Autobiography

In this assignment you will create an autobiography in Google Docs, incorporating the content you created in your WordPress posts and pages during week 1. Make a new folder called Autobiography inside your CS120/Projects folder in Google Drive.

Read the instructions below carefully and completely before you begin. It may help to print these instructions first so you can mark off what you've completed and make sure you've done all the steps before submitting your work. Your work will be graded on your adherence to these requirements!

• Create a new document inside the Autobiography folder you created above. Give the new document an appropriate name.
• Create a centered title (e.g. "Autobiography" or "About me") at the top of the page, with your full name underneath. Size the text for the title and your name appropriately.
• Create the following nine paragraph headings using a bold, 12-point, sans-serif font (If you don't know what serif means then do some research.): The Early Years, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Future Plans, Favorite Books, Amazing Facts, and Sources. 
• Write a single-spaced paragraph of 3-5 sentences about that time of your life under each heading description, down to Future Plans. Do not indent your paragraphs. Double-space between headings. When the document is completed, it should be no longer than 2 pages total.
• Change the margins of the document to 0.75 inches on all four sides (top, bottom, left, right).
• Under the "Favorite Books" heading, create a numbered list with your 3 favorite books. Include the author, title, original publication date and a short description of why it's one of your favorites. Use the format in this example:

1. King, Stephen. The Stand. 1978. This book is about a disease that wipes out most of the people on the planet and what happens afterwards. The unabridged version is an epic story with great characters, a compelling narrative and interesting themes involving human nature and the struggle between good vs. evil.  

• Create a bulleted list under the "Amazing Facts" section with 5 amazing facts about your birthplace (You will cite your sources in the "Sources" section). Use complete sentences. Example:

• Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough, Florida.

• Create a bibliography under the "Sources" heading by adding a bulleted list of the web site(s) where you find the statistics for the "Amazing Facts" section. Do not use Wikipedia as a source. List at least 2 sources and use the proper citation format as in this example:

• Awesome Florida, Inc. Tampa Facts. 2007-2013 <http://www.awesometampa.com/tampa-facts.html Links to an external site.>.

• Justify all regular paragraphs.
• Use a plain 11-point Arial font for all text besides the headings.
• Include at least three relevant graphics, including an image of yourself. At least 2 of the images should "float" to the left or right side of the document with text flowing around the image. Make sure your images don't fall outside the margins of your document. Important: you must have rights to use any images you include. You must cite the image source and license for all images in a footnote. If you can't find a license or proper citation for an image, you probably don't have rights to use it! Check the Image Search page for a list of places to find images you can use.
• You learned much about Google Docs through the tutorials. Google Docs has many other features that weren't covered. Use something you learned or play around in the Docs menus to add a unique feature to your autobiography. Make it stand out from your neighbor's somehow.

To turn in your completed assignment:

• Share your document with the course instructor. Share as "Can edit". If your forgot your instructor's Google address, see the syllabus.
• Save your document as a PDF and upload it to your Autobiography folder in your Google Drive
• Save your document as a Microsoft Word file (.docx) and upload it to your Autobiography folder in your Google Drive.
• Submit a shareable link ("view only") to to your Autobiography folder.
• Add the link to your portfolio page on your WordPress Links to an external site. site using appropriate link text, e.g. "An Autobiography in Google Drive".
• Submit the view link (aka permalink) to your WordPress portfolio page here.

Note: you should have a total of 3 files in your CS120/Projects/Autobiography folder in Google Drive.