# Microsoft Office/Create a Greeting Card
## Lesson

* Open Publisher
* Click on the Office Button
* Click on NEW
* Scroll through the templates and find greeting cards, or holiday cards
* Pick one that you like, notice how they fold
* Click on the content place holders to edit them
* Click on a content place holder and press DELETE on your keyboard to remove unwanted items
* Use the navigation at the bottom to move from one page to the next

## Project

* Pick a reason for giving a greeting card - Holiday, Thank You, Invitation
* Pick a template that is close to what you want on your greeting card
* Edit the content in the place holders
* Place the person's name to whom you are giving the card on the front cover
* Change the graphics
* Create a logo and signature on the back cover (this is where your name will go)
* Have a classmate read the card and proofread for spelling and grammar
* Print only one copy of the card
* Fold it
* Turn it in, you will get them back next class to take home or send off
To add a special touch you can use Photoshop on your graphics.

## Rubric

Greeting Card Rubric :
| Standards | 1 point | 2 points | 3 points | 4 points | 5 points |
| Picks a reason for the card | It was difficult to figure out the purpose of the card. | The purpose on the front cover does not match the content within the card. | The purpose is somewhat clear but many apects of the card seem only slightly related. | Establishes a purpose at the beginning, but occasionally wanders from that focus. | Greeting card establishes a purpose at the beginning and maintains that focus throughout! Cohesive card. |
| Creativity and Originality | Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. | Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. | Product shows some original thought. The creator's voice shows in places. | Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. | Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. |
| Spelling and Proofreading | Several spelling errors in the card. | No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the card. | No more than 2 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the card. | No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the card. | No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the card. |
| Attractiveness and Organization | The card's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. | The card's formatting and organization are distracting to the reader. | The card has well-organized information. | The card has attractive formatting and well-organized information. | The card has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. |
| Graphics | Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. | Some Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. | Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy". | Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. | Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. Everything is school appropriate. |
| Requirements | More than two requirements were not completely met. | Two requirement were not completely met. | One requirement was not completely met. | All requirements are met. | All requirements are met and exceeded. |