Week 8: Jan 11 to Jan 17

Project completion

This week you will complete your description of a process

You will also learn

• basic formatting in Word 
• blogging using http://blogger.com (log in using your Google ID) 

You should by now have written a 4-paragraph essay about  your adventure training, including a conclusion after the paragraph where you described how to dosomething you learned. 

Your teacher has MARKED your work according to what you have done in class so far.  

You will meet your teacher in your classroom one period this week, Wed or Thu.

1. You can continue to work on your project.  
1. Your job is to correct your work according to feedback given by your teacher
   Instructions for that part of the project are here, weeks 5-7 
2. Paste your work into a Word Document
3. Format your Word document as in the model about scuba diving here:
   sample Word document
4. Follow the formatting instructions here: download the instructions  
5. Find the marking scheme here: Download the form the teacher uses to mark your Word Documents 

Video tutorials for formatting in Word

• Set Margins to 1" left, right, top and bottom http://screencast.com/t/VNeLHYQndh1 
• Line spacing double-spaced: http://screencast.com/t/eNwRcpYXvDB9 
• Indent your NAME, ID, Class, and Date to 4.0" on the ruler: http://screencast.com/t/rmFyeoDb 
• Font/size Arial/12, except the Title, which is Calibri 14 http://screencast.com/t/DkJFGD4X 
• Title centered on page:  http://screencast.com/t/TV5lf1mV 
• Each paragraph indented 0.5": http://screencast.com/t/Bf6fccckRP 
• Footer has Name and ID    Title of Essay     Date:       http://screencast.com/t/iUtFzZLYWEE 
• Finally, double check:  http://screencast.com/t/CLWM2Hhufz3c 

Second phase: Marking

will be on the content and quality of your essay as well as on your skill in following instructions for formatting in Word

Your correctly formatted Word document submitted in email to vstevens@hct.ac.ae

For work you did before on this, 

See Weeks 4-5

See Weeks 5-7

Download the instructions for formatting in Word here

Upcoming Assessments

• Jan 2-12 - (You can submit this during the week of Jan 8-12
  Final grade on Adventure essay next week – 
  Paste the text and pictures to a WORD document
  and email the attachment to vstevens@hct.ac.ae
  

• Jan 15 onwards
• publish your essay on the Internet using Blogger
• Final project worth 60% of your final mark 

Academic Composition classes scheduled Jan 8-12

All classes this week in Auditorium

Academic Composition classes scheduled Jan 17- 19