Keyboarding
In this project you will create an alphabet book. Your book will be a little different where as it is not for elementary students, it is meant for junior high and high school students. It is to be question based. Instead of A is for Apple. You are to select a word and ask specific questions about that word and answer your own questions. This will be a fun assignment that will let you show your creativitiy.
You will
design a cover page and black and white or color pages that make up the 26
letters of the alphabet. The back page
is to have created by and your name on it.
You may
choose any desired font, size, word art, and alignment. However, each page must have one complete
paragraph about the topic. The paragraph
must have a minimum of five complete
sentences. You can use the words listed
below, or you can use your own word and ideas. Be very creative with this activity. It is meant to be fun giving you the
opportunity to use your imagination. You
are to add clip art to your pages. This
clip art is available through your Task Pane, the internet, a special symbol
from the Wingdings font, or could be a picture that you would like to scan and
include. You can also take pictures
forming the letter or of things that make the letter. Once again, use your imagination!
The margins
for the project text boxes are as follows:
Top, bottom, left and right are .5”.
You will set up your page in landscape orientation with a book fold. (Go to File, Page Set up, Paper Size tab and
choose 8.5 x 11 Landscape, select advanced and booklet).
You will
keep the same page set up each time. You will save this in your Computer Apps
folder as alphabet_book_lastname.
Here are
the questions that you will answer and compose sentences to help you create
your alphabet book:
If you
could be someone’s assistant, whom would you choose and what would your duties
be?
What
bothers me and why?
What do you
collect or what would you like to collect?
What are
the three don’ts you hear most often?
Are they from your parents? Brothers or sisters? Teachers? Who? Why do they bother you?
What is
your very favorite thing to eat and why?
Describe
the members of your immediate family and tell how you feel about each one.
What are
some gifts you would like to receive in the next few years? Who should give them to you?
Who is the
bravest person you can think of and why?
(It may be someone famous, but it need not be.)
If you were
only an inch tall, what are some of the things you would do that you cannot do now. Use your
imagination!
Name
something (or someone) that makes you feel jealous. Explain why in detail.
If you
could lie down on the grass while flying a kite, just looking at the beautiful
sky and trees around you, what are some of the things you would think about?
Describe
someone you love very much. Tell all
about that person and tell why he/she is so dear to you.
If you were
a magician and could change yourself into someone or something else, who or
what would you change yourself into and why?
What kinds
of noises bother you you? What kinds of noises or sounds do you enjoy?
If you
could keep only one of your current possessions, what would it be and why?
What are
some of the things you have done in your life that make you proud of yourself?
What are
some questions you would like to answer for yourself in this world?
Describe
five rules you would like to write for your parents to follow.
What is the
greatest surprise you have ever had?
What surprise thing would you like to do for someone else?
If you
could change your name, what would you change it to and why?
What things
make you say “UGH!” when you see them or have to do them?
If you
could invent a new vitamin for people to take, what would it do for human
health?
What are
some wishes you would like to have come true?
You have
just been given X-ray eyes! What are
some things you can see now that you were not able to see before?
Tell about
a time you really yelled at someone.
What did you scream at him/her?
Why were you so angry? What did
he/she do that was so awful?
LUCKY
YOU!! Someone just gave you a zligmur as a gift.
What in the world is it? Describe
it in detail and draw a picture of it.
At the back
of this handout is a grading rubric that I will use to grade your project. DO NOT LOSE THIS!! Use it to help you in creating your
project. It must be turned in with
your book!! If not, you automatically
lose 25 points.
Here are
some helpful suggestions:
To
create an alphabet letter and word in Word Art
Go to Insert
Picture
Word Art (choose the style you want
and type letter/word)
To
insert clip art from Task Pane
Click on Task Pane
Choose graphic
Drag to Clipboard on right
Resize if necessary (Remember
to only resize from corners!)
KEYBOARDING
Alphabet Book Project
CRITERIA |
POINTS |
COMMENDABLE |
ACCEPTABLE |
UNACCEPTABLE |
Handed in on time |
30 |
Turned in on the day it was due.
(30) |
One class period late (20) |
More than one day late. (0( |
All letters are represented |
40 |
All letters were represented in
the book. (40) |
One –two letters missing in the
book. (20) |
More than two letters missing in
the book. (0-10) |
Spelling Errors |
20 |
No spelling errors. (20) |
One-two spelling errors (10) |
More than two spelling errors
(0-5) |
Grammar Errors |
20 |
No grammar errors. (20) |
One-two grammar errors (10) |
More than two grammar errors
(0-5) |
Neatness |
20 |
Pages neatly folded and placed
in order with two staples (20) |
Pages neatly folded but not
placed in the correct order or vice versa. (10) |
Pages not folded correctly nor
placed in the correct order. (0) |
Margins are correct |
10 |
Top, bottom, left and right are
set to 1” with a 1” margin between columns.
(10) |
One margin set incorrectly. (8) |
More than one margin set
incorrectly. (5) |
Paper Size |
10 |
Paper size set to “Landscape”
(10) |
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Paper size not set correctly.
(0) |
Paragraphs |
50 |
All paragraphs for each letter
have the minimum number of sentences.
(50) |
One or two paragraphs do not have
the minimum number of sentences. (25) |
More than two paragraphs have
less than the minimum sentences.
(0-20) |
Clipart/Wordart |
25 |
Each page has some sort of
clipart or word art used. (25) |
80% of the booklet has
clipart/word art used. (10) |
Less than 80% of the booklet has
clipart/word art used. (5) |
Time Management |
25 |
The entire class time was used
each day to work on the project. (25) |
80% of the time was used to work
on the project in class, with only 1 tardy.
(15) |
Less than 80% of the time used
to work on the project in class with more than 1 tardy. (0-5) |
Total Points Earned/Possible |
/250 |
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