Introduction to Desktop Publishing · JHS2 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.2.3.1.3

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name the five main tabs in the MS-Publisher ribbon (Home, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View) and state the purpose of each tab.
Locate specific commands within each tab, such as Font, Paragraph, Page Setup, and Zoom, when asked by the teacher within a timed challenge.
Demonstrate the use of at least three commands (e.g. Bold, Font Size, Page Orientation) on a sample Publisher document and explain the visible effect of each command.
Work in pairs to explore assigned tabs, recording two or three commands found in each tab and presenting their findings to the class.
Apply the Review tab’s Spelling command to check and correct a short intentionally misspelled text passage.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Productivity Software (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Desktop Publishing (2.3)
Content standard: B8.2.3.1 - Demonstrate how to use MS-Publisher
Indicator: B8.2.3.1.3 - Demonstrate the use of the commands in MS-Publisher ribbons under each tab (Home, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View)
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.30: the document's own exemplar stops here, mid-sentence and mid-bracket, at the foot of the cell; nothing follows it on the page
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 30
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Working in pairs, explore the use of the commands in a desktop publishing software (e.g. MS-Publisher ribbons: Home, Page Design, Mailings, Review,