Ms.

Allard [THE HOT ZONE

HONORS BIOLOGY BOOK PROJECT RUBRIC]

Hot Zone Weebly Website Rubric

Example template with specific requirements listed:
http://hotzoneexample.weebly.com/

Content Pages

Your audience is anyone who may search the internet for information about Ebola and viruses!
Website Naming Convention: HotZone4thStudent# or HotZone5thStudent#

All required content pages

present with top level menu
and sub-level topics
appropriately placed.
1. Home
2. Viruses
a. What a virus is and
what a virus is not.
b. How are viruses
classified?
c. Viral Cycles
3. The Ebola Virus
a. Types of Ebola Viruses
b. Previous Ebola
Outbreaks
c. The Current Ebola
Outbreak December
2013-Present
d. Ebola Timeline

All required content

pages are present but
sub-level topics actually
still top level pages.

1 or 2 content pages are

not present.

More than 2 pages

are missing.

Total

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Content accuracy

4. Key Personnel
a. Dan Dalgard
b. C.J. Peters
c. Nancy Jaax
d. Jerry Jaax
e. Nurse Mayinga
f. Researchers Peter
Jahrling & Tom
Geisbert
5. Hot Zone Reading
Questions
6. Works cited page
Required information for
each content page (as
described on example pages)
is present AND accurate.

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Required information for

each content page is
present but some (less
than 5 pages) has some
inaccurate information.
Logical sequence of
information. Menus and
pages of information are
clear and direct.

Required information for

each content page is
present but it is
inaccurate on 5 or more
pages.
Some logical sequence of
information, but menus
and pages confusing or
flawed.

Organization of
Content

Logical, creative sequence of

information.

Originality

Website has exceptional

creativity in presentation of
information, consideration
of audience and original
work.

Website is creative in
presentation of
information, considers
audience, and includes
original work.

Website is somewhat
creative in presentation
of information, in
consideration of
audience, and includes
minimal original work.

Audience

Creator of website has done

Creator of website has

Creator of website has

Content on any one

page is missing or
incomplete.

No logical sequence
of information,
menus and pages of
information are
difficult to navigate.
Website is not
creative in
presentation of
information, does not
consider audience,
and does not include
original work.
Creator of website

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HONORS BIOLOGY BOOK PROJECT RUBRIC]

an exceptional job of
considering the websites
audience and has included all
of the additional content
listed:
images/slideshow
links
an activity
at least 1 additional
relevant content
page
1 embedded video
No spelling or grammar
errors.

done an exceptional job

of considering the
websites audience and
has included only 4 of
the additional content
listed.

done an exceptional job

of considering the
websites audience and
has included only 2 of
the additional content
listed

has done an
exceptional job of
considering the
websites audience
and has included only
1 of the additional
content listed:

1-2 spelling and/or

grammar errors.

3-4 spelling and/or

grammar errors.

Technology Concepts

Student independently
creates website in Weebly,
including organizing and
nesting pages; adding
images, links, documents.
Student uses additional
technologies, such as a
scanner or digital camera to
complete website at a high
level.

Student creates website

in Weebly, including
organizing and nesting
pages; adding images,
links, documents, but had
one or problems that
require adult assistance.

Works cited

Student uses APA to cite

ALL resources including
images.

Student independently
creates website in
Weebly, including
organizing and nesting
pages; adding images,
links, documents. Student
uses additional
technologies, such as a
scanner or digital camera
to complete website at a
high level with little
assistance.
Student uses APA to cite
most sources including
images.

5 or more spelling
and/or grammar
errors.
Student creates
website in Weebly,
including organizing
and nesting pages;
adding images, links,
documents, but had
significant adult
assistance.

Spelling & Grammar

Student uses APA to cite

only sources but not
images.

Student copy and

pastes URL only for
works cited.

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HONORS BIOLOGY BOOK PROJECT RUBRIC]

Student will earn a 50% deduction if the website is not complete by the due date. The student will then have 24 hours to
complete the project or earn a grade of zero.
Students will earn a ZERO if:
ANY of the content material is plagiarized (copy & pasted)! Use your own words! Remember, images should be cited!
A BLOG page is added to the website this is not safe. We do not need comments from each other or strangers on your
websites.
YOUR NAME or the NAME OF ANY STUDENT IN CLASS appears on the website.