Really... how hard should this be?

[Draconis]

I'm not exaxctly a top notch student (Nobody go into that >_>)but with instructions like that, most kids these days would give that a huge TLDR. Too long, didn't read.

[blacksheep]

ladytimedramon said:

My 7th/8th grade Computer Applications students were given an assignment using the following directions:

Guidelines (specific directions listed below):

You MUST use spell checker to ensure that there are no spelling errors.
You MUST have your questions in complete sentences.
Answers MUST make sense. You can choose to have answers in complete sentences or simply list the answer.
You MUST use Word Art for the title of the document.

MAKE SURE YOU SAVE, SAVE, SAVE AFTER EVERYTHING YOU DO TO PREVENT LOOSING WHAT YOU’VE DONE.

INSTRUCTIONS

1)Open “ScavengerHunt.doc” from your network folder.

2)Save As to your network folder inside your “Research” folder” and name “InternetResearch.doc”


3)Make sure your name; date, and class are typed in the correct area.

4)Highlight and cut the instructions so that all that is on the page are the questions, answers and URL.

5) Click on the title “Scavenger Hunt” so that a black box appears around it; then “Delete” it (using delete key on keyboard).


6)Using Word Art, title the document “Internet Research”, BELOW your name. (Remember to make sure the pointer positioned in the document where you want the title to be before you open Word Art).

7)Center Align the title.


8)Make Sure that in each Question set, ONLY the words “Answer:” & “URL:” are colored red AND the font point size for each is to be 16 ONLY nothing smaller or larger. (Remember that you MUST highlight any text you want to make changes to first before you make the change)

9)The answer to the question and the URL should be colored BLACK.


10)Choose 3 questions to look up a graphic for and insert a graphic below the URL (The graphic should relate to the answer).

11)Insert a border around the document.

12)Make sure that all text and graphics are inside the border.


13)If there are any blank spaces for questions, answers, url make sure to cut them from the document. (I only want questions that are complete to appear on the document.

14) There should only be 1 line space between the question and answer, and no line spaces between the Answer & URL

15)Make sure all answers are formatted correctly MEANING—some of the text should not be bold and other parts of it not

16)MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPELL CHECKED THE DOCUMENT, FOLLOWED EACH INSTRUCTION AND GUIDELINE ABOVE.

17)Each instruction is worth points.

MAKE SURE QUESTION 1-7 ARE ALL ANSWERED AND FORMATTED ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIONS ABOVE

The students had 7 mandatory questions to look up and answer on the internet.

1)Which Philadelphia Warriors NBA team member set the single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points in a victory over the New York Knicks?

2)Who and in what year(s) was the first Hispanic woman to become the Surgeon General of the United States.

3)In what state and year was Coca-Cola was invented and by who?

4)How much did The Empire State Building cost to build (including the property it is built on)?

5)In the Disney movie "Fantasia", what is the name of the Sorcerer's, what does the name mean?

6)How many minutes of recordable storage space are on a recordable, 650 megabytes CD?

7)What is the longest word that can be typed using only the right hand?

So tell me... are these directions and questions too hard for an average 7th or 8th grader to handle?

>_>

[Draconis]

There ya go

[mk200114]

ladytimedramon said:

My 7th/8th grade Computer Applications students were given an assignment using the following directions:

Guidelines (specific directions listed below):

You MUST use spell checker to ensure that there are no spelling errors.
You MUST have your questions in complete sentences.
Answers MUST make sense. You can choose to have answers in complete sentences or simply list the answer.
You MUST use Word Art for the title of the document.

MAKE SURE YOU SAVE, SAVE, SAVE AFTER EVERYTHING YOU DO TO PREVENT LOOSING WHAT YOU’VE DONE.

INSTRUCTIONS

1)Open “ScavengerHunt.doc” from your network folder.

2)Save As to your network folder inside your “Research” folder” and name “InternetResearch.doc”


3)Make sure your name; date, and class are typed in the correct area.

4)Highlight and cut the instructions so that all that is on the page are the questions, answers and URL.

5) Click on the title “Scavenger Hunt” so that a black box appears around it; then “Delete” it (using delete key on keyboard).


6)Using Word Art, title the document “Internet Research”, BELOW your name. (Remember to make sure the pointer positioned in the document where you want the title to be before you open Word Art).

7)Center Align the title.


8)Make Sure that in each Question set, ONLY the words “Answer:” & “URL:” are colored red AND the font point size for each is to be 16 ONLY nothing smaller or larger. (Remember that you MUST highlight any text you want to make changes to first before you make the change)

9)The answer to the question and the URL should be colored BLACK.


10)Choose 3 questions to look up a graphic for and insert a graphic below the URL (The graphic should relate to the answer).

11)Insert a border around the document.

12)Make sure that all text and graphics are inside the border.


13)If there are any blank spaces for questions, answers, url make sure to cut them from the document. (I only want questions that are complete to appear on the document.

14) There should only be 1 line space between the question and answer, and no line spaces between the Answer & URL

15)Make sure all answers are formatted correctly MEANING—some of the text should not be bold and other parts of it not

16)MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPELL CHECKED THE DOCUMENT, FOLLOWED EACH INSTRUCTION AND GUIDELINE ABOVE.

17)Each instruction is worth points.

MAKE SURE QUESTION 1-7 ARE ALL ANSWERED AND FORMATTED ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIONS ABOVE

The students had 7 mandatory questions to look up and answer on the internet.

1)Which Philadelphia Warriors NBA team member set the single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points in a victory over the New York Knicks?

2)Who and in what year(s) was the first Hispanic woman to become the Surgeon General of the United States.

3)In what state and year was Coca-Cola was invented and by who?

4)How much did The Empire State Building cost to build (including the property it is built on)?

5)In the Disney movie "Fantasia", what is the name of the Sorcerer's, what does the name mean?

6)How many minutes of recordable storage space are on a recordable, 650 megabytes CD?

7)What is the longest word that can be typed using only the right hand?

So tell me... are these directions and questions too hard for an average 7th or 8th grader to handle?