Current Events

You’re Hired 

Directions: The New York Times needs a student’s perspective on a real life current event. They’ve hired YOU to write an Op Ed piece for next week’s Sunday Edition. To be successful, complete the following.

1. Choose a Current Event that interests you. 
2. Find at least 3 online articles, from reputable sources, to learn about this current event.
1. Print each article (go to the printer AFTER printing all 3) 
1. Highlight key ideas, interesting facts, and write down your thoughts on the printouts 
2. Develop an opinion on this current event 
3. Write an opinion piece covering this topic (remember your Language Arts lessons) 
1. Use MS Word 
2. Support your opinion using information collected from your sources 
3. Save As: Current Event Article

The Review Tab

EQ - How can the features of the review tab benefit me?

1. Class will begin with students finalizing the Faces in the Crowd assignment.
2. Activator - Musical Laptops (Creative Writing)
3. Compose a short story using the content of our activator.
4. Class Questionnaire - Is this short story able to be published as is? Why or why not?
5. Introduction to the Review Tab
6. Individual Review
7. Peer Review (Using Track Changes)
8. Final Review & Updates
9. TOD - Answer the EQ & provide evidence of how it has already benefited you.

Manipulating Images

1.     Activator – Flyer Analysis

o    What elements of your flyer look amazing?

o    Where could you make changes to improve your flyer?

2.     Chalk Talk – List these items on the board 

3.     Introduction to Picture Editing (Frayer Foldable)

o    Adjust

o    Picture Styles

o    Arrange

o    Size

4.     Try It – Improve the images in your flyer

5.     AP – What do you like about editing pictures in Word? Why?

6.  Assessment – Faces in the Crowd

Flyer Development Continued

EQ - How do I use the basic features of Word to develop a flyer?

1. Activator - TPS - List at least 5 items we learned last class during our Word Challenge
2. Flyer Development - Step-by-step directions
3. AP - Create your own flyer

Flyer Development

EQ - How do I use the basic features of Word to develop a flyer?

1.  Activator – TPS Splashdown: Logical Approach to Word

2.     Introduction to Word Challenge

3.     Advanced Organizer

4.     Word Challenge

5.     AP – Peer Review

6.     AP – Test Yourself

7.     Summarizer: 3-2-1

o    3 - List 3 Major Topics of the Word Challenge

o    2 - Explain 2 of the 3 topics listed in complete detail. 

o    1 - Pose 1 legitimate question you have about today's lesson material.

8.     Introduction to Flyer Assignment

Logical Approach to Word

EQ - How can I use logic to troubleshoot MS Word?

1. Activator – Do Now
2. Explanation of pretest 
3. Pretest (timed writing)
4. Guided Practice – Print Instructions
5. AP – Print Pretest
6. TPS Splashdown – List all the parts of the Word Screen
7. Collaborative Pairs – Review Word Screen (handout)
8. AP – Parts of the Word Screen Quiz
9. Ribbon Focus – Introducing a Logical Approach to Word
1. What is logic?
2. How does thinking logically help people solve problems?
3. Has anyone ever heard of the term Troubleshoot(ing)?  Where? What?
4. Modeling/Guided Practice - Pattern identification (Home Tab)
5. Distribute Graphic Organizer – Fill out logical approach to the Home Tab
6. Collaborative Pairs – Insert Tab
7. AP – Class Review
8. Collaborative Pairs – Design, Page Layout, References, Mailings, Review, View tabs
9. AP – Teacher Observation
10. Summarizer/Debriefing - Class Review
10. TOD – ½ sheet questionnaire: How do you think a logical approach will help you troubleshoot when using MS Word?

Welcome to Word

EQ - How do I begin using MS Word

1. Activator - Teacher & Student Introductions
2. Syllabus Review
3. AP – Check mark, Question mark, Star
1. Students list the items they feel like they already know, items that concern them, and items they are excited to learn/do
4. Classroom Policies & Procedures
5. Assignment of Laptops
1. Alphabetical Order
2. Log In -> Wait for further instructions
6. Use Impero to project Word on to all student laptops
7. Graphic Organizer – Parts of the Word Screen
8. Review parts of Word Screen -> Label on the white board
9. AP – TPS: Practice Parts Quiz (1/2 sheet of paper)
10. PPT w/ Graphic Organizer
1. 5 ways to open MS Word
2. Saving & File Management
11. AP – Project 1
1. Open a new Word document
2. Save File As in student account
3. Key a response – Introduction Survey “Tell Me About Yourself”
4. Save As "Project 1" in your newly created Word folder
12. TOD – Muddy Points (explain purpose of MP)