Lesson Plans

 for the Literacy Lab

PDF and Word 97 versions of all of the handouts and word processing sheets are now available for download from our website: www.nald.ca/connect.htm. PDF versions are best for printing and include a clear version of the keyboard handout from the last issue. Word versions are best for editing if you wish to adapt the handouts to your learners. We have created these lessons with the assumption that many of the automatic features in Word have been temporarily turned off to allow the students to practise the English and word processing skills being taught without assistance from the software. Some may argue that this isn’t an authentic task since these tools are normally available. Others may argue that students should be encouraged to use these tools as adaptive devices. When and if you make these tools available to learners is up to you. Doing this may require some changes to the lesson plans provided. You can turn off most of the automatic features in Word 97 by going to AutoCorrect and Options in the Tool menu.

Lesson 6  Editing Text and Spacing         by Elyse Schwartz

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Lesson Plans:
Lesson Plan 6 Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word
Handouts:
Handout 6-1A Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word
Handout 6-1B Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word
Handout 6-2A HTML Format HTML, Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word
Handout 6-2B Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word
Word Processing:
Word Processing 2 HTML Format HTML, Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word

Computer Objective 6-1: Learners will be able to insert new text and spaces and use the Backspace key to delete unwanted text and spaces. 6-2: Learners will be able to delete unwanted text and spaces by highlighting and using the Backspace key.

Literacy Objective: Learners will become more familiar with cooking vocabulary and measurement abbreviations.

Materials: Word Processing 2 skill sheet, computer files 5-2Handout6-1A.doc, 5-2Handout6-1B.doc, 5-2Handout6-2A.doc and 5-2Handout6-2B.doc.

Introduction: Asking the learners to edit an already-typed document is an efficient way to practice specific word processing skills. It eliminates the need for unnecessary typing, which can take up a lot of class time and cause frustration not related to the skill that is being taught.

Preparation 6-1: Be sure the learners know how to position the cursor to the right of the text or space(s) they need to delete. This can be done by clicking with the mouse. However, if the instructor wishes to introduce the use of the four arrow keys on the keyboard, this lesson would provide excellent practice for using those keys. The Word Processing 2 skill sheet can be given to learners for reference. Also, insure that the learners know how to type fractions.

Preparation 6-2: Be sure the learners know how to highlight text by using the mouse. Have learners refer to the Word Processing 2 skill sheet to learn how to highlight phrases, words and lines. Ensure that all the learners understand the concept of doubling fractions.

Procedure: Give each learner access to the instructions and the recipe file (5-2Handout6-1A.doc or 5-2Handout6-2A.doc) by putting a copy on each desktop, on learners’ disks or in a shared network folder. The file can be downloaded from our website. Following the instructions, make the corrections to the recipe together as a group. The handout could be put on an overhead for the class to follow.

Variation: For higher levels, give a copy of the instructions to each learner and let them work on their own. When they have finished, give them a copy of the corrected version (5-2Handout6-1B.doc or 5-2Handout6-2B.doc) to check their work. If learners are familiar with highlighting text, Lesson 6-1 could be omitted.


Lesson 7  Typing Paragraphs         by Liz Devries

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Lesson Plans:
Lesson Plan 7 Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word
Handouts:
Handout 7-1 HTML Format HTML, Adobe PDF Format PDF, Microsoft Word Format Word

Computer Objective: Learners will be able to type consecutive sentences in a paragraph format using the Tab key, Enter key and the Space bar.

Literacy Objective: Learners will be able to type consecutive short descriptive paragraphs.

Materials: The model paragraphs from Lesson 7 – Handout 1.

Introduction: Moving from one paragraph to the next requires the Enter key. Using the Tab key to indent a paragraph rather than using the space bar is an important skill.

Procedure: Have the learners save a new word processing document. Give them the model paragraphs to type. For further practice, learners can re-type newspaper articles which have several short paragraphs. Higher level learners can produce their own text without copying.

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