DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

 

Subject:               DOCUMENT CREATION                                                                                                              _____   Semester            

Grade:                                                                                                                                                                                                    2002      Year

                 

 

TOPIC

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

AUGUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.   Creating a word processing document

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.   Selecting and editing text

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Club work

1.       When might it be useful to show paragraph marks and special characters?

2.       When should paragraph marks and special characters be hidden?

3.       What kinds of rules would you recommend for naming files in business?

 

1.       What are examples of word combinations and word and number combinations where you should use a nonbreaking space?

2.       Which method of selecting text do you prefer and why?

3.       Why are three methods to select text, and when is each preferable?

SEPTEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.       Formatting characters

 

 

 

 

2.       Writing tools

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Club work

1.       How can magazines and advertisements use character formatting to make text more effective?

2.       What are some significant differences between font styles?

 

1.         How does the spell checker and grammar checker improve students’ spelling skills and grammar skills?

2.         What are advantages and disadvantages of using the spell checker and grammar checker features?

OCTOBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.       Formatting paragraphs

 

 

 

 

2.       Margins

 

 

 

 

3.       Tabs and tabbed columns

 

 

 

 

4.       Club Work

1.       What method of changing paragraph alignment is more effective?

2.       When is it more appropriate to use a bulleted list or a numbered list?

 

1.       How does margin treatment contribute to the overall feeling of a document?

2.       What effect does hyphenation and alignment have on readability?

 

1.       What are some guidelines on when to use leader tabs?

2.       What alignment makes text easier to read?  Numbers?

NOVEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.       Moving and copying text

 

 

 

 

2.       Find and replace text

 

 

 

3.       Printing

 

 

 

4.    Club work

1.       How have word processing features affected the way people write?

2.       Which method of cutting, copying, and pasting do you prefer and why?

 

1.       How can you use Find and Replace to increase your efficiency?

2.       What problems may occur using Replace All?

 

1.       What kinds of things might you notice about a document in print preview?

2.       How can facing pages compliment each other?

DECEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.          Page and section breaks

 

 

 

2.          Page numbers, headers and footers

 

 

 

3.          Mail merging

 

 

 

 

4.          Club work-projects

1.         Why should you perform all edits before inserting hard page breaks?

2.         When should you use a continuous section break?

 

1.       Why should the page number be placed in a business report and why?

2.       Where in a business letter and why?

 

1.       What are the advantages of sending personalized mail?

2.       What are the advantages of using a mail merge feature to generate personalized letters and documents?