Word Processing

Overarching Unit

Create Word Processing Documents

Pacing

Key Language Usage

● Throughout the course

Narrate Argue Inform Explain

Standards Strand5 : Students will be able to create a variety of word-processing documents. Standard 1: Students will demonstrate composition skills on the keyboard. ● Compose sentences and short paragraphs. Standard 2: Students will create a variety of documents. ● TitlePage ● Resume ● Labels ● Envelopes ● Business Letter ● Personal Letter ● Outline End of Unit Competency ● Students can explain how to compose sentences and short paragraphs. ● Students can explain how to create a title page, resume, labels, envelopes, business letters, personal letters, and outlines using word processing software. Language Functions & Features: ■ Generalized nouns to introduce a topic and entity ■ Opening statements to identify the type of information ■ Verbs to defne career pathways or attributes (eg., have, be, belong to, consist of) ■ Expanded noun groups to defne key concepts, add details, or classify information ■ Reporting devices to acknowledge outside sources and integrate information into the report as in saying verbs and direct quotes ■ Technical word choices to defne and classify the entity ■ Adjectives and adverbs to answer questions about quantity, size, shape, manner ( descriptions)