President Bio Card

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Mackenzie Ray

Birth Date

Known For

January 18, 2001 / Being a Nice Person
/ Brief Biography
Mackenzie is a 10 year old, 5th grade student at Stormonth grade school. Her teacher is Mr. Smith. She is on the soccer team, basketball team and plays the Cello. On the weekends she likes to do things with her family. Her mother’s name is Tanya(38), her father’s name is Ted(39) and her sister’s name is Alyssa(16).

Favorite Sports

/ Favorite Foods / Favorite TV Shows
Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Tennis / Tacos, Peanut Butter and Jelly / The Fairly Odd Parents
Source: Google Images / Source: Google Images / Source: Google Images

Interesting Facts about Mackenzie:

She has been playing the piano for 2 years
She loves all sports
She has 8 cousins that she sees every Summer in DoorCounty
She has a brown puppy named Summer

Student Bio Card – Present Tense

Social Studies, Language Arts

Word Processing, Internet

Web site: or any search engine

Objective: Students will write a paragraph about themselves, schools and family life. They will create a “Bio Card” about themselves using tables in a Word-processed document complete with digital picture of themselves or a self portrait in paint.

Model Academic Standards:

Social Studies

E.4.12 Give examples of important contributions made by state citizens, United States citizens, and world citizens

B.8.7 Identify significant events and people in the major eras of United States and world history

Language Arts

B.8.1 Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences

B.8.2 Plan, revise, edit and publish clear and effective writing

E.8.1 Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information

E.8.5 Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose

F.8.1 Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings

Technology

B.8.6 Follow a set of instructions to produce a product using appropriate tools

Assessment: Student-created, word-processed document

WordProcessor Skills:

New, Save, Exit, Open and Print WordProcessor files
View Header and Footer, input information
Insert a Table with a specific number of columns and rows
Attach tables with different sizes to create one table
Change Table Properties - color & style
Copy, Paste and properly cite text from the Internet
Copy, Paste, Format and properly cite images from the Internet

Internet Skills:

1. Enter address of specific web site in an Internet browser address bar

2. Research a specified Website for specific information

3. Copy and Paste text and graphics in to a word-processed document

4. Copy Website addresses for proper citation in a word-processed document

Preparation & Procedures

Student Bio Card

Preparation:

Discuss the “Student Example” with the students and review the type of information they will need to put in their card
Determine a “filename” and desired location to be saved.

Procedures:

Open a new Word document. Choose File: Save As; within the “Save As” window, select the desired location for the file. Type a filename, and then click “Save.” Example: ‘President-your name’.
Choose Table: Insert: Table…; change the numbers of columns and rows to insert a 1 x 1 table at the top of the document and click “OK.”
Insert a 2 column x 3 row table that joins to the 1 x 1 table under the 1 x 1 table. Click below the 1 x 1 table before inserting the 2 x 3 table. This is a great time to introduce “Undo Typing” if students forget to click below.
Center the name of the student in the 1 x 1 table using size 36, any font or color. Challenge: Determine the largest font they could use with only 1 line.
Center the following information in the first two rows of the 2 x 3 table using size 18: “Birth Date” & “Known For” with appropriate answers for each
Insert a picture in the lower left-hand cell of the 2 x 3 table. Ideally this will be a digital picture of the student. Otherwise they may use their favorite animal or simply draw a picture in paint.
Write a 1 paragraph biography about themselves
Insert a 3 Column x 3 row table that joins to the 2 Column x 3 row table
Add Favorites with properly cited pictures from the Internet

Student Rubric

Student Bio Card

You will explain the significant contributions and major events in your life – as if you have already passed away. You will create and print a word-processed document, complete with properly graphics from the Internet.

Project Requirements:

___ 1. Wrote a self biography in past tense

___ 2. Correctly displayed information in word-processed tables

___ 3. Used proper grammar and spelling

___ 4. Used time efficiently

Technology Requirements:

___ 1. Insert a 1 x 1 table. Write student name as big as possible on 1 line.

___ 2. Insert a 2 x 3 table under the 1 x 1 table that joins to the 1 x 1 table

___3. Center the following information in the first two rows of the 2 x 3 table using size 18: “Birth Date” & “Known For” with appropriate answers for each

___4. Insert a student picture in the lower left-hand cell of the 2 x 3 table.

___5. Write a 1 paragraph biography from birth to death highlighting schools attended, family and achievements.

___6. Insert a 3 Column x 3 Row table that joins to the 2 Column x 3 Row table

___7. Add Favorites with properly cited pictures from the Internet for each

___8. Added 2-4 addition “interesting facts” using bullets

Instructor Rubric