Comparing and Contrasting Two Websites

Rubric Name: WA2_CC_essay_rubric_
This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.
Introductory paragraph
excellent
good
fair
needs improvement
not passing
Criterion Score
introduces the two websites thoroughly
4 points
3.2 points
2.8 points
2.4 points
0 points
/ 4
features a strong thesis statement
3 points
2.4 points
2.1 points
1.8 points
0 points
/ 3
This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.
Body paragraphs
excellent
good
fair
needs improvement
not passing
Criterion Score

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Paragraph on proximity accurately describes the concept, demonstrates with reasonable thoroughness how the two sites compare on this concept, and refers to figures to provide evidence of the concept
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
/ 10
Paragraph on alignment accurately describes the concept, demonstrates with reasonable thoroughness how the two sites compare on this concept, and refers to figures to provide evidence of the concept
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
/ 10
Paragraph on repetition accurately describes the concept, demonstrates with reasonable thoroughness how the two sites compare on this concept, and refers to figures to provide evidence of the concept
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
/ 10

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Paragraph on contrast accurately describes the concept, demonstrates with reasonable thoroughness how the two sites compare on this concept, and refers to figures to provide evidence of the concept
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
/ 10
This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.
Grammar and punctuation
Excellent
Good
Fair
Needs Improvement
Does not pass
Criterion Score
essay demonstrates accurate word-level grammar
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
0 points
/ 10
essay demonstrates accurate sentence-level grammar
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
0 points
/ 10
essay demonstrates accurate punctuation
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
0 points
/ 10

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This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.
Graphics
Excellent
Good
Fair
Needs Improvement
Does not pass
Criterion Score
At least 8 clear, readable graphics are used to illustrate the concepts of proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast.
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
0 points
/ 10
The graphics are labelled properly
5 points
4 points
3.5 points
3 points
0 points
/ 5
The websites are given attribution
5 points
4 points
3.5 points
3 points
0 points
/ 5

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This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.
Concluding paragraph
Excellent
Good
Fair
Needs Improvement
Does not pass
Criterion Score
the concluding paragraph effectively summarizes or emphasizes the comparison and contrast of the essay
3 points
2.4 points
2.1 points
1.8 points
0 points
/ 3
Rubric Total Score
Total
/ 100

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The New York Times and the Washington Post
Introduction
The New York Times and the Washington Post have websites on which they provide news stories and advertisement content. They both have similarities and differences in equal measure regarding alignment, proximity, repetition and contrast. Presentation of content on a website is as vital as the content itself and helps to pass the intended message across to the audience. This paper compares and contrasts the two websites, The New York Times and The Washington Post based on the above design principles. While the two websites make good use of the design principles, The New York Times is better designed than | PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | are well-aligned on their homepages. Alignment on websites is essential as it makes it visually more appealing and makes it easier for the user to navigate (Lynch et al., 2016). The text on both websites is left aligned. While both websites have…