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(5 mins)
Aim
 Students develop
an understanding of the different ways in which the MS Word program
can be used
How
Explain the use of the MS Word program. Text editing is one of the
most commonly used programs on computers. MS Word has become an international
standard as a text and editing program. We can use MS Word to produce
a letter, an invitation or a job-application. We can change files
very easily and multiple times. We can make prints that look neat
and formal as opposed to hand-written letters, which serve more personal
purposes. Before we dive into MS Word, however, the lesson starts
off with a Warming Up.
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The Spatial Game (10 mins)
Aim
Students break
the ice
How
The whole group leaves the classroom and stands outside at a small
distance away from the door. Two group leaders are present: one of
them joins the group and the other one positions him/herself at the
doorway. Before each student re-enters the classroom in turn, the
leader at the doorway whispers an instruction to this student.
Examples of instructions:
find the highest
place in the classroom
find the most
dangerous place in the classroom
find the most
open place in the classroom
find the coldest
place in the classroom
find the brightest
place in the classroom
and so on
The same instruction may be given to two different students. When
this exercise has been completed, students remain in their places
and discuss the different perceptions they had during this game.
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MS Word Explanation (15 mins)
Aim
Students familiarize
themselves with MS Word
How
Give an introduction: <use the handout> The analogy of the painter/artist
can be used as a metaphor. Show most of the pull down-menus so they
will look familiar; students do not go into the details of all menu
options, as this can easily become overwhelming.
Explain (use the explanation sheet in the handout):
menu, toolbars,
title bar, status bar
the appearances
of the cursor, how to navigate your cursor in your text and on the
page
the use of
Capitals and Caps lock
the use and
purpose of white lines and line breaks enter/return
the use and
purpose of 'tab'
the use of
the text formatting palette, create text in 'bold', 'italic' and larger
font size
the 'table
menu' and how to insert a table
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Students practise in MS Word (45 mins)
Aim
Students learn
to start using MS Word functions
How
Students work in pairs, working together on their personal friends
and relatives list.
Help students to open the file they made in lesson 2: their list of
relatives and friends, plus the extra information about the friend
(named 'friends 2.doc'). Then students follow the next steps.
Insert a table: 3 columns and 5 rows. It is important to save your
new file with another name, so you will not lose the original file:
for example, 'friends 3.doc'
Cut the names, one by one, and paste them, one by one, in one of the
cells in the first column until you have a list of names. Now cut
the information for each person in the list and paste it in the second
column next to the name to which it belongs.
Add more information about these people in the third column: their
main characteristic, e.g. funny, sad, smart, naughty, etc. Do not
forget to save your file!
Experiment with the typefaces and use of colours for the names. If
Mary is a very funny girl, for example, you may use this characteristic
of Mary in your choice of font, size and colour.
Mary
Find inspiration in <Examples>
Print the pages. Help three students to their print pages. If a printer
is unavailable, gather the group behind the screen.
While students are working, check whether they are using different
fonts (at least five), sizes, tabs, add symbols, choose a page set-up
(landscape or portrait), italicize, underline, bold, numbers and bullets.
Check who is ahead and show them the options, and check who is behind
to spend extra time.
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Conclusion and homework
Group discussion on their work (20 mins)
Three students demonstrate their names and say what they experienced
using different colours, font and sizes. Students discuss whether
they think the methods they used are successful in attracting attention
and expressing the characteristics they wished to express in their
chosen layout.
Homework
Tell the students to read the handout before the next lesson.
If you have extra time
experiment
with more fonts, symbols, colours and sizes
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