Form Activity

Your task is to create a form that will allow the user to create a class schedule.  An example is provided on the back of the instructions at the bottom of page 2.

Follow the instruction given to create a Form using Word 2010. You will add the Developer Tab to your ribbon bar.

Note the difference when Design Mode is ON or OFF.

When you are done, you will print the file with the Design Mode ON, turn OFF Design Mode and fill out the Form and print again.  20 points for each printout.  Total points: 40

4th Marking Period Quarterly--MOS Option Instructions

To prepare for the MOS certification test, you will log in to GMetrix and complete the following:

Repeat Core Training 1--try to do without help

Then complete:

Core Training 2
Core Training 3
Core Testing 1
Core Testing 2
Core Testing 3

You will take the MOS test once you feel you are ready. Your score on the exam will determine your grade for your 4th Marking Period Quarterly:

MOS Score	Final Exam Grade
966-1000	100
930-965	98
894-929	97
858-893	96
822-857	95
786-821	94
750-785	93
714-749	92
700-713	91

4th Marking Period Quarterly

Create the following documents:

1. Newsletter: 50%

Research information about Cape Cod or the New Jersey Shore

Find historical facts, restaurants, recreational activities, site seeing/attractions (places to take pictures), and places to stay. (at least three of each category)

Copy and paste information into a Word Document.  Also include the URLs.  Edit the content so it fits on no more than three pages.

Points for research: 30

Format a one-page newsletter using your research. 

• Choose either two or three columns. 
• Create a masthead that has your location in the title of it, but use leaders to put Volume 1 at the left margin and June 2015 at the right margin.
• Be sure to use your own words when writing the articles for your newsletter.
• Create relevant section headings and be sure to use all the categories that you researched.
• Include graphics, but no more than three.
• Justify text.
• Include a small table somewhere in the newsletter.Table must stay within the width of your column.

Points for Newsletter: 70

Grading:  100 total points

2. Document using Tab and Dot Leaders: 15%

Create a document listing site seeing/attractions and recreational activities and the town where each is located.

• Be sure to include a main title.  ie:  CAPE COD ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
• Secondary title is optional.  ie: 2015
• Be professional in your design.
• Include a page border.  Leaders can be dot or dash
• Add at least 2 graphics
• Center vertically.

Grading:  100 points

3.   Business letter with letterhead : 35%

Create a letterhead for a fictitious travel agency located in either Cape Cod or at the Jersey Shore.

• Be creative with the name.
• Be sure to include all necessary letterhead information--name of company, address, telephone, website.
• A graphic is mandatory.
• Stay in top 2 inches of page.

Key the business letter (handout) on your original company letterhead.  Use proper formatting.  

Grading:  100 points

 -5 per typo, -5 per format error, -2 per spacing/capitalization errors

Career Newsletter

This project will allow you to explore a career that is of interest to you while creating a three column document. 

Go to https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/auth/login/?hsid=morrishills
Log into your Naviance account. Click on the "Careers" tab. Click on "explore careers and clusters." Scroll down on the left and select "Career Interest Profiler." Complete the Career Interest Profiler. When you are done you will see your Holland Score. Print this out. 

Investigate careers related to your Holland Score. Click on the "View Matching Occupation List" button. Choose a career that most interests you. Write this career on top of the printout. Submit this for 25 points.

Explore the career in Naviance. Copy and paste the information into a Word document. Also copy and paste the URL(s), too. 

Go to www.bls.gov/oco This is the Occupational Outlook Handbook; the government's site that identifies all the jobs people perform. Find the career that interests you and read through the information provided. Copy and paste the information about your career into the same Word document where the Naviance information is stored. Try to condense it to as few pages as possible. Print out a hard copy of that information when you hand in your document. 

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Three-Column Document Instructions The title of your document will be the career that you have chosen. Create the masthead.  Don't forget the date and Volume, and then apply 3 columns to your document FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. You will create a one-page (3 column) document describing this career. You will create separate sections that address the following topics: (NOTE: these are the sections your career is broken up into on the website) 

• Introduction—this is your own introduction, explaining why you chose this career
• Nature of the Work (What they do)
• Work Environment
• How to Become One:  Training required
• Job Outlook
• Pay 
• Similar Occupations

Set .5” margins for top, bottom, left, and right. Your columns will be formatted with JUSTIFIED alignment, and your section headings will be centered and bold. You may insert one or two pictures in your document related to your career. Apply Tight Text Wrapping.

BONUS: Create a two page newsletter and earn up to 10 BONUS points.

Total points: 75 pts. newsletter with research

Birthday Newsletter

For this project, you will research events that have happened throughout history on your birthday. You will also include events that have happened in your birth month throughout history. As you research, make sure to have a separate document with the URLs used. You also may want to have a document that contains your info, before placing in the newsletter.

Things to include:

• Your bio—name, nickname, where you were born, family, hobbies, interests, pets, favorite music, movies, shows, subjects, etc. 
• People born on that day 
• Events that have happened on that day 
• Top movies—www.boxofficemojo.com – the year you were born 
• Top songs—www.popculturemadness.com from the year you were born 
• Top sports teams—World Series/Superbowl/etc. Champions from the year you were born
• News headlines from the year you were born
• Information about the month of your birth—birthstone, flower Zodiac sign/information—optional 
• Pictures related to the information in your newsletter 

The format:

• Your newsletter must have the following margins: .5" left, right, top, bottom. (NARROW)
• The masthead may not be bigger than 2". Follow the same instructions from the Recycling Newsletter.
• Set for 2 columns after the masthead: Don't forget to choose "This point forward"
• Headings should be centered and bold. You can make the font bigger, but not larger that 16 pts.
• Text: 12 points, pick an appropriate font other than Calibri
• Double space after headings and between paragraphs.
• Justify paragraphs
• Make sure you include at least 3 clip art or internet pictures throughout your newsletter. The pictures must be WITHIN the paragraphs, not in between columns, and wrap the text around.

DO NOT just make bulleted lists, you should have some of the newsletter in paragraph form. You will use the Internet to research the topics listed, and create a two column newsletter about your day.

**You must have a reference page, so make sure you create a separate document that lists all of the websites that you used. 

Total Points: 50

• Masthead: 10 points
• Two column newsletter: Text layout with headings: 20 points
• Graphics: 10 points
• URLs: 10 points
• 2 points off for each typo.

Helpful websites:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/?_r=0

http://www.historynet.com/today-in-history

http://www.on-this-day.com/

http://www.historyorb.com/

Why Recycle? Newsletter

Set your margins to .5" (narrow). Today we will be creating a Newsletter.  The top of a newsletter contains a masthead.

• Using Word Art, key "Recycling Works!"  Change text wrap and format the Word Art to your liking.
• Position your cursor below the WordArt.
• Set a Right Tab at 7.25". Key "Marion Township Recycling Guidelines" on the left.  Hit "Tab" and key "January 2014" on the right.  Format the text so it complements the WordArt.
• Draw a line under the text to separate the masthead from the body of the newsletter. Format the line to match the rest of the masthead.

Now it is time to key the body of the Newsletter.  Position your cursor below the Masthead line.
In the book, key the text on Pages 434 and 435:  It begins with "Why Recycle?"

• Double space after titles. Make the titles bold and bigger. 
• Single space the paragraphs. Double space between paragraphs. (Home Ribbon)
• Justify the paragraph text. Most newsletters use justified paragraphs. (Home Ribbon)
• Customize the bullet in the bulleted list so it matches your color scheme. (Home Ribbon)
• Insert a DropCaps for the first letter of each "article." (Insert Ribbon)

To create the newsletter, highlight the text beginning with "Why Recycle?" and ending with "Jauary 31 of each year." Make this two columns:  Page Layout : Columns : More columns : make sure Apply: says "This section."

This is a one page newsletter.  Insert a graphic related to the topic. Make sure everything fits on one page. Don't forget, your titles should be bigger than the text.

Note:  Make sure your fonts complement each other.  Don't mix serif and san serif fonts.

50 points.

4th Marking Period Timing Scale

50+--  100

47-49-- 95

44-46-- 90

41-43-- 85

38-40-- 80

36-37-- 75

35--      70

31-34-- 65

-30--     60

You are allowed 5 errors in the 4th Marking Period.