Lesson Plan : Making a Pamphlet with Microsoft
Teacher Name: | Ruta Simonavitchious |
Grade: | College/University |
Subject: | Science |
Topic: | Making a Flyer/Pamphlet in Microsoft word using layout including page breaks, using portrait and landscape page orientation in one document, and view options. |
Content: | - Page Layout - Page Orientation (Portrait & Landscape) - Breaks (Page breaks, Column breaks) - Line Numbers - Columns - Keyboard Shortcuts - Split View, Read Mode, Multiple Pages view |
Goals: | The goal of this activity is to make a Flyer/Pamphlet that the student could use to advertise a product for their Business Fundamentals class |
Objectives: | - To learn about various Page Layout settings and how to use them - To learn different ways to view a word document - To compose a pamphlet using Microsoft Word |
Materials: | Lab computers, Microsoft Word, Internet browser |
Introduction: | Show the class what the finished pamphlet looks like (1 min) |
Development: | - Show the students www.lipsum.com to generate placeholder text - Make titles - Show the students different view options (Multiple pages, split) - Show them how to change page orientation - Add a picture and give that picture a different page orientation than the rest of the document |
Practice: | - Have the students practice by adding personal touches to their own pamphlets (e.g. lines down the columns, more columns, line numbers) |
Accommodations: | - Explain the use of "book fold" and how it can make having multiple page orientations difficult |
Checking For Understanding: | - Ask if the students have any questions - Ask if there is anything they would like me to repeat |
Closure: | At the end of the lesson, show the students how to print their document (flip on short edge) |
Evaluation: | Can the student successfully complete the goal of this lesson? Has the student met all of the objectives of this lesson? |
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