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Respect and Responsibility Character Traits - Cut and Paste Activity

Using 20 different quotations that are out of sequential order--each with a relationship to the respect and responsibility character traits--students are to cut and paste (MOVE) the text in ascending sequential order, save, and print.

A lesson plan for grade 7 English Language Arts

By Jane M. Harris

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Learning outcomes

  • Computer Skills: Word Processing - Editing - Move Command
  • Students will Move (via Cut and Paste Methods) text within the same document with 80% accuracy.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

40 minutes

Materials/resources

Technology resources

  • PC or Mac Computer Lab
  • disks or file server
  • printer
  • student data disks (optional)
  • computer with projection device (if available but not necessary)

Pre-activities

  • Use the SDPI computer Word Processing file called Reaching Into the Past attachment to teach students the MOVE or Cut and Paste methods. Emphasize text must be selected at the very beginninng or end of the text block to avoid losing or splitting the text. Students may use the mouse, primary & secondary buttons, or Menu bar, Edit Commands to cut and paste the text to a different location. Use the term clipboard memory that holds the text that has been cut temporarily until you tell the computer where to paste it. Teacher may want to cut a clip art graphic from a newspaper ad, place it on a real clipboard, pick another spot on the newspaper ad and glue (paste) the clip art in a different place. Relate the concept to the computer’s clipboard memory as you have students go through the process.
  • Students must already know how to name and save a document to their
    personal data disk.

  • Students will need to be taught the difference between the delete key and the backspace key.
  • Students will need to be taught line and punctuation spacing rules for keyboarding.

Activities

  1. Open the Responsibilty character trait attachment to students’ computers.
  2. Use the Save As command to name the two separate files to student’s personal data disk (as necessary).
  3. Go through step by step procedures of moving text from one place to another within the same document. Have students try this for practice. If student completely loses one of the quotations, exit, do not save the document, and open up the same document again.
  4. Have students cut and paste the 10 “Responsibility” quotations in ascending order with only one line of space between the quotes.
  5. When students are comfortable with using the procedures, open the Respect character trait document.
  6. Have students cut and paste the 20 “Respect” quotations in
    ascending sequential order having only one line of space between the quotations.

Assessment

  • A perfect paper (hard copy) or screen document should have all twenty quotations in correct sequential order with only one line of space between the quotes.
  • Take five points off for each error, i.e. double spacing, lost quote, split quote, out-of-order quote.
  • (If grading from the screen, do another File, Save As Command and add student’s grade to the file name. Have student delete the ungraded file from the disk.)

Supplemental information

Attachments:

Related websites

Some word processing basics
http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/t3/wsr/csc120/wpbasc97.htm

Comments

Students with little hands-on computer time may take longer to complete this lesson.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Computer Technology Skills (2005)

Grade 7

  • Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
    • Objective 2.05: Use a variety of collaborative tools to survey, collect, communicate information for content area assignments. Strand - Telecommunications/Internet
  • Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
    • Objective 3.09: Create/modify and use rubrics to evaluate multimedia presentations for elements (e.g., organization, content, design, appropriateness for target audience, effectiveness, ethical use of resources). Strand - Multimedia/Presentation
    • Objective 3.10: Select, evaluate, and use a variety of digital resources and information to research and present findings about Eastern Hemisphere: Africa, Asia, and Australia. Strand - Telecommunications/Internet

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 7

  • Goal 6: The learner will apply conventions of application of grammar and language usage.
    • Objective 6.02: Continue to identify and edit errors in spoken and written English by:
      • using common spelling rules, applying common spelling patterns, and developing and mastering an individualized list of words that are commonly misspelled.
      • mastering proofreading symbols for editing.
      • producing final drafts/presentations that demonstrate accurate spelling and the correct use of punctuation, capitalization, and format.
      • listening to and monitoring self to correct errors.