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Topic: Creating a Character
Can Using Microsoft Publisher
Course:
Reading, Grade 7
Time Frame:
3 days (computer lab)
Introduction
Labels on cans describe what is inside. They tell us about the
ingredients, the weight, volume and nutritional value of all the contents.
Imagine if people came in nice wrappers with labels describing them. We
wouldn't have to guess about their personalities, their likes or dislikes.
We could just read the labels. Since people don't come with labels,
authors describe their characters with facts and and descriptive phrases
that let us get to know the characters bit by bit. If you could make a
label for a book character, how would the label describe the character?
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Create
a new label for a can of soup that depicts a character from a novel you
have read. Create
the label using Microsoft Publisher.
Attach the label to a can of soup for display in the classroom. Once the display period has ended, the cans of soup will be
donated to a local food pantry.
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Character
Can Planning Guide |
Create a soup label for
a character from the novel, Freak the Mighty.
You will need to bring
a can of soup (Campbell’s or store brand, 10 3/4 oz.) to attach your
label to for display in the classroom. The soup will then be donated to a local food pantry during the
holiday food drive. The following must be
included in your Publisher project:
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Title – must
include the character’s name
Recipe
– things
the character would like
Directions
– the
character’s hopes for the future
Instructions
for storing – the
best setting for the character
A
warning – negative
character traits
Nutritional
information – (Calories, fat, protein, sodium, carbohydrates,
etc)
other
character traits - can use
similies such as, “sweet as…, bitter as…, strong as…,
salty as…., etc.
Ingredients
– the
physical characteristics of the character
Proof
of purchase – the
approximate age of the character |
Follow
the procedures below to create a label for a soup can. Depending on your level of computer proficiency in the class, the
teacher may choose to demonstrate the steps before you begin on their
own. By the end of the first
day in the lab, you should have created a new publication, modified
the page setup to conform to a 10 ľ oz. soup can, and saved your document
to your network directory. On
the last day in the computer lab, you should print your label.
Directions
for creating your label.
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