Introduction to Word Processing · JHS1 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.1.5 - Demonstrate how to use text-decoration, change text case, text size and colour

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Locate and identify the Font group under the Home tab in Microsoft Word and name the tools found there.
Change the case of selected text to sentence case, lowercase, uppercase, capitalize each word, or toggle case.
Adjust the font size of selected text using both the font size box and the Grow Font and Shrink Font buttons.
Apply text decoration features, including bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough, to selected text.
Change the colour of selected text using the Font Color tool and apply a highlight colour to text.

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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: B7.2.1.1.5 - Demonstrate how to use text-decoration, change text case, text size and colour
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 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:

indicator text - p.9: code printed B7.2.1.1.4.5 with six segments; filed as B7.2.1.1.5, the standard cell on this page reading B7.2.1.1 and .1 to .4 being already used
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. Explore the use of the Font group under the Home tab
2. Demonstrate the use of sentence case, font size, colour and font decoration features in MS-Word
3. Project examples of MS-Word interface to learners with the aid of a projector or pictures.