Write About You on Your Yearbook Page

Start with your full legal name.

Your birth, (date and place).

Describe your family; include something specific about each person, include your name, relationship to them and at least one interesting fact.

Father, Mother, Brother(s), Sister(s)

About your pets:

Optional Questions/Topics:

Describe what sports, music and/or extra-curricular activities you are involved in.

Describe your education so far.

Describe yourself spiritually including your involvement in church.

Describe what you like to do with your free time at home.

Describe your favorite foods.

Describe your favorite books.

Describe your favorite movies.

Describe your favorite school subject.

Describe your favorite toys.

Describe your favorite sports teams.

Describe interesting and fun places you’ve been.

Describe what your want to be when you grow up.

Describe your favorite heroes

Describe your favorite music

Describe your favorite TV shows

Describe a school that you hope to attend

All of your classmates, schoolmates, schoolmates’ parents and IHM staff will read what you write. Do your best!

Arrange the items in your table cells in this order:

WordArt Name
240 x 300 Bordered portrait
Autobiography
Additional photos

The minimum parts of your folder:

		Yearbook Folder and Page Rubric Sample Page
Earned	Points	Lesson Focus: MS Word tables, Organization & Presentation
	20	Student yearbook folder is named: last name underscore first name * no capitals * no spaces * no punctuation * legal name only – no nicknames or abbreviations * hold Shift key and – to create an underscore * folder name example: doe_john
	20	Student yearbook folder contains: Word webpage Word webpage folder 640 x 800 portrait (rename it: last name underscore first name) * Other files that you wish to include must be in this folder!
	20	Student webpage filename: last name underscore first name * be sure to select “Web Page” in Save as type: * no capitals * no spaces * no punctuation * legal name only – no nicknames or abbreviations * hold Shift key and – to create an underscore * webpage name example: doe_john
	20	Webpage has a page title that is your full name, with capitals. Example: John Ralph Doe * Click the Change Title button under Save as…
	20	Webpage contains a centered table with a fill color
	20	Table contains 6pt table lines
	20	Webpage contains a background (100 x 100 maximum picture size – tiled) * Other fill effects or solid colors are acceptable also
	20	Webpage contains a WordArt title that is your first and last name * Middle name optional * Max width 8”, max height 2” * Place in the top table cell.
	30	WordArt title has been converted to a screenshot and is now a single image
	20	Webpage contains your 240 x 300 portrait. * Centered in cell two, below the WordArt cell * Portrait has a picture border * Picture border and effects do not block student’s head or face
	30	240 x 300 bordered portrait has been converted to a screenshot and is now a single image
	20	240 x 300 portrait is linked to 640 x 800 portrait (rename it: last name underscore first name)
	100	The third cell of your table should contain your autobiography. · Use 12 point Verdana font. · Use proper: spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, sentence structure, etc. · All of your classmates, schoolmates, schoolmates’ parents and IHM will read what you write, so do your best! · Proofread! Proofread! Proofread! Word Count: K-225 words *Made by 6^th grade big buddy 1^st – 200 words *Made by 5^th grade big buddy Big buddies – include a sentence: “this page was made by X’s big buddy – your name” 2^nd– 200 words 3^rd– 250 words 4^th – 300 words 5^th & 6^th – 400 words 7^th & 8^th – 500 words
	40	The fourth cell of your table should contain: At least two extra images from home (grades 6-8) At least one extra image from home (grades 4, 5) Pictures must be captioned. Pictures and captions must be centered. Pictures may no wider or taller than 8 inches. * This could be a picture of your family, you playing a sport, on vacation, your pet, a trophy or award, something you made, your favorite thing, your backyard, etc. If you put a border on your pictures you must use the Paint.NET screenshot trick.
	400	Total