West University Elementary School

2008 West University Digital Publishing Fair Latest Update 05/12/2008

The West U Digital Publishing Fair will be Wed. May 14 instead of Tues.
It will be held during the school day at the following times:

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8-9:00 a.m. Kindergarten -1st Grade
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9:30-10:30 a.m. 2nd and 3rd Grade
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1:45-2:45 p.m. 4th and 5th Grade
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Parents are welcome to attend. Books will be on display in the library after Wed. to share with classes during their library time.
If you have questions please email Mr. Connolly.

Scoring Criteria
Music- NEW!
Poetry- NEW!
Photography
Short story
Info Books
Videos
Multimedia
Electronic Book

2005 DPF

Book Guidelines:

1. Must be printed using a word processor.
Illustrations may be original works of art
scanned into the document or digital images
from a digital camera, clip art, or a drawing
program. Copyrighted material must be
documented on the Citation Page.
2. Entries must be hard bound (not stapled,
spiral bound).
3. "Reflection Page" should include student's
reflections on the process of creating their
book, software used and skills learned.
4. "About the Author" page should include:
(a.) Student name. (b.) Teacher Full Name
(c.) Student Grade Level, (d.) our school (e.)
Narrative About the Writer.
5. Editing and rewriting will make your story
shine. Be sure to have a parent or your
teacher edit your final draft.

Essential elements

 Books: title, dedication, story with
images, about the author, citations,
reflections.

Videos: title, storyboard or script,
no longer than 3 minutes

Photos: Creative photo and short
description.

 Music: original, mp3 format, no
longer than 3 minutes.

Slideshows: title, content with
images, navigation, about the
author, citations, and reflection.