Google Docs Newspaper Project

OBJECTIVE: Create a Front Page Newspaper Story from a past, present or fictitious event using Google Docs.

GRADING:

100 Points for meeting the requirements

Directions

Click Apps then Drive

Click Create

Image

then Document

Change Margins

Click File Page Set Up

Select Portrait orientation Change Margins to 0.2" for Top, Bottom, Left and Right

Add table for Newspaper Name

Click Insert Table select 1 x 1 table

Customize the Background color, Border Color, Border width and Border dash for the table.

Add Newspaper Name

Click inside the Table and Type the name of your Newspaper.

Select the Font and Color you want to use.

Increase the Font Size so that the Newspaper name fill's an entire line.

Add Subtitle

Put your cursor one line below your Newspaper Name. Highlight the empty text area and press this button to clear the formatting

Type Web Page Address, Who gets your Newspaper (Example: "Serving the Mid-Valley Daily"), Date of the story, Price.

Put a tab between each element. (Web URL, Serving, Date, Price)

Change Font so it will fit on one line.

Select the Font Type and Color of your choice.

Insert Horizontal line

Place cursor on line 3 below your subtitle

Select Insert Horizontal line

Add Headline

Type the Headline on the next line down.

Use Impact Font all Caps.

Make the Font Size as large as possible to fit on one line.

Add Table to simulate columns

Place cursor under headline click Table insert table and a 2 x 1 table

Type Story

Click inside the left cell of the table.

Type your story it must be 200-500 words in length.

To count your words highlight your story and click Tools Word count.

After you know the total word count split the story in two equal parts putting the first half of the story in the left column and the last part in the right column.

Highlight your story and change the alignment to Justify.

Spell Check your story.

Proofread your story.

Insert Pictures into Story

You will need to find 4 pictures from the Internet.

Try to find pictures that relate to your story and make it seem believable.

When you find a picture right click and select Copy picture. Then place cursor where you want the picture located and paste.

Change the margin of each picture to 1/16th of an inch and select Wrap text.

Repeat this process for your second, third and fourth pictures.

Remove Table Border

If you don't like the lines around the columns you can remove them by clicking inside your table then go to the pull down menu Table then Table properties. Select 0 pt for the table border.

Add Inside Edition Table

Place your cursor under you story table.

Click Insert then Insert Table select a 2X5 Table.

Re-size your Table

Place your Cursor on the Middle vertical line of your Table.

Drag the middle vertical Line to the 2.5" mark.

Highlight the whole table and press the clear formatting button.

Type in Table

Type the following into your Table.

Inside Edition

Sports

Weather

World

Local

Type in a brief story that happened in each section for the day.

Colorize Table

Change the colors of the Table Cells.

Highlight your Table.

Select Table then Table properties.

Select the border Color and border size you want.

Change the Cell Background color.

Change your table padding to 0"

Change Font Size in Table

Highlight the text and change the font size, color and type to your choice.

Don't make your font size to large.

Make Room for Table

Your Newspaper must all fit on one page so now you need to readjust font sizes in your table and or in your story to make everything fit nicely in one page.

Share with Teacher

Click the Share button

and type in your teachers name to turn this in to be graded.

Click File then Print.

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