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Political Opinion Guide |
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Using
Inspiration 8 software, you will
create a diagram to answer the question: How did the Purpose: This assignment will evaluate your ability
to apply knowledge from the debates and give you practice with the software
program, Inspiration 8. Creating the Political Opinion Diagram:
This diagram
will look very similar to the one you just used to organize your ideas from
the debate...follow the directions below. 1) Access Inspiration
8. If the program is open click
FILE and NEW. This will bring up an options
screen. If the program is not open,
open it and the same options screen will appear. Click DIAGRAM. 2) A new window will open with a colored circle in the
middle. Click on the circle and type How
did the 3) On the toolbar at the top of the screen click
RAPIDFIRE. A lighting bolt will appear
in the circle. Type 4) DO NO WORRY ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE CIRCLES. You will arrange them later. This
would be a good time to save your work!
Save this document in the following way: First
and Last name_my diagram. 5) Click on the
Diagram
created using Inspiration 8 6) NOW
YOU CAN ARRANGE THIS MESS! Go to the
toolbar at the top of the screen and click ARRANGE. A box will appear with the options tree, web, or split tree. Choose TREE and click OK. Move the Answer circle so it is in
the middle (see below). 7) Does your diagram look similar to this?
Diagram
created using Inspiration 8 If not, ask
for help…remember, this is your first time doing this! 8) Fill in the 9) In the answer box you will type Click and Listen
and you will speak your answer
using the evidence you provided under Lincoln and Douglas. How to insert your voice: -Click on
the box where you typed your final answer -On the top
of the screen click TOOLS, scroll down to INSERT VIDEO OR SOUND and click on
RECORD SOUND... -A box will
appear in the top left-hand corner of the screen. Click the -There is
now a little symbol at the top right corner of your answer box. Click on it to hear your voice. If there is no symbol, or if you cannot
find the symbol, ask a team member for help.
To re-record your voice, repeat these steps. 10) Listen to what you said. Did it make sense? Did you use evidence from the debates and
your notes to support your opinion? If
you think you gave a good answer, save your work and continue below with
FORMATTING. If you want to re-record
your answer, you may. Look at the rubric at the end of this
packet to make sure your answer matches the requirements. FORMATTING How to change and arrange the shapes: -Click the
shape you want to change -Go to the
SYMBOLS box and click on a shape at that top -The shape
will change automatically -You can
make it bigger and smaller by clicking on an edge and dragging it -You can
move the shapes by clicking in the middle and dragging them How to change colors in the shapes: -At the
bottom of the screen are font and color options -Click the
shape whose color you want to change -Go to the
far right on the bottom bar where there are two colors in the shape of ovals. -One oval is
the color that fills your shape, the other is the color that outlines it. -Click the
color that looks like it currently fills your shape and choose what you want
to be the new color. You can do the
same for outline colors. -Color will
change automatically. Color,
Shape, and Size are fun to play with but also serve a purpose. You may want something to stand-out so you
give it a large size, or you want to make sure that you keep ideas organized,
so you give ideas in the same category the same color. Your diagram may look something like this:
Diagram
created using Inspiration 8 Keep
this in mind when you are changing Color, Shape, and Size! If you want to make multiples of the
same shape, color and size: -Click on
the shape that has the colors and size you want. -On the bottom
task bar there is a symbol that looks like this: t/T -Click the
t/T symbol and SET DEFAULT -Click on a
shape whose colors, size, and shape you want to change -Click the
t/T button and APPLY DEFAULT -The colors,
size, and shape will automatically change to what you set. How to insert a picture: -In the
SYMBOLS box (left-hand corner of the screen), click on the SEARCH tab -At the
bottom there is a search box, click in it and type -Return to
diagram and click on the box with -Return to
SYMBOLS box, find a favorite picture of -Repeat
these steps with the name Stephen Douglas |
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Rubric Content 0-10 points 10: Evidence
matches information from debates.
Information from previous classes used to support answer. Answer is clearly spoken and
well-supported. 8: Evidence matched
information from debates. Answer is
clearly spoken and well-supported. 6: Some
evidence matches information from debates, some does not apply. Answer is clearly spoken and adequately
supported. 4: Limited
evidence. Answer is not clearly spoken
and is poorly supported. 2: Little to
no evidence. Answer is not clearly
spoken and is not supported. 0:
Incomplete Diagram 0-5 points 5: Has an
easy-to-follow structure, colors that identify relationships between ideas,
and appropriate pictures 4: Has an
easy-to-follow structure, no color changes, and appropriate pictures 3: Has a
good structure, but the colors either distract or do not make sense in the
structure. It has one of two assigned
pictures. 2: Structure
is hard to follow because of color choices and design. It has one of two assigned pictures. 1: Structure
is hard to follow because of color choices and design. No pictures. 0:
Incomplete Total
possible points = 15 |
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