site; click through ALL pages to look for broken links and other issues
  • Refine layout (align screen elements, don’t crowd content, etc.)
  • Improve the contrast between background and foreground elements
  • Use more compatible colors
  • Make fonts more legible
  • Proofread for spelling errors