Book cover:
Title
Author
Illustration
On your Title Page:
(You may copy and paste the following)
Title
Written by
Illustrated by
Grade Four
Homeroom Teacher
Vincent Elementary
Finished on
(Use a formal date, ie. April 17, 2018)
Dedication
I dedicate this book to
The person who inspired you to write this book or someone you want to honor.
You have 14 - 15 pages for this section in bare books.
Use colored pencils that look neat and will not smear.
Do not color over the words; coloring the words makes it too difficult to read.
Use your neatest coloring - try to color in the same direction
Include some of the following:
Why did you choose the topic for this book, what inspired you?
Tell about your family, pets, interests, hobbies.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
What was your favorite part of making the book?
If you are on Google docs, first save to your desktop by downloading to word.
Spell check again
Increase font size 6 points, don't forget page number (At least 18pt)
Find zoom to whole page view
Change any fonts, styles or special spacing
Remove header -Do not remove page number field in footer
Click cursor at the beginning of each page and insert a page break (under the insert pull down menu)
Adjust print for each page
Check tabs and page amts
Check with Mrs. Stambol before printing
Drag down to print
Cut an inch off at the top (7 1/2 in)
Cut paper in half ( 5 1/2 in )
Draw and color pictures
Rubber cement neatly in book
One page margins – L (.75), R (3.75), H (.5), G (0), T (.75), B (1), F (4)
16 is the most pages for the small books
Macs -Click on Copies and Pages and change to layout - change pages per sheet from 1 to 2
Dells Find pages per sheet and change from 1 to 2
Dells on the server change 1 page per sheet to 2 pages per sheet
Put story on cutting board for Mrs. Stambol to cut.
You must have a folder to keep pictures neat.
8 X 11
Increase Margins
Before you begin, make sure all changes have been made (Spelling, spacing, font, size)
Choose font size and font
Remove header -Do not remove page number field in footer
Change rt margin to 2 ( cut off 3/4 in on rt)
Left margin is 1.25
Top margin 1.5 ( Cut off .5)
Click cursor at the beginning of each page and insert a page break (under the insert pull down menu)
Check tabs and page amts
Have teacher check
Drag down to print
Draw and color pictures
Rubber cement neatly in book