1. Favorite Movie Activity

Essential Question: How can I use Google Docs to create an illustrated report for the history/science/myopoly fair?

Objectives:

• Learn how to use Google Docs to create an illustrated report using pictures.

• Learn how to use the references tools in Google Docs to create a footnote.

• Learn the proper way to setup a quotation in your paper.

• Learn how to format images so they appear with text wrapped around them.

• Learn the standard way that Google Docs displays their icons and tasks so that you are able to find similar tasks in other Google applications.

Your assignment is to write four paragraphs about your favorite movie or a movie you saw recently. It should be written in your own words and not copied from a website. If you have difficulty thinking about something to write then focus on what the story was about, your favorite characters were, or the conflict in the movie.  Your assignment should have the following items included:

• 4 paragraphs (a paragraph is 5 sentences)

• 3 images that are formatted so that they are free floating images

• A header with your name, Favorite Movie Activity, and the date

• A footer with the page number automatically generated

• A quote that is copied from www.imdb.com specific to your movie

• The quote should be formatted correctly:

  • Single spaced

  • Encapsulated by quotes (“)

  • Footnote number at the end of the quote

  • Margins indented at 1” and 5”

• A footnote for the quote correctly setup

• A table with two columns containing the names of the characters and the actors that play them

• Double spaced and aligned left with paragraphs indented using tab.

Your assignment will be graded using a checklist.  Each item on the checklist will be given a value based on how well you completed that item.  All of the items will be added up and averaged to determine your grade.