Monday, April 27, 2015

Tuesday, April 28th- 8th Grade- Publisher Using Building Blocks

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date:04-28-2015



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Publisher-  Newsletters- Design & Building Blocks

Standards:
DB-6 Format Newsletters



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can use a building block. Test on Friday.
Newsletter due today!
Students use building blocks.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Some emoticons use parentheses.  :) :(
SMALL IMAGE (PNG)Public Domain  :)
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 88, type lines 16 and 18.
We are using our RIGHT PINKY finger for the  ) RIGHT PARENTHESIS  key.
We are using our LEFT PINKY finger for the SHIFT  key.

Guided Lesson:
@ Miss W will review the rubric for today’s assignment.
@ Complete or copy and paste and complete index
@ On  page 3, students will add building blocks-  such as page parts, ads, accents, and calendars
Tutorial Using Building Blocks Microsoft Training  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfIxldbhLQA
@ Design review- contrast, white space, proximity,
    alignment, balance and repetition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_62cvAH3_w

Independent Exercise
Wednesday’s assignment
1. Your newsletter has a title and you saved it to your lunch number.
2. You have your name on it.
3. You have your book/movie/video game review on it.
4. You have a good headline for your review.
5. You have a picture AND a citation for the picture.
6. You have checked your spelling and grammar.
7. Sentences start with capital letters and end with periods.

Thursday’s assignment
8. Type a paragraph about What’s going on in the classroom?
something you enjoyed doing in one of your
academic classes (NOT P.E)
9. Find a clip art picture for it or a picture and citation
10. Create a good headline for it.
11. You have checked your spelling and grammar.
12. Sentences start with capital letters and end with periods.

Friday’s ASSIGNMENT
13. Type a paragraph about a student in a club or sport (see board)
14. Find a clip art picture for it or a picture and citation
15. Create a good headline for it.
16. You have checked your spelling and grammar.
17. Sentences start with capital letters and end with periods.
18. You must show Miss W your teacher interview questions

Monday’s Assignment
20. Type a paragraph about A teacher interview
or about an international item (vacation, holiday, etc.
IF YOU DID NOT FINISH INTERVIEW YOU WILL DO THE INTERNATIONAL ITEM.
21. Find a clip art picture for it or a picture and citation
22. Create a good headline for it.
23. You have checked your spelling and grammar.
24. Sentences start with capital letters and end with periods.

Have you…

Do you have your headlines in a 3d text box?
Part of the Layout- Headlines Rubric
3D helps to capture the reader’s attention.
Click on headline- Click on Orange Drawing Tools Tab
Click on 3D effects twice.

Have you put a frame or border around your pictures?
Part of the Design Elements Rubric
Click on the picture- Click on the Pink Picture Tools Tab
Either click on the border button or the Picture Style button.

Today’s Assignment
Add the following building blocks- ads, accents, calendars with arrow shape
Complete or copy and paste and complete index
Review design elements
  • pictures and citations for each unless clip art
      • picture frames on first page
      • picture frames or shape with words on second page
  • GOOD headlines (noun and verb)
  • drop capital
  • hyphenation .85 or .8
  • proper white space not too much or too little
  • proper CONTRAST
  • 3D format
  • check spelling and grammar
  • check design does it look nice?
Links to help you to format your newsletter
@ Students will increase the hyphenation to .8
@ Students will use a drop capital for their articles.
@ Students will make their headlines larger and more stylish.
@ Students will make sure their headlines are creative.

Higher Order Thinking Questions
How do I create an interesting newsletter?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students use Publisher to create a newsletter.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #12:

Exit Activity #13:

Database
Exit Activity #14
Matching Data Types and Field Properties

Exit Activity #15

Exit Activity #16
Review the definitions then play the Scatter game




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