Google Docs Review Project
Introduction:
The project is designed for you to write about something that you did over this summer and give details about it. This way the reader can really understand what happened. At the same time, you will be reviewing some of the key skills within Google Docs that you will need to use to complete this project.
Project Expectations:
Do each task and within each task are videos on specific Google Doc skills. You have the option to watch any video that you need to complete the task.
For the Peer editing task, you need to find out from the teacher who will be assigned to you.
When you are totally done with the project, you need to click "Submit" within the classroom assignment.
For the Peer Feedback task, you need to choose a student that you would like to look at their final Google Docs file and fill out the Google Form to give your peer some feedback.
Click here to see a sample end product to give you an idea of what is expected for this project
What YOU NEED TO DO before each time you work on this project:
You need to go to your Teacher's Google Classroom and in the classwork tab open the "Summer Highlight Writing" assignment.
Click on file "Summer Highlight Writing Google Review" Google Doc under "Your Work"
Click back on the tab for your teacher Google Classroom, click on the blue icon file says mrbadger.org next to it.
Now you will be able to toggle back and forth from the project tasks page to the Google Docs file to do this project.
AGAIN IN EACH TASK THERE ARE VIDEOS ON THE CERTAIN GOOGLE DOCS SKILLS YOU WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO.
You have the option to watch any video within a task to help you remember how to do the Google Docs Skills for that task. (You can always watch a video more than once.)
Task #1
Within the "Summer Highlights Writing" Google Docs file, you need to change the Font to "Comic Sans" and change the size to "14"
(If you forgot how to change the Font and size watch the video below)Type the following for the title: "One Thing I Did or Saw This Summer" press enter and type by and your First name then just the first letter of your last name with a period press enter two times.
Changing the Font and Size of Text
Task #2
Now you need to write at least one paragraph, which has at least 5 complete sentences in it, about something you did or saw during the summer. You need to start each paragraph off with an indent. Within your sentences you need to include the following:
Sentences start off with a capital letter
Sentences end with an end mark and after each endmark you put a space before starting next sentence.
Sentences make sense
No Spelling mistakes
Adding a Tab
Spelling and Grammar Check
Making a complete sentence
Task #3
You need to make your writing double-space
Changing the Line Spacing to Double-Space
Task #4 - Peer Editing and Collaboration
At this time, you need to have another student be a peer editor for your document.
You need to ask your teacher who will be your peer editor.
Your peer needs to read your document and check for the following
sentences start off with a capital
Sentences end with an endmark and a space after each endmark
Sentences make sense (If not, you and your peer editor need to collaborate to help fix any sentences.)
Task #5
You need to change the TITLE font and color to whatever you want.
You need to change the TITLE Size to 36.
You need to change the TITLE to Centered.
Changing Text Font, Size, and Alignment (like Centered)
Task #6
Put your curser at the end of your writing
You need to insert a copyright image. The image should go along with what you wrote about.
You need to have text wrap around your image. Then move your image where you would like it to go.
Insert a Copyright Free Image
Having Text Wrap Around An Image
Task #7 - Submit final Work
You need to submit your file within the Google Classroom assignment.
Project Extension Task
Peer Feedback
You are to read another student's final work.
CLICK HERE to open up a Google Form to give a Peer Feedback response for this student.
Your teacher will get all responses and share the feedback to the students.