JHS1 Computing · Term 2 Week 1: Introduction to Word Processing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.1.4 - Demonstrate how to spell check, carry out content translation, language setting

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the Review tab and locate the Proofing and Language group in Microsoft Word.
Run a spelling and grammar check on a document and correct errors suggested by the tool.
Set the proofing language of a document to English (Ghana) or another language using the Language tool.
Translate a short piece of selected text from English to a local Ghanaian language (e.g., Twi, Ewe, Ga, Hausa) using the Translate tool.
Use the Thesaurus to find synonyms for a word and replace it in a sentence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Productivity Software (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Word Processing (2.1)
Content standard: B7.2.1.1 - Demonstrate how to use Microsoft Word (Editing)
Indicator: B7.2.1.1.4 - Demonstrate how to spell check, carry out content translation, language setting
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 9
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Demonstrate the use of the Proofing and Language group under the Review tab
2. Show how to use the Language, Spelling & Grammar, Thesaurus and other tools in MS-Word under the Home tab.
NB: This is to help learners gain software knowledge in office applications (word processing) to grasp the concept better.