Curriculum Map - Keyboarding-Common

Curriculum Map - Keyboarding-CommonHigh School (Half-year course)Month Content Skills AssessmentSeptember • Proper technique • Demonstrate the proper technique to key. • Observation of techniqueEssential QuestionWhy is technique important?• Keying alphabet • Use proper fingers to key data. • Observation• Test• Document format • Set margins & spacing. • Lesson hard copy• Insert footer.• Spacing • Recognize different punctuation & • Hard copy of sentencesspace accordingly.Essential QuestionWhy do different punctuationmarks have different spacing?October • Key numbers & special keys • Demonstrate the correct technique in • Observationstriking these keys.• Speed • Key prepared information with less • Hard copy of timed writingsthan 2 errors for 1 minute.• Capitalization rules • Recognize the different rules for • Graded sentence assignmentscapitalizing words. • Apply the rules.• Number expression rules • Recognize the different rules for spelling • Graded sentence assignmentsnumbers.Essential Question• Apply the rules.Why do rules need to beenforced?

Curriculum Map - KeyboardingHigh School (Half-year course)Month Content Skills AssessmentOctober • Proofreader’s marks • Identify the marks used. • Graded sentence assignments(continued)• Key documents with marks.Essential QuestionWho uses proofreader’smarks?• Centering • Understand the importance of making • Centered assignmentswork visually appealing.• Test• Center work vertically & horizontally.• Slide show to evaluate workEssential QuestionWhy should worklook “nice”?• Proofreading • Use spell check. • Graded paragraph assignments• Proofread hard copy for spacing errors &words that spell check approved.November • Memorandums • Understand the difference between • Memorandumsmemorandums and letters.• Test• Differentiate between standard & simplifiedmemorandum styles.• Space documents accordingly.Essential Questions1. Who uses memos?2. Why are there noaddresses?

Curriculum Map - KeyboardingHigh School (Half-year course)Month Content Skills AssessmentNovember • Personal business • Determine when to use a personal business • Letters(continued) letters letter. • Test• Understand & identify the parts of abusiness letter.• Space documents accordingly.Essential Questions1. What is a complimentaryclosing?2. Who are thesesent to?• Envelopes • Space the envelopes - both on computer & • Envelopestypewriter.Essential QuestionWhy are they donein the bottomquadrant?• Speed • Key prepared information with • Hard copy of timed writingsless than two errors for one minute.

Curriculum Map - KeyboardingHigh School (Half-year course)Month Content Skills AssessmentDecember • Business letters • Explain the difference between personal • Business lettersbusiness letters and business letters.• Letterhead• Create their own letterhead.• Test• Recognize the difference between modifiedblock & block styles.• Recognize the difference between open &mixed punctuation.Essential Questions1. What data is containedin letterhead?2. Why use differentstyles?• Reports • Format the reports accordingly. (MLA) • Reports• Title page• Body• Key enumerated items & quotes correctly. • Work cited pageEssential QuestionWhy are reportsdouble spaced?• Tables • When to use the different types of tabs. • Tables• Center the information.• Test• Key 2 & 3 column tables.Essential QuestionWhy is data centered?

Curriculum Map - KeyboardingHigh School (Half-year course)Month Content Skills AssessmentDecember • Outlines • Use Harvard style. • Outlines(continued)• Recognize & key with proper spacing.Essential QuestionWho uses outlines?• Speed• Key prepared information.• Hard copy of timed writings• Envelopes • Identify parts of envelope. • Envelopes• Key the correct format.January • Business Documents • Key business letters. • Completed documents• Key personal business letters.• Final examination• Key tables.• Key centered assignments.• Key memorandums.• Speed • Key prepared information. • Hard copy of timed writingsRev. 12/03