HTML Project

This project is a demonstration of the basic HTML/CSS skills you have learned this semester. You will create a web site that consists of 5 (or more, if you’re feeling ambitious) pages. It can be on any topic that interests you. For example, you can make a site that lists your top ten favorite horror movies, a site that demonstrates how to change a tire, or a site that informs the audience about various options for birth control. You can even make up a fake product and create a website for it. Whatever you choose, think about the information the site is trying to convey and the audience you are targeting.

If you need ideas to get jump started, check out this list. I expect you to email the topic for approval once you decide on one.

THE FINAL SITE AND THE REFLECTION ARE DUE BY MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY APRIL 25TH.

Grade Breakdown

Prewriting: 10%

Website: 30%

Content 30%

Works Cited: 15%

Reflection: 15%

 Prewriting

Before you begin work on constructing your site, decide on a topic. Which topic did you choose and why? What’s the angle on the topic? Will it be informative or persuasive? Will it demonstrate how to do something or be a collective of information? Who is your target audience? (Everyone is not a valid answer) In what ways do you plan to appeal to the audience through the choices made in your site, both writing and design wise? Post this to your blog. Minimum 200 words. Due on Tuesday, April 9th.

 Website

The actual website you build is a demonstration of the abilities you learned in class. Specifically, I am looking for the following:

• No less than 5 pages. One page is to be a Homepage, three to do whatever you want with in the middle, and one Works Cited.
• A background color different from the default white
• Formatted text, either in the form of a changed font or separated accordingly
• At least one image per page, except the Works Cited (total of 4). You may use images you create in Gimp, as well.
• A navigation bar
• Links to other sites on the web or other pages (the navigation bar does not count)
• Neat presentation and no broken links

 Content

The content refers both to the actual writing and the design choices you make. Redish will come in handy for this portion (hint, hint). I expect the following:

• Content that is clear, easy to read, and free of grammatical errors.
• Content that is broken up accordingly, with headings and paragraphs (in other words, avoid the wall of text)
• A clear understanding of what the site is trying to accomplish and who the target audience is through the site’s design and the content writing
• Good design choices, specifically:
  • Color
  • Text/font
  • Content placement
  • Use of images
  • Navigation (i.e. is the site easy to explore/get around)

 Works Cited

ANY material that is borrowed, text or image, must be cited on the last page of the project. You may do this Wiki style (i.e., insert a number after the cited material and have it correspond to a number in the final page), or in APA style. Guidelines for APA can be found at Purdue’s Online Writing Lab.

Reflection

Reflect on your experiences making the site. How did you feel about the process? Did you enjoy building it? Why or why not? How do you feel these skills may help you in the future? If you feel they will not, how come? Will you take these lessons a step further and learn beyond the basics? Minimum 300 words.