This assignment will be more valuable if you work with one partner. You may work alone, but you will learn more from this exercise if you collaborate. If you work with a partner, submit the same report and put both names on the report. Post your homework assignment on BOTH class websites before class starts on the due date.

Find a natural language readability rating tool, either online or that you install. (I did a quick search and found three online.) Feel free to share the tool you find on Piazza. Rate representative text from five different web pages.

Write a brief report describing which tool you used, which measure or measures it implements, which web pages you evaluated and who their prospective users are, give the scores, and (based on the scores) discuss whether the web pages use appropriate readability level.

Submit your report by making a link to it on your website. If you work with a partner, put both of your names on the report. Both team members must submit a link on their websites.

As before, you can put the report up as an HTML file or formatted as PDF. No word processor files. No handwriting. If you choose to use a word processor, you can save it to a file as PDF. If you use MS Word, PDF files can be created if you have Adobe Writer and several free tools (for example CutePDF). Your file should be saved as html and have the name yourname-assignment5.html (or pdf and have the name yourname-assignment5.pdf).

Making your report available to me is your responsibility; if I cannot access your file then you will not get credit. Be sure to test access to your file before the due date.

Grading Rubric

The grading for this assignment will be as follows:
[Total: 20 points]

• (1 point) — Specify which tool you used
• (2 points) — Identify which measure or measures it implements
• (5 points) — Specify which 5 web pages you evaluated and who their intended users are (1 point for each web page)
• (5 points) — Provide the scores (1 point for each web page)
• (5 points) — Discuss whether the web pages use appropriate readability level (1 point for each web page)
• (1 point) — Put the report up as an HTML file or formatted as PDF and follow the naming convention
• (1 point) — Submit your report by making a link to it on your website

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