Due September 27. Late deadline October 4.
Reading:
Read the Projects in Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy while you are in front of the computer and do the steps as instructed.
Part 1: Reasons and Word Study Questions (35 points)
Start a new document. Type your name and answer the questions, numbering clearly.
Your answers to questions 1 through 4 should be in complete sentences. For each article, list the reasons the author gives to support his conclusion, one per line. Do not just copy huge chunks of text from the article or write a paragraph where they are all jumbled together. You can summarize the reasons in your own words. Review your grade for the Task2 assignment before beginning this. If your conclusion was incorrect in the Task 2 Assignment, use the correct conclusion instead when locating reasons.
1. (5 points) Click the link to open the editorial in PDF format "China's Cybertooth Tigers". List the author's reasons.
2. (5 points) Click the link to open the editorial in PDF format "Sexting sends message about changing values". List the author's reasons.
3. (5 points) Click the link to open the editorial in PDF format "Signs of texting while driving are hard for officers to read" List the author's reasons.
4. (5 points) Click the link to open the editorial in PDF format "The right marriage debate: children of unwed mothers". List the author's reasons.
5. (5 points) Choose 5 words from any of the articles to find synonyms and antonyms for. Select complex words. Type the word in your document. Then use the Thesaurus to find a synonym that would fit as a substitution. Type the synonym next to the word. Then find the antonym and type that next to the word.
Type each of the sentences into your document as they appear below. Word will mark the grammar errors after you type. Use the Grammar tool to correct the errors (Exercise 14 on page D-10 in Dozer's Guide).
6. We am here today.
7. He gone there for the party.
8. We is home.
9. Who's car is it?
10. Its my car.
11. Dozer don't have a ball to play with.
12. Dozer and me went to the park.
13. Describe the difference in the steps you take in Word to COPY text to a new location in a document and to MOVE text to a new location.
The textbook tells you to use Select on the Home tab, then Select All to select the entire document. There are always many other ways to do things in Word. Go to the Select Text help in Microsoft Office Online at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100964021033.aspx.
14. Describe another way to select the entire document using the keyboard or mouse. Dragging over all of the text in the document is not the right answer. There is a faster way.
15. Look at the information on the page under "Select Text Using the Keyboard." Describe a key combination and what it selects.
Spell and grammar check all of your work, then save as Task4 and upload to Tasks, Tests and Surveys in Etudes.
Part 2: Reasons Discussion (5 points)
1. Use the links below to go to one of the local newspaper web sites and locate the Editorial, Opinion or Letters section:
Find an editorial that interests you on any subject. Make sure it is an editorial and not a news report. A news report presents the facts about an incident without recommending an action. Don't choose one that is too long. Display it in printer friendly view if possible.
2. Go to the Task 4 Discussion. Look at the message subjects to make sure that someone else has not already chosen that article.
3. (1 point) Create a New Topic. Put the title of the article in your subject line. You can Copy and Paste it from the newspaper site by dragging to select the title, then choosing Edit, Copy from the menu bar. Switch to the window where you are composing your discussion message, right-click in the subject box and choose Paste from the shortcut menu that appears or press the Ctrl+V key combination.
4. (1 point) In the body of the message, type the word Conclusion and then give the author's conclusion. Press Enter twice to leave a blank line.
5. (1 point) Switch to the window where the article is displayed. Drag over the text to select it and then choose Edit and Copy from the menu bar (or press Ctrl+C from the keyboard). Switch to the window where you are composing your discussion message. Click the Paste as Plain Text button (The clipboard with the T). In the box that appears, press Ctrl+V to paste the text. Then click OK. If the text is really hard to read, you can undo that and try using the clipboard and W button or just pasting directly into the message box with Ctrl + V. Which one looks best in the discussion depends on how the web page is formatted. Post your message
6. (2 points) Read another student's posting and find 2 reasons that support the conclusion. If you think the other student got the conclusion wrong, then say so. If there are other replies, make sure yours lists different reasons. Do NOT give your personal opinion about the issue. Stick to what the author is saying.