Creating a Website in Publisher
Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of your home page and add your sites fictional Website About A Famous Person
Objective
Students will be able to take the information they learned about a reliable website and create a reliable website in Microsoft Publisher about a famous person.
METS
CI.2- Create an original project using a variety of media.
RI.1- Use a variety of digital resources to locate information
RI.2- Evaluate information from online resources for accuracy and bias.
Getting Started:
Steps to setup Microsoft Publisher Document size for our web publication:
1.Open Publisher and choose Web Sites underneath the New Publication column on the left side of the page. Choose a web site design that you would like to use for your web page.
2.Go to File->Page Setup and select Custom: Width: 6 in. Height: 5 in.
3. Next go to Arrange-> Layout Guides and change all margins to 0 inches.
4. You will need 4 pages, so go to Insert -> Page-> More Options and type 3 next to Number of New Pages.
5. Go to View-> Toolbars and make sure there is a check mark next to the Word Art toolbar. If there is not, click on the words Word Art.
6. Go to page 1 and start the first of your 4 pages.
Page 1: Home Page
· Famous Person's Name
· Create a Slogan or a quote about your famous person
· Graphic (photo of the famous person)
· contact information, site creators name, and date your site was updated.
· Don't forget to copy and paste the navigation bar on the right side of your page to all 4 of your pages.
Feel free to add other things to make your Home Page more eye appealing.Don't forget to include information that will make your web site reliable.
Page 2: Information About Your Famous Person (Biography)
Example Topic Title: "All About Nicholas Cage"
Type out a brief biography about the famous person you chose.
DO NOT copy and paste! You might want to open up a blank
Microsoft Word Document and use that to jot down your ideas.
Some ideas you may want to include in the Biography:
§ Childhood- Facts about their childhood such as when and where they were born, their parent’s names, siblings, or other related facts.
§ Education- Facts about their schooling including when and where they went to school and the degrees they have.
§ Career- Information about what your person does for a living.
§ Accomplishments- Facts about important events in their life.
§ Death (if they have died) - Information about you famous persons death (when, where, and/or cause).
§ Interesting Facts- Facts that make the person interesting such as hobbies, travel experiences, beliefs, etc.)
Don't forget to add some pictures to make your web page look more eye appealing.
Page 3: Timeline
· Create a Timeline of significant events that have occurred in your Famous Person's Life (could also be a filmology, songology, or a list of events/activities).
A great site to use to get information about actors and actresses is the Internet Movie Database.
Don't forget to add some pictures to make your web page look more eye appealing
Page 4: FAQ Page
Title: "Frequently Asked Questions" ·
Introduction
A 1 or 2 sentence introduction... like:
Thanks for taking the time to visit my web site. I love getting questions from you and hearing what you have to say.
Therefore, I am going to answer some of the most essential questions I have been asked over the past several weeks.
Write out a minimum of 3 questions that you would like to ask your famous person then pretend you are the famous person and write an answer for each question.
o When you write your questions (change the font, color, size etc...)
o When you write your answers (Again change the font, color, and size etc...)
o You will need a minimum of 3 questions/answers (use the Print Preview to be consistent with the look of your questions and answers.
o Include at least 2 pictures
Biography Website in Publisher Grading Rubric
NAME:_____________________________
Research: 4 3 2 1 0
Student accurately researched required information about a famous person.
Length: 4 3 2 1 0
Website consists of 4 pages and includes ALL required information.
Overall Website:
Eye Appealing & Creative 4 3 2 1 0
Student created a reliable website using information learned about reliable websites. 4 3 2 1 0
Content: 4 3 2 1 0
Information researched is accurate, interesting, makes sense.
Conventions: 4 3 2 1 0
Spelling and grammar has been checked for errors
TOTAL ________
28-26 A
25-23 B
23-21 C
20-18 D
18-0 E