Unit 6

Amazing Places!

Postcard

You will be creating a postcard to show either one of the places with an interesting landform that you just read about or a place that you have visited that has an interesting landform.

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Postcard Directions

You will use the Create a Postcard template.

Insert an image of your chosen destination showing its interesting landform in the text box at the top.
Type your message in the second text box. Your message must include a short description of the place you are visiting.
Messages on postcards use the format of short friendly letters. They require …

Greeting: Dear ______

Body: a couple of sentences

Closing: Love or Sincerely ______

Sender Name: your name

The last section is for the address of the person to whom you are sending the postcard.

Format
Person's name
Street Address
City, Province, Postal Code

Example
Mary Smith
1234 Bird Street
Beechy, SK SOL OCO

Download the worksheet for this assignment.

Document: Create a Postcard
Click here to download

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Download PDF

Download the document Create a Postcard.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:

Click the "Open with" button.
Select "Adobe Reader".
Click "OK".
You will then be able to view the document Create a Postcard.
Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Example

Here is an example:

Dear Mom,

I just visited the Hoodoos in Alberta today. They are really cool tall rocks in weird shapes like giant mushrooms!

Love, Sally

Checklist

When you're done creating your postcard, use the Postcard Checklist.

Rubric

Check the Postcard Rubric to better understand the expectations of this assignment.

Instructions for saving the worksheet.

How to save a file:

Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
Name your Country Postcard in this format: jsmith_countrypostcard and save the file to your Documents folder.

Summative Assessment

Throughout the unit, you learned and practiced new concepts and presentation formats. Now it’s time to demonstrate or “sum up” your understanding of that information by submitting this assignment for a mark.

Submit your Country Postcard to your teacher for marking.
Click Add Submission to upload your document.

U6-L8.2 Country Postcard