Topicma8e37bb941573436_1528449000663_0Topic

Using text effects

Levelma8e37bb941573436_1528449084556_0Level

Second

Core curriculumma8e37bb941573436_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

Grade IV‑VI

II. Programming and solving problems by using the computer and other digital devices. The student:

3) develops and presents solutions to problems by using basic applications (a text and image editor, a spreadsheet, a programme for creating a multimedia presentation) on the computer or in a cloud to demonstrate the following skills:

b) creating text documents: selecting fonts, formatting paragraphs, inserting illustrations, headings and shapes, creating tables and bulleted and numbered lists.

Timingma8e37bb941573436_1528449068082_0Timing

45 minutes

General objectivema8e37bb941573436_1528449523725_0General objective

Creating text documents.

Specific objectivesma8e37bb941573436_1528449552113_0Specific objectives

1. Identifying text effects.

2. Using text effects.

Learning outcomesma8e37bb941573436_1528450430307_0Learning outcomes

The student:

- identifies text effects,

- uses text effects for formatting text.

Methodsma8e37bb941573436_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Learning through observation.

2. Using the knowledge in practical situations.

Forms of workma8e37bb941573436_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual work.

2. Class work.

Lesson stages

Introductionma8e37bb941573436_1528450127855_0Introduction

The students revise the information about character parameters which they have already learned:

- colour,
- size,
- fontfontfont,
- style (bold, italics, underline).

Task 1

Open the text editor installed on your computer and check what other character formatting options you can find.

For formatting characters, apart from changing colour, size, fontfontfont and style, you can also apply text effects: superscriptsuperscriptsuperscript, subscriptsubscriptsubscript, all capitalsall capitalsall capitals (capital letters), small capitalssmall capitalssmall capitals and strikethroughstrikethroughstrikethrough.

Procedurema8e37bb941573436_1528446435040_0Procedure

Before you begin to perform operations on text, let’s learn basic terms which will be used during this lesson. Various terms used by historians, typeface designers as well as used commonly for defining lowercase and uppercase letters are presented below.

[Table 1]

[Table 2]

[Interactive graphics]

In order to apply a text effect to selected text, use the tools on the Home tab, in the Font group (subscript, superscript, strikethrough) or use the Font dialogue box which appears when you select the arrow icon in the bottom right corner of this group.ma8e37bb941573436_1527752256679_0In order to apply a text effect to selected text, use the tools on the Home tab, in the Font group (subscript, superscript, strikethrough) or use the Font dialogue box which appears when you select the arrow icon in the bottom right corner of this group.

[Illustration 1]

Task 2

Open a document in a text editor and enter three examples of the use of superscriptsuperscriptsuperscript and three examples of the application of subscriptsubscriptsubscript.

Task 3

Find a poem on the internet (try to find a work under free licence, e.g. by using the portal wolnelektory.pl you can find the translation into English of ‘Na zdrowie’, a poem by Jan Kochanowski). Copy its text to a text editor.

Use all capitalsall capitalsall capitals for the title and small capitalssmall capitalssmall capitals for the rest of the text.

Changing the capitalization of text:
The Font group on the Home tab includes another useful option, Change Case, which enables changing the capitalization, or case, of characters. The illustration below presents all available options.ma8e37bb941573436_1527752263647_0The Font group on the Home tab includes another useful option, Change Case, which enables changing the capitalization, or case, of characters. The illustration below presents all available options.

[Illustration 2]

Task 4

Correct the following text by using the Change Case option.

THE united nations (un) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote INTERNATIONAL co‑operation and to create and MAINTAIN International order. A replacement for the ineffective league of Nations, the organization was ESTABLISHED on 24 OCTOBER 1945 after WORLD war II with the aim of preventing another such conflict. At its founding, the Un had 51 member states; there are now 193. The headquarters of the UN is in MANHATTAN, new YORK city, and is subject to Extraterritoriality. FURTHER main offices are situated in GENEVA, nairobi, and VIENNA.

The original text from Wikipedia is below for reference.

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international co‑operation and to create and maintain international order. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II with the aim of preventing another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. The headquarters of the UN is in Manhattan, New York City, and is subject to extraterritoriality. Further main offices are situated in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna.

Lesson summaryma8e37bb941573436_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

You can use various text effects for formatting characters. The most commonly used are: superscriptsuperscriptsuperscript, subscriptsubscriptsubscript, strikethroughstrikethroughstrikethrough, all capitalsall capitalsall capitals and small capitalssmall capitalssmall capitals. You can find all of them in the Font group.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

subscriptsubscriptsubscript

superscriptsuperscriptsuperscript

strikethroughstrikethroughstrikethrough

all capitalsall capitalsall capitals

small capitalssmall capitalssmall capitals

fontfontfont

letterletterletter

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