Unit Activity

Unit: Working with Documents

This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
 Content Knowledge—You will use word processing and desktop publishing software.
 Inquiry—You will conduct online research in which you will collect information, make
observations, and communicate your results in written form.
 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, apply
creativity and innovation, and communicate effectively.

Introduction
You are in-charge of advertising a sports event at your college or organization. There is a
task that you need to perform.
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Directions and Analysis

You are in charge of advertising a sports event at your college or organization. You need to
perform any one of these tasks:

1. Using desktop publishing software, create a newsletter for the sports event and apply the
design principles learned in the lesson. Ensure that your idea is properly conveyed and
that the newsletter is grammatically correct.
or
2. Prepare a program schedule (itinerary) for an intra-college sports event using a word
processing software program. Apply proper margins and other formatting using word
processing guidelines to make your program schedule readable and attractive. Save the
document with a meaningful file name and make a printout of it.

Task 1:
To help you achieve the assigned task, first answer the following questions:

Question 1: Identify the hardware and software required to create the newsletter.

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a. Identify the hardware required to create the newsletter.

Type your response here:

b. Identify the software required to create the newsletter.

Type your response here:

Question 2: Collect the textual information needed for the newsletter.

a. Collect the textual information needed for the newsletter and identify the layout.

Type your response here:

b. Identify whether the newsletter will require visual effects and, if yes, explain why.

Type your response here:

Question 3: Create a Newsletter

a. Create a newsletter and apply the design principles you have learned in the lessons.
Ensure that the idea is properly conveyed. Also, make sure that your newsletter is
grammatically correct and eye catching.

Type your response here:

b. Mention the design principles used for creating a newsletter.

Type your response here:

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Task 2:
To help achieve the assigned task, first answer the following questions:

Question 1: Collect the textual information needed for the program schedule.

a. Collect the textual information needed for the program schedule and identify the layout.

Type your response here:

b. Identify whether the program schedule will require visual effects and explain why.

Type your response here:

Question 2: Create a Program Schedule

You’ll prepare a program schedule (itinerary) for the sports event using a word processor.
Prepare a program schedule (itinerary) for an intra-college sports event using a word
processor. Apply proper margins and other formatting using word processing guidelines to
make your program schedule readable and attractive. Save the document with a meaningful
file name and take a printout of it.

Type your response here:

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Evaluation
Your teacher will use this rubric to evaluate the completeness of your work as well as the
clarity of thinking you exhibit.

If the student performs task 1, below is the rubric:

Total points: 100

Question 1 Task points: [20 points]

a. Identify hardware  10 points

b. Identify application software  10 points

Question 2 Task points: [30 points]

a. Textual information and layout  15 points

b. Visual effects  15 points

Question 3 Task points: [50 points]

a. Create a newsletter  35 points

b. Using design principles  15 points

If the student performs task 2, below is the rubric:

Total points: 100

Question 1 Task points: [30 points]

a. Textual information and layout  15 points

b. Visual effects  15 points

Question 2 Task points: [70 points]

a. Create a program schedule  50 points

b. Apply appropriate formatting  20 points