Poyen School
Poyen School Curriculum K - 12 2007-2008

Vocational Education - Desktop Publishing I

Desktop Publishing I

Desktop Publishing I is a one-semester course that combines the versatility of the microcomputer with page design software enabling students to produce materials of near photo-typed quality. The course includes page composition, layout, design, editing functions, and a variety of printing options.


Introduction to Desktop Publishing

    Word processing features
The learner will be able to 1.1.1 Apply basic word processing features.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
word processing features Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Computer Concepts Basics, Thomson, Second Edition, Project 1 pg 1.7-1.57 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Define desktop
The learner will be able to 1.2.1 Collect desktop publishing examples.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Define Desktop Publishing Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed Project [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Technological advances
The learner will be able to 1.2.2 List the technological advances of desktop publishing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Define Desktop Publishing Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 1 page 1.4-1.6 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Select printer
The learner will be able to 1.3.1 Select the correct printer for your hardware and software configuration.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
types of hardware and software Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 1 page 1.40 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Copyright laws
The learner will be able to 1.4 Discuss copyright laws and copyright-free material in desktop publishing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
copyright laws Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  

Introduction to Layout and Design

    Design rules
The learner will be able to 2.1.1 Collect examples showing basic design rules.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
design rules Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher designed project [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Layouts and designs
The learner will be able to 2.1.2 Evaluate good and bad layouts and designs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
design rules Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher designed project [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Planning decisions
The learner will be able to 2.2.1 Demonstrate mastery of basic document layout.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
planning decisions Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 1 page 1.6-1.60 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  

Text Features

    Characteristics of a font and typeface
The learner will be able to 3.1.1 Demonstrate various fonts and discuss characteristics.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
font and typeface Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher designed worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Fonts and characteristics
The learner will be able to 3.2.1 Create different documents using appropriate fonts.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
various fonts and characteristics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 1 page 1.6-1.63 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Font styles
The learner will be able to 3.3.1 Demonstrate font styles.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
identify font styles Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Parts of a character
The learner will be able to 3.4.1 label character parts from examples.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
identify parts of a character Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher designed worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Types of alignments
The learner will be able to 3.5.1 Label different alignment types for design.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
types of alignment Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed material [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Creating alignment styles
The learner will be able to 3.5.2 Create documents showing examples of each type of alignment.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
types of alignment Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher designed worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Leading and kerning
The learner will be able to 3.6.1 Edit an existing document.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Identify leading and kerning Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 1 page 1.46 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Advanced text features
The learner will be able to 3.7.1 Create a document using advanced text features.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Identify advanced text features Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 2 page 2.5-2.58 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Colors and textures
The learner will be able to 3.8.1 Create a document using color capabilities.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
use of colors and textures Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 3 pages 3.1-3.58 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Text features
The learner will be able to 3.9.1 Create an original document using appropriate text features.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Desktop publishing text features Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Import text
The learner will be able to 3.9.2 Import text to create the text portion of a document.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Desktop publishing text features Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 2 page 2.0-2.59 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  

Graphics

    Graphic file formats
The learner will be able to 4.1.1 Compare/contrast various graphic formats.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Identify graphic file formats Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 2 page 2.2-2.59 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Types of graphics
The learner will be able to 4.2.1 Collect examples.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Discuss types of graphics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed project [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Graphic shapes
The learner will be able to 4.2.2 Create a graphic shape.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Discuss types of graphics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 2 page 2.1-2.58 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Editing a graphic
The learner will be able to 4.2.3 Edit a graphic.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Discuss types of graphics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 2 pages 2.1-2.58 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Manipulating a graphic
The learner will be able to 4.2.4 Manipulate a graphic.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Discuss types of graphics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Designed Worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Importing graphic files
The learner will be able to 4.3.1 Import a graphic file.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Methods to import graphics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 3 page 3.4-3.58 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Scanning images
The learner will be able to 4.4.1 Scan an image into a document.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Scan images using publishing software Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher Handout [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Grouping graphics
The learner will be able to 4.5.1 Create a document which groups two or more graphics.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Explain how to group graphics Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 3 pages 3.1-3.58 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  

Additional Publication Features

    Page layout
The learner will be able to 5.1.1 Create multi-column publications.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
page layout for multi-column publication Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 2 pages 2.1-2.60 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Special-size documents
The learner will be able to 5.2.1 Create special-size documents.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Explain special-size documents Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Instructional Handouts, Teacher worksheet [Teaching Strategies].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  
    Picture/text wrap feature
The learner will be able to 5.3.1 Create a document using picture wrap/ text wrap features.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Explain picture/text wrap features Master 1.0 Arkansas Department of Workforce Education 2001(a)
Instructional Resources
- Publisher 2000 Complete Concepts and Techniques, Thomson Learning, First Edition, Project 3 pages 3.13 [Textbook].  
Assessment Resources
- Handouts, Teacher Designed Assessment [Teaching Strategies].  
  

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