Create Calendar Assignment

Microsoft Publisher

Requirements: To create a calendar for use in the classroom



Basic Assignment Option:

Step 1: Identify an educational use, or need, for a calendar in your classroom
Step 2: Using Microsoft Publisher's "Publication Wizard", create a calendar for this use.
Step 3: Use the full-size, monthly, and landscape options for your calendar.
Step 4: When finished, submit the finished calendar to the instructor via email attachment.

* Scoring Rubric *

Full Credit

  • Calendar created
  • Full-size option used
  • Monthly option used
  • Landscape option used
  • Submitted by due date
  • Partial Credit

  • Calendar created
  • Full-size option used
  • Monthly option used
  • Landscape option not used
  • Submitted late
  • No Credit

  • Calendar created
  • Full-size not used
  • Monthly not used
  • Landscape not used
  • Submitted late



  • Intermediate Assignment Option:

    Step 1: Identify an educational use, or need, for a calendar in your classroom
    Step 2: Using Microsoft Publisher's "Publication Wizard", create a calendar for this use.
    Step 3: Use the full-size, monthly, and landscape options for your calendar.
    Step 4: Insert 1 image on to your calendar.
    Step 5: Edit all text to be 18 font.
    Step 6: When finished, submit the finished calendar to the instructor via email attachment.

    * Scoring Rubric *

    Full Credit

  • Calendar created
  • Full-size option used
  • Monthly option used
  • Landscape option used
  • Image inserted
  • 18 font-size used
  • Submitted by due date
  • Partial Credit

  • Calendar created
  • Full-size option used
  • Monthly option used
  • Landscape option used
  • Image not inserted
  • 18 font-size not used
  • Submitted late
  • No Credit

  • Calendar created
  • Full-size not used
  • Monthly not used
  • Landscape not used
  • Image not inserted
  • 18 font-size not used
  • Submitted late



  • Advanced Assignment Option:

    Step 1: Identify an educational use, or need, for a calendar in your classroom
    Step 2: Using Microsoft Publisher's "Blank Publication" option, create a calendar for this use.
    Step 3: Use at least two types of font color on your calendar.
    Step 4: Insert at least 2 images on to your calendar.
    Step 5: Use at least 3 font sizes on your calendar.
    Step 6: Upload the finished calendar to a web page for display.
    Step 7: Submit web page URL to the instructor via email attachment by the due date.

    * Scoring Rubric *

    Full Credit

  • Calendar created
  • 2 font colors used
  • 2 images inserted
  • 3 font sizes used
  • Uploaded to web page
  • URL submitted by due date
  • Partial Credit

  • Calendar created
  • 1 font colors used
  • 1 image inserted
  • 1-2 font sizes used
  • Uploaded to web page
  • URL submitted late
  • No Credit

  • Calendar created
  • 1 font color used
  • No image inserted
  • 1 font size used
  • Not uploaded to web page
  • URL not submitted