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PROJECT 1: HOLIDAY POEM
Go to VIEW, HEADER AND FOOTER. Type your name and period. Click CLOSE.
Change the FONT FACE to COURIER NEW, FONT SIZE 12
Click on CENTER alignment
Change the FONT COLOR to GREEN
Under FORMAT, go to BACKGROUND and select RED
Key the following poem:
in
the
unroamed
soil alone
of cathedral forests
where resounds the
echoing silence of the
great organ timber pipes
that tower into the crystal
distance among the cool green and
deep honey dark secret caches
of shadowed silence there grow
the many Christmas trees
child trees still suckling
woodmilk from beneath the moss to
lift their sapling fingers and touch
full stride their miracle.
But these child trees as Christmas
ornaments are severed from sanctuary
by seasoned hunters with steel saws and shiny
axes and brought to towns priced and tagged
trimmed and dragged off to christmastreetion camps
where amid the pallor of signs and the roaring
ugliness of the Christmas rush they wait for christmas
people to inspect them and select them to fit
certain space in a certain place so much less than a
wilderness with tinsel and glass paper and plastic trash
foam and fuss flashing lights these icons they
stand all alone dressed to hide their slow dry dying
M
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CHRISTMAS?
Go to FILE, PAGE SETUP, LAYOUT, and under VERTICAL ALIGNMENT choose CENTER then OK.
Go to FORMAT, BORDERS AND SHADING, click on PAGE BORDER tab, under ART choose a border.
SAVE.
PROJECT 2: HOLIDAY SCRAMBLE
← Make sure you are on a blank page in Word.
← Click on NUMBERING icon:
← Go to FORMAT, PARAGRAPH, under LINE SPACING choose DOUBLE
← Type the first scrambled word then hit the TAB button
← Number 1 has been done for you.
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sown
stkiocng
fitsg
lihsgt
negla
dycna ncae
hgilse
natsa
glandra
tnslie
enedreri
reet
selev
← Go to FILE, PAGE SETUP, LAYOUT, and under Vertical Alignment, choose CENTER and OK
← Add 3 PICTURES
← SAVE
PROJECT 3: ‘Twas the Night Poem
← Make sure you are on a blank page in Word.
← Go to FILE and PAGE SETUP. Change LEFT and RIGHT MARGINS to 1.5”
← Key the following poem as shown. It will take two pages!!
‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
← Add a PAGE BORDER
← SAVE
PROJECT 4: Christmas Carol Match
1. Make sure you are in a blank page in Word.
2. Go to the FILE menu, select PAGE SETUP, and click on the MARGINS tab. Change the LEFT and RIGHT margins to .75 then close the dialog box.
3. The title for this assignment is CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Type it at the top of the page. Center and Bold it.
4. After the title, press the ENTER key 2 times.
5. Change the LINE SPACING of the document to 2.
6. Under the FORMAT menu, select COLUMNS. Choose TWO under “Presets”, then change the APPLY TO window at the bottom to THIS POINT FORWARD. See the box below:
You’re now ready to match your Christmas carols. Go on to the next page of instructions.
PROJECT 4: Christmas Carols
← Make sure you are in a blank page in Word.
← Match the first part of the carol with its ending. Type the complete answer.
Dashing…
Jingle…
Joy…
The First…
Rudolph…
Frosty…
Have Yourself…
We Three…
Silent…
Oh Christmas…
O’ Come…
I’m Dreaming…
Hark…
God Rest…
Up on the…
Chestnuts…
Away…
Deck the Halls…
Twelve …
Jolly…
I Saw Mommy…
Oh, the Weather…
It Came Upon…
Merry Christmas, Darling…
A Midnight Clear
A Very Merry Christmas
All Ye Faithful
Bells, Jingle Bells
Days of Christmas
Happy New Year, Too
Housetop Reindeer Pause
In a Manger
Possible Answers:
Kings of Orient Are
Kissing Santa Clause
Night
Noel
Of a White Christmas
Old St. Nicholas
Outside is Frightful
Roasting on an Open Fire
The Herald Angels Sing
The Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Snowman
Through the Snow
To the World
Tree
With Boughs of Holly
Ye Merry Gentlemen
PROJECT 5: Holiday Report
← Make sure you are in a blank page in Word.
← Under the FILE menu, select PAGE SETUP. Change these margins to the following:
LEFT and RIGHT MARGINS to 1”
TOP MARGIN to 2”
← Key the following title at the top of the page: CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS. Center and Bold it.
← Type the following report:
CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS
Mistletoe and Holly
Two hundred years before the birth of Christ, the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate the coming of winter. They believed the plant had special healing powers for everything from female infertility to poison ingestion. Scandinavians also thought of mistletoe as a plant of peace and harmony. They associated mistletoe with their goddess of love, Frigga. The custom of kissing under the mistletoe probably derived from this belief. The early church banned the use of mistletoe in Christmas celebrations because of its pagan origins. Instead, church fathers suggested the use of holly as an appropriate substitute for Christmas greenery.
Poinsettias
Poinsettias are native to Mexico. They were named after America's first ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett. He brought the plants to America in 1828. The Mexicans in the eighteenth century thought the plants were symbolic of the Star of Bethlehem. Thus the Poinsettia became associated with the Christmas season. The actual flower of the poinsettia is small and yellow. But surrounding the flower are large, bright red leaves, often mistaken for petals.
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree originated in Germany in the 16th century. It was common for the Germanic people to decorate fir trees, both inside and out, with roses, apples, and colored paper. It is believed that Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer, was the first to light a Christmas tree with candles. While coming home one dark winter's night near Christmas, he was struck with the beauty of the starlight shining through the branches of a small fir tree outside his home. He duplicated the starlight by using candles attached to the branches of his indoor Christmas tree. The Christmas tree was not widely used in Britain until the 19th century. It was brought to America by the Pennsylvania Germans in the 1820's.
The Candy Cane
Candy canes have been around for centuries, but it wasn't until around 1900 that they were decorated with red stripes and bent into the shape of a cane. They were sometimes handed out during church services to keep the children quiet.
Santa Claus
The original Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in Turkey in the 4th century. He was very pious from an early age, devoting his life to Christianity. He became widely known for his generosity for the poor. But the Romans held him in contempt. He was imprisoned and tortured. But when Constantine became emperor of Rome, he allowed Nicholas to go free. Constantine became a Christian and convened the Council of Nicaea in 325. Nicholas was a delegate to the council. He is especially noted for his love of children and for his generosity. The Dutch kept the legend of St. Nicholas alive. In 16th century Holland, Dutch children would place their wooden shoes by the hearth in hopes that they would be filled with a treat.
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Adding Clipart:
← Go to the INSERT menu and select PICTURE, and then CLIP ART
← Choose an appropriate holiday picture and INSERT into your report
← To MOVE the picture, DOUBLE CLICK the picture, go to LAYOUT, click on TIGHT and OK (You can now click on the middle of the picture and move the picture wherever you want!)
← INSERT at least TWO MORE PICTURES!
← SAVE
PROJECT 6: Twelve Days of Christmas Table
• Make sure you are in a blank page in Word.
• Under the FORMAT menu select TABS
• In the TAB STOP POSITION box, type 4, click on DECIMAL, and click SET
• In the TAB STOP POSITION box, type 5.5, click on DECIMAL, and click SET and OK
• Type the title: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS VALUES
• ENTER 2 times
• Type the following information. Remember to press the TAB Key between items. DO NOT use the spacebar!
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS VALUES
Song Items (press the TAB key) Year 1 Year 2
One Partridge in a Pear Tree 113.00 140.00
Two Turtle Doves 50.00 58.00
Three French Hens 15.00 15.00
Four Calling Birds 280.00 316.00
Five Gold Rings 250.00 375.00
Six Geese-a-Laying 150.00 150.00
Seven Swans-a-Swimming 3,500.00 3,500.00
Eight Maids-a-Milking 41.20 41.20
Nine Ladies Dancing 3,932.72 4,019.42
Ten Lords-a-Leaping 3,660.80 3,770.62
Eleven Pipers Piping 1,544.40 1,614.60
Twelve Drummers Drumming 1,673.10 1,790.15
When Finished Typing Table
• Go to FILE and PAGE SETUP and choose LAYOUT, on VERTICAL CENTERING, choose CENTER
• SAVE
PROJECT 7: Santa’s Itinerary
1. Make sure you are in a blank page in Word.
2. Font Face is your choice
3. Font Size must be 12
4. Change the line spacing to double: Under FORMAT choose PARAGRAPH. Change the LINE SPACING to DOUBLE.
5. Add a BORDER around the page
6. Type the assignment on the next of this paper exactly as it is shown.
7.
Santa’s Itinerary
Thursday, December 22
9:00 a.m. Leave North Pole for United States on TWA Airlines
11:15 a.m Arrive in Salt Lake City
1:00 p.m. Appointment at Crossroads Mall. Pictures taken with children.
5:00 p.m. Picture taken with governor at Governor’s Mansion
6:00 p.m. Dinner with governor
8:00 p.m. Look at the lights at Temple Square
Friday, December 23
10:00 a.m. Appearance at “Festival of Trees at the Expo Center in Sandy
12:00 p.m. Lunch at “Spaghetti Mama’s”
1:00 p.m. Go skiing
7:00 p.m. Attend Tree Lighting Ceremony and Benefit Dinner at West Jordan City hall
8:00 p.m. Look at lights at Thanksgiving Point
Saturday, December 24
8:00 a.m. Breakfast for “Breakfast with Santa” benefit for the Angel Tree
10:00 a.m. Flight to North Pole
12:00 p.m. Arrive North Pole
1:00 p.m. Meet with reindeer to make final preparations for delivery schedule
2:00 p.m. Meet with elves to double check on packing the sleigh with presents
3:00 p.m. Nap
6:00 p.m. Dinner with Mrs. Claus
7:00 p.m. Leave North Pole for gift deliveries
Project 8: Holiday History
➢ Make sure you are in a blank page in Word.
➢ Bold, Capitalize, and Center the titles
➢ Add pictures.
HANUKKAH
What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah (pronounced KHAH-noo-kah) means "dedication." It is an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple after a period of enemy occupation.
How long do the Hanukkah candles have to burn?
The candles must remain lit every night for at least 30 minutes after nightfall.
Who invented the latke and why?
The holiday of Hanukkah commemorates a miracle that occurred with oil; the jug of oil which naturally should have lasted only one night, lasted eight. To commemorate this miracle, "oily" foods are eaten, including fried potato pancakes called "Latkes."
This custom of eating oily foods on Hanukkah is at least nine hundred years old.
As for the extra weight you might put on due to the latkes, have no fear. One week after Hanukkah, on the Tenth day of Tevet, there is a fast. The official reason for this fast is the siege which Nebuchadnezzar put on Jerusalem.
ORIGIN OF YULE
A celebration of the winter solstice has been held since ancient times in the Northern Hemisphere. A mid-winter festival called Yule was celebrated in the Nordic countries well before the year 1000, well before the advent of Christianity.
Yuletide gifts are not new to Iceland, but they are only about one hundred years old in the form in which we know them today. In the Saga era, chieftains regularly gave gifts to their guests at Yule. These were most often of a practical and serviceable nature. In past centuries everyone received an article of clothing from their employer, along with a pair of ornate shoes known as Jólaskór, Yule Shoes. These were not considered presents but a bonus for work well done.
SAINT NICHOLAS - THE LEGEND BEGINS
The history of Santa Claus begins with a man called Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra in what is now Turkey. Saint Nicholas was known for his charity and wisdom. Legends tell of him coming from a wealthy family and giving all his money to the poor. He also was said to posses magical powers.
During the Reformation, if people became Protestant, they were looked down on. Reformers did everything they could to erase the popular Saint Nicholas. Despite their efforts, they were not successful. Even though Saint Nicholas was removed from the church, he was still popular among the people. In Germany he put nuts and apples in the shoes of Protestant children under the pretense of the Christchild. He was described as a wanderer, traveling afoot, by chariot, or by horseback. He examined the deeds of mankind, children especially, for good behavior and rewarded them with the apples, nuts, and sweets. Parents quickly began using these "visits" to encourage good behavior from their offspring. It was also known that bad children received switches from Saint Nicholas.
Dutch children were told that Saint Nicholas , or Sinterklaas, sailed from Spain. Children filled their shoes with hay and sugar for his horse and woke up to find the shoes filled with nuts and candies. He dressed in his bishop's robes and carried presents and a birch rod. In Italy, La Befana is a good witch who dresses all in black and brings gifts to children on the Epiphany, January 6th. In many Spanish countries, Spain, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South America, the children wait for the Three Kings to bring their Christmas gifts. In France Father Christmas or Pere Noel bring gifts for the children. Switzerland has the Christkindl or Christ Child who bears gifts. The Scandinavian countries celebrate with an elf, called the julenisse or the juletomte who bears gifts.
CHRISTMAS TREE
Evergreens play a symbolic part of the holiday season because they stay green and alive when other plants appear dead and bare. They represent everlasting life and hope for the return of spring. Primitive European tribes hung evergreens above their doors to offer the wandering winter spirits shelter within their homes in hopes of receiving good fortune and good health in return. The Romans decorated their homes with the greens at the Festival of Saturnalia and at the Kalends of January, their New Year. They exchanged evergreen branches with friends as a sign of good luck. The Druids viewed evergreens as sacred, a symbol of life itself.
CAROLS
The early Christmas music compositions are regarded as chants and hymns. The original carols referred to a circle dance which did not have any singing - singing came later. As the church fought against pagan customs, the singing of carols was barred from sacred services. However, outside the church, Nativity carols were written and became popular. Nearly all were simple folk songs created by people from the countryside. Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with bringing carols into the formal worship of the church during a Christmas Midnight Mass in a cave in Greccio, in the province of Umbria in 1223.
MISTLETOE
Mistletoe is an aerial parasite that has no roots of its own. It lives off the tree that it attaches itself to. Without that tree it would die. Mistletoe was thought to be sacred by ancient Europeans. Druid priests used it in their sacrifices to the gods while Celtic people felt it possessed healing powers. It was thought to bring good luck to anyone privileged to have it.
A Norsemen myth says that Mistletoe was the sacred plant of Frigga, goddess of love and the mother of Balder, the god of the summer sun. Balder had a dream of death, which greatly alarmed his mother, for should he die, all life on earth would end. To stop this, Frigga went to air, fire, water, earth, and every animal and plant seeking a promise that no harm would come to her son. Balder now could not be hurt by anything. Balder’s one enemy, Loki, god of evil, knew of one plant that Frigga had overlooked. It was lowly mistletoe. So Loki made an arrow tip of the mistletoe, gave it to the blind god of winter, Hoder, who shot it, striking Balder dead. The sky paled and all things in earth and heaven wept for the sun god. Frigga eventually brought Balder back to life. It is said the tears she shed for her son turned into the pearly white berries on the mistletoe plant and in her joy Frigga kissed everyone who passed beneath the tree on which it grew. The story ends with a decree that who should ever stand under the mistletoe, no harm should befall them, only a kiss, a token of love.
HOLLY
The Druids believed that holly, with its shiny leaves and red berries, stayed green to keep the earth beautiful. They wore sprigs of holly in their hair when they went into the forest to watch their priests cut the sacred mistletoe. Holly was the sacred plant of Saturn and was used at the Roman Saturnalia festival to honor him. Romans gave one another holly wreaths and carried them about decorating images of Saturn with it. Centuries later, Christians celebrated the birth of Jesus. To avoid persecution, they decked their homes with holly. As Christian numbers increased and their customs prevailed, holly lost its pagan association and became a symbol of Christmas. The plant has come to stand for peace and joy.[pic]
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PROJECT 9: Christmas Riddles
➢ Type the Riddles in green, and the Answers in red!
Q: What do elves learn in school?
A: The Elf-abet!
Q: If athletes get athletes foot, what do astronauts get?
A: Missiletoe!
Q: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
A: Frostbite.
Q: Why was Santa's little helper depressed?
A: Because he had low elf esteem.
Q: Why does Santa have 3 gardens?
A: So he can ho-ho-ho.
Q: Where do polar bears vote?
A: The North Poll.
Q: What kind of bird can write?
A: A PENguin.
Q: What do you call a cat on the beach at Christmas time?
A: Sandy Claus!
Q: How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas?
A: Fleece Navidad!
Q: What nationality is Santa Claus?
A: North Polish.
Q: What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
A: Crisp Cringle.
Q: What did the ghosts say to Santa Claus?
A: We'll have a boo Christmas without you.
Q: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
A: Snowflakes.
Q: Why did the elf push his bed into the fireplace?
A: He wanted to sleep like a log.
Q: Why did Santa spell Christmas N-O-E?
A: Because the angel had said, "No L!"
Q: Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
A: Because it " soots " him!
Q: What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
A: Claustrophobic.
criddles.htm
PROJECT 10: Christmas Alphabet
➢ Use CENTER alignment on this assignment
➢ Add a BACKGROUND to the page
➢ Key a phrase for every letter of the alphabet!
Christmas ALPHABET
A wonderful life
Be good, or not presents
Christmas decorations
D
E
F
continue to the end of alphabet!
➢ Add PICTURES to your page
➢ SAVE
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