AP Novel Website Project Rubric

Excellent (7-10 Points) OR (5)

Plot Summary __________/10

Fair (4-6 Points) OR (3-4)

Poor (0-3 Points) or (1-2)

All major events are included Development of conflict is clear No insignificant information

missing

Most major events are included but a few are Development of conflict is there but confusing Some insignificant information (details that are not

Significant amount of major events are missing Development of conflict is not evident

Information is organized in paragraphs

needed)

Information may be in paragraphs but is not well organized

Random/insignificant information is included Information is not organized

Symbolism __________/10

Important symbols are identified

missing

Most symbols are identified but one may be

Meaning of each symbol is explained Evidence/details from novel/play are given to explain the symbol

Important symbols are missing and/or may be incorrectly identified Meaning of each symbol is incorrect or seriously underdeveloped Evidence/details are scarce or very irrelevant

Meaning of each symbol is mentioned but not accurately explained Evidence/details from novel/play are mentioned but connection between evidence and symbol is unclear Some important evidence may be missing or evidence used may be irrelevant

Analysis: (Analysis will be a separate grade and will be graded as a typical 100 point essay using the AP essay rubric.) Theme (if symbols are scarce) This information will be incorporated into your symbols.

Main themes are correctly identified and explained Development of the theme is explained using significant evidence from novel/play

Main themes are identified but may not be clearly and concisely written or explained One of the major themes may be missing Evidence from novel/play that is used to explain the development of the theme may not be clear or may be irrelevant Important evidence is missing

Important themes are missing or are not correctly identified/explained Evidence is missing or weakly developed

Journal/Blog __________/5

Thoughtful and relevant

Information is lacking in depth and is insignificant

written

Information seems thrown

information

Even development of ideas (summary,

analysis, personal opinions)

Uneven development of ideas (summary, analysis, personal

opinions); Most of the information in journal is one type of response

together for the sake of having something

Uneven development of ideas (summary,

analysis, personal opinions); Information in journal is one type of response

Interactive Activity __________/5

Minimum of 5 entries

Incomplete Entries

Activity relates to the novel

Activity loosely relates to the novel

Incomplete Entries

All information is correct and significant

Most of the information is correct and significant; however, there are some mistakes or irrelevant information

Activity barely relates to the novel or does not relate at all. There are many mistakes in information or most of the information is pointless

Speaking/Presenting Skills __________/10

Confident in speaking; voice is clear and body language is natural Information is presented in an organized way Everything is clearly explained

Speaking skills are fair but sometimes seems nervous/shy Ideas are organized for the most part, but sometimes its hard to follow along Ideas are presented but not fully explained

Difficult to hear/understand

Information is not well organized; difficult to follow ideas Ideas are skimmed over and not explained.

Appearance __________/10

Information is neatly organized/displayed Excellent use of images Text is easy to see

Information is nicely organized/displayed but not quite as eye-catching and neat For the most part, images are used, but they could have been presented/used better. Text is neat but is sometimes difficult to read

Information is not organized or displayed neatly; seems thrown together Little or no images are used Text is too small/large and/or difficult to read font

Website Project Grade _________ / 50 Final Project Grade ________ x 2= _________/ 100