Character and Story Word Art Project

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 Teaching Resource Description

The Medieval Literature Story and Character Word Art project, resources, and
activities are the perfect way to assess or extend your reading of Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight and Le Morte D’Arthur or Arthurian Legends.
Students will select a store and character from this British Literature literary
period, generate a character trait list and associated key terms.

Students will next select an image, symbolic shape, or use one of their own
drawings in order to create original Medieval Literature word art!

This project uses the free WordArt website and is compatible with all devices –
including Chromebooks and iPads! All you need is access to Google Chrome!
With structured directions, a step-by-step Word Art tutorial with screenshots,
and a student project sheet, students will stay organized, motivated, and
focused. Several project examples from Arthurian Legends and Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight are included to serve as models and to further motivate the
students!
Students will also be required to complete a Medieval Lit Word Art chart by
selecting three of their featured character traits or key terms and providing
textual evidence from the story for support.

Once completed, students can download their Word Art as an image for
printing! This would make an incredible bulletin board or display!
Students can share the website address or link to their projects by pasting it in
their final Medieval Lit Chart handout. Their WordArt also becomes animated
online as you touch the image with your mouse!

This purchase for British Literature includes the following materials:

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A pdf resource file with Google Share links to all resources;
Directions on how to access the materials and share with your students;
Directions for Office and OneDrive Users (and how to share with Google
Classroom);
Detailed Teacher Implementation Notes;
Links to WordArt examples created as project models;
Student Project Sheet with a Word List Planning Template;
Google Slides WordArt How-To Tutorial with Screenshots;
Medieval Lit WordArt Handout with Text Evidence Requirements;
Teacher’s Medieval Literature WordArt Project Grading Rubric.

All materials are also editable!

Engage your students with this fun, creative, reflective project!

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 Accessing Digital Copies of All Materials

Please log into a Google account in order to access the digital copies of the
teaching resources for this purchase. The Google Drive handout links are forced
copy share links. Once logged into Google and the links are accessed, teachers
will be prompted to Make a Copy into their Google Drive.

Teacher’s Notes and Resource Links

Google Drive Links: *Teachers should be logged into a Google account in

order to make a copy of each resource into their own Google Drive. The
resource title that is hyperlinked and the shortened URL listed below the
resource are for the same link. Just select one of the links to access the
materials and Make a Copy into your Google Drive.

Student’s Medieval Literature WordArt Project Sheet

Shortened URL: https://goo.gl/ahN7cY

Word Art Slides Tutorial

Shortened URL: https://goo.gl/z1Wyf7

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Teacher’s Notes and Resource Links

Medieval Lit Character Traits and Key Terms Chart

Shortened URL: https://goo.gl/Gcev38

Teacher’s Grading Rubric

Shortened URL: https://goo.gl/SAR7WS

Word Art Website

https://wordart.com/

Please proceed to the next page for additional sharing options with your
students.

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 Posting and Sharing in Google Classroom

Teachers can post students’ materials with an assignment using Google

Classroom. In Google Classroom, select the (+) icon to create an assignment.
Type in the assignment and directions. You can view an example of creating an
assignment in Google Classroom here:

You can also share the link to the Word

Art website
Copy the URL –
https://wordart.com/
Select the link icon, paste the URL, and
click on the Add Link button.

After typing in the assignment, select the Google Drive icon at the bottom of
the assignment box in order to include the materials that you previously
accessed and copied into your own Google Drive – Medieval Literature Word Art
Student Project Sheet, Word Art Slide Presentation Tutorial, and the Character
Traits and Key Terms Chart and Project URL handout.

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 Posting and Sharing in Google Classroom

*Important – You will need to select the drop down arrow beside the word
Assign. Choose Make a Copy for each student. If you post the assignment
without selecting Make a Copy, you cannot edit the assignment.
You will have to delete the assignment and re-post. By Making a Copy you will
ensure each student has his or her own copy to edit and turn in (making a copy
for each student will not overwrite the original stored in your own Google
Drive).

Sharing with Students Who Have Google Accounts

(For Teachers Not Using Google Classroom)

If you want to share outside of Google Classroom, students should be

logged into Google accounts before they are provided with the resource
share links. You may then share the shortened URL (listed underneath
each resource link). This will also prompt students to Make a Copy into
their own Google Drive accounts for editing.

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 Directions for Microsoft Office and OneDrive:

Teachers will need to log into a Google account and access the Google Drive
share links listed for each resource. Once you access the link, the resource will
prompt you to Make a Copy into your own Google Drive.
Next, download the resources from Google Drive to your computer by selecting
the resource, choose the Google Drive toolbar (3 vertical dots), and choose
Download:

Download the resources in Office compatible formats - such as PowerPoint

slides and/or as Word Docs. After downloading, OneDrive users should do the
following:
1. Open the documents or ppt slides from your computer. Click the File
tab, and then click Save and Send.

2. Click the Save to Web.

3. Select Sign-In and enter your Windows Live ID and Password; then click
Ok.

4. Select a folder in OneDrive and click Save As. Type a name for the file
and click Save.

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 Teacher’s Notes: Implementation

Resource: Student’s Medieval Literature WordArt Project Sheet

Begin by reviewing the Medieval Lit WordArt project sheet with students.
The student project sheet provides directions and directs students to select
a character or story from early British Literature or Medieval Lit.

Teachers may want to specify a specific story for all students to use.

Students will nest generate a list of character traits and key terms relating
to the story. Character traits include adjectives, phrases, identifying words
to describe the character, the role he or she plays in the novel, key traits,
and words that describe their personality and beliefs.

Key terms include literary terms, the setting, themes, or symbols of the
story.

The Student Project sheet also includes the direction to students that they
will need to also locate an image, symbol, clip art, or picture that will
represent their chosen Medieval Literature character or story
This is the image which will be used to later create the Medieval Literature
Word Art using the WordArt website.

Additional image options – Students can select a shape or clip art from
WordArt’s shape library, also. Students can also use their own artwork! The
drawing must be in a jpg or png format. Students can save their drawings
as a picture by scanning the image.

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As a class, check out the examples of the Word Art created for this project!
Students will be even more motivated to complete this project after viewing
examples!
The WordArt examples featuring Medieval Literature stories and characters
are also linked from the Student Project handouts. For your convenience,
they are also listed below:

Sir Gawain’s Shield: https://wordart.com/vxl328sl5t1x/sir-gawain

Sir Gawain the Knight: https://wordart.com/ubejj3cv6vd6/sir-gawain

Green Knight - https://wordart.com/nzfw7lt1fht8/green-knight

King Arthur: https://wordart.com/gr088ksz1f6f/king-arthur

Sword in the Stone: https://wordart.com/nksaxx82pzp2/sword-in-the-stone

Excalibur: https://wordart.com/nksaxx82pzp2/excalibur

Choosing a Character and Story

Next, students will look over the list of characters from Medieval Literature
and popular British Literature stories (which are listed on the student
project sheet) in order to select their story and/or character.
***Teachers may decide to limit the character list to only include the
most important characters and to eliminate any that are not part of the
stories covered in your teaching unit.
The character list can also help provide students with study notes on
who’s who for any Medieval Literature or Early British Literature test!

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 Teacher’s Notes: Implementation

View the WordArt Tutorials

After students have chosen their character, my suggestion is to next view

the Word Art tutorial on Google Slides. The Word Art tutorial is linked on
the student project handouts. Students are directed to click on the link
and Make a Copy into their Drive for future reference.
Though the WordArt website is easy to use, it can be confusing with no
tutorial or how-to tips given.
It is recommended teachers review the WordArt How-To slides with
students. You may also want to view the linked YouTube tutorial (also on
the student project handout). For your convenience, both are linked again
below:

Resource: Word Art Slides Tutorial (Google Drive Link is already on the Student
Project Sheet if teachers prefer they access from there).

WordArt YouTube Tutorial Video: Word Art Website How-To (formerly Tagular)

Using the Student Project Sheet and Planning Template: Creating a Word List

The Student Project Sheet has a table for students to type in a list of character
traits. The directions include putting a few spaces in between words and using
the ~ key between the words in a phrase or when they want more than one
word to appear in their word art together.
Example for Sir Gawain– Five~Knightly~Virtues
Students can type in their character traits when they are using in the WordArt
website, but it is much easier to highlight and copy the word list from their

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student project handout and select the Import Words options at the WordArt
website.
This is explained with screenshots in the WordArt Google Slides tutorial.
After typing their lists, students can highlight the word, copy them, and paste
their list in WordArt’s Import Words text box.
After pasting, they can go back and make changes, add additional words, or
remove any mistakes.
Directions with screenshots on importing their word list are clearly defined on
the student project sheet.

Searching and Saving Images to Represent the Character

Students should also search for and save images to represent their character.
These can include pics of people or (better yet) symbolic images.
Teachers may want to direct students to go back to the shapes that are
included as project examples in order to discuss why the images are symbolic
of these characters. Some symbolic images that can be discussed are the
following:

Excalibur
Sir Gawain’s Shield

Sharing Their Projects

Once students complete their projects, they can share in multiple ways. They
can follow the directions in the Word Art tutorial on how to download the
image. Saving their WordArt as images can also provide a way for teachers to
print students’ projects and create a Character Word Art bulletin board!
Students are also directed to select the link icon under the Download and Share
WordArt menu.
On their Medieval Literature WordArt Chart, students have a table cell that
indicates where they should paste their projects’ website addresses.
The Medieval Literature WordArt Chart is also part of the teacher’s grading
rubric and should be completed and turned in once the WordArt is completed.

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This handout provides teachers with a record of individual website addresses in
order to grade students’ WordArt images but also ensures students are able to
provide textual evidence on three character traits or key terms that they have
chosen to feature for their character or story.
***The Character Word Art Trait Chart and Project URL handout is NOT linked
on the student project sheets and should be shared by the teacher as the final
step in their Character Word Art projects.

A teaching grading rubric is also provided for this project.

Resources: Medieval Lit Character Traits and Key Terms Chart

Teacher’s Grading Rubric

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Resource: Medieval Literature WordArt Project

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questions about this resource, please contact Stacy Elizabeth
Holcombe at stacyeholcombe@gmail.com.
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