Halloween Pumpkin Acrostic
Directions:
1. Go to the following Website: http://Jefferson.twpunionschools.org/subsites/mkatz
2. Click on Computers and then click Assignments. Click on the File: Halloween Pumpkin
Acrostic. Next Click Open. Next, Click on the Button on the top of your screen that says,
Enable Editing.
3. Save the file into your Homeroom folder as: “Your Name” Halloween
4. Change the Top, Bottom, Left and Right Margins to 1.0”.
5. Next, where you see the word Name: , replace the words with your 1st and Last Names.
6. Next, in the Pumpkin, replace the words “Type here” with words or a sentence that creates
a poem that relates to Halloween. (The first letter of each sentence will be a letter from the
word Pumpkin.)
7. Block all of the text that you just typed in the pumpkin and change the Font Size to 16
points and Font to Segoe Script.
8. Next, change the font color of every other line in the pumpkin to Orange.
9. Next, Block your Name and Change:
a. the Font to MS UI Gothic
b. the Font Size to 20
c. the Font Color to Orange.
d. Bold and Underline your name with a solid Orange Underline.
10. Next, add an appropriate Border around the outside of the page. (Be sure it is in
Halloween colors)
11.
In the Upper-Right Corner of the page, add a Word Art that reads Happy Halloween.
12.
Change the color of the Word Art to be Orange and Outlined in Black.
13. Add 4 Halloween themed Clip Arts around the outside of the Pumpkin. (Be sure to
format the Clip Arts so they do not change the way the page looks or move words!)
14.
Use the Spelling and Grammar button to check your Document for errors.
15. Use the Print Preview button to see that the entire Document fits on one page and that
there are no errors before you print.
16.
Save your work.
Objective: SWBAT create
and edit a Halloween Pumpkin
Acrostic in Microsoft Word
utilizing various functions
formatting and layout tools.
Criteria
2
4
6
8
10
Margins
4 or more Mistakes 3 or more Mistakes
were found within were found within
the Margins.
the Margins.
2 Mistakes were
found within the
Margins.
1 Mistake was
found within the
Margins.
Zero Mistakes were
found within the
Margins.
Font Type, Size, and Color
4 or more Mistakes
were found within
the Font Types,
Sizes and Color.
3 mistakes were
found within the
Font Types, Sizes
and Color.
2 mistakes were
found within the
Font Types, Sizes
and Color.
1 mistake was
found within the
Font Types, Sizes
and Color.
Zero mistakes were
found within the
Font Types, Sizes
and Color.
Clipart and WordArt
4 or more Mistakes
were found within
the ClipArt and
WordArt.
3 mistakes were
found within the
ClipArt and
WordArt.
2 mistakes were
found within the
ClipArt and
WordArt.
1 mistake was
found within the
ClipArt and
WordArt.
Zero mistakes were
found within the
ClipArt and
WordArt.
Bold, Underline, and Page
Borders
4 or more mistakes
were found within
the Bold, Underline,
and Page Borders.
3 mistakes were
found within the
Bold, Underline,
and Page Borders.
2 mistakes were
found within the
Bold, Underline,
and Page Borders.
1 mistake were
found within the
Bold, Underline,
and Page Borders.
Zero mistakes were
found within the
Bold, Underline,
and Page Borders.
Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar,
Print Preview and Save
4 or more mistakes
were found within
the Spelling,
Punctuation,
Grammar, Print
Preview and Save.
3 mistakes were
found within the
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Grammar, Print
Preview and Save.
2 mistakes were
found within the
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Grammar, Print
Preview and Save.
1 mistake was
found within the
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Grammar, Print
Preview and Save.
Zero mistakes were
found within the
Spelling,
Punctuation,
Grammar, Print
Preview and Save.
Total Grade
Total points
Total
Points