LaPoynor High School

1st Six Weeks Course Syllabus

Ms. O’Neill

 

Day of Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Class

BCIS II

BCIS II

BCIS II

BCIS II

BCISII

 

Week 1

 

08/25/2008

To

08/29/2008

Homework:

·   Signed Acceptable Computer Use Policy

·   Letter home to parents

Objectives:

·   Log on to create work folder

·   Create & apply character/paragraph styles

Assignments:

·   VB - Styles, p 6

·   Work with Styles, p 6-9

 

Objectives:

·   Manage widows & orphans

·   Set line & page breaks

·   ID code using Show/Hide

Assignments:

·   VB – Widow & Orphan, p 10

·   VB – Section Breaks, p 12

·   Control Page Length, p 10-12

 

Objectives:

·   Format sections

·   Verify paragraph formats

·   Clear formats

Assignments:

·   VB - Drawing Toolbar & Clip Art Gallery, p 16

·   Work with Document Sections, p 12-16

Objectives:

·   Create graphic image

·   Insert/modify graphic image

·   Position text & graphics

Assignments:

·   VB - Text Box & WordArt, p 16

·   Work with Graphics, p 16-20

 

 

Week 2

 

09/01/2008

To

09/05/2008

 

 

 

 

LABOR DAY

 

Objectives:

·   Review last week’s objectives for knowledge, comprehension & retention.  Procedure Summary, p 24 & 25

·   Build leadership & public speaking skills

Assignment Reteach:

·   Student class demonstrations of Guided Activities, p 27 - 30

 

 

Objectives:

·   Synthesize & analyze skills learned from BCIS I and last week for Career & Business Connections class discussion, p 21 -23 - HOTS

Assignment:

·   VB - Resumes, p 23

·   In pairs, brainstorm jobs, skills, activities, experience and education.

Homework:

·   Gather the information to prepare three references

Objectives:

·   Use action words in resumes

·   Create a resume using styles

Assignment:

·   VB - References, p 23

·   Type and format resume along with references

Homework:

·   Write a letter of application

Objectives:

·   Review letter formats

·   Type and format a letter

·   Review for test

Assignment:

·   VB - Letter of Application, p 22

·   Type and properly format a letter of application

 

 

Week 3

 

09/08/2008

To

09/12/2008

Objectives:

·   Proofreader marks

·   Edit changes to resume & letter

Assignment:

·   Make corrections to resume & letter

·   Hyperlink to portfolio, p 87

Objectives:

·   Assessment of knowledge and skills

Assignment:

·   Lesson 1 Test

 

Objectives:

·   Create a master document with subdocuments

Assignment:

·   Exercise 1A & 1B, p 34–36

·   Guided Activity 1 & 2, p 57-58

 

Objectives:

·   Add reference resource in a document

Assignment:

·   Exercise 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E & 2F, p 38 - 42

·   Do It Yourself 1 & 2, p 58-60

 

Objectives:

·   Automate document navigation with bookmarks & doc map

Assignment:

·   Exercise 3A, 3B, 3C & 3D, p 42 – 44

·   Do It Yourself 3, p 59 - 60

 

 

Week 4

 

09/15/2008

To

09/19/2008

Objectives:

·   Organize a document with an index & table of contents

Assignment:

·   VB - Table of Contents, p 45

·   Exercise 4A, 4B, 4C, p 46 – 48

·   Do It Yourself 4, p 60

·   Challenge Yourself, p 61

 

 

Objectives:

·   Review & reteach concepts for Lesson 2 Test, p 52 - 55

·   Publishing a Newsletter

·   Working in Groups

Assignment:

·   VB - Plagiarism

·   Select an overall theme and style for the newsletter

·   Research information and begin writing copy.

Homework:  Work on draft of articles

Objectives:

·   Assessment of knowledge and skills – HOTS

·   Creating a Masthead

Assignment:

·   VB - Masthead

·   Lesson 2 Test – Organizing, Navigating & Citing Documents

·   Create Masthead followed by continuous section break

·   Format into columns

·   Type articles for Newsletter

·   Insert graphics to enhance newsletter

Objectives:

·   Reteach proofreading marks

·   Inserting by lines

 

Assignment:

·   Exchange and edit newsletter using proofreading marks.

·   Make corrections & add by lines.

·   Hyperlink newsletter to electronic portfolio, p 87

Objectives:

·   Work with forms

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Form, p 64

·   Exercise 1A, p 64 – 66

·   Guided Activity 1, p 101

 

Week 5

 

09/22/2008

To

09/26/2008

Objectives:

·   Work with forms continued

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Comments, p 602

·   Exercise 1B & 1C, p 67 – 69

·   Guided Activity 2, p 102

 

Objectives:

·   Work with forms continued

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Versions, p 606

·   Exercise 1D, 1E & 1F, p 69 – 72

·   Challenge Yourself, p 105

Objectives:

·   Prepare a document for review

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Reviewers, p 605

·   Exercise 2A & 2B, p 73 - 75

Objectives:

·   Distribute a document for review

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Track changes, p 606

·   Exercise 3A, p 76

Objectives:

·   Consolidate document revisions

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Protect document, p 605

·   Exercise 4, p 77 – 78

·   Do It Yourself 2, p 103

 

Week 6

 

09/29/2008

To

10/03/2008

 

Objectives:

·   Manage document revisions

 

Assignment:

·   VB - hyperlinks, p 87

·   Exercise 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D,

·   p 79 - 84

 

Objectives:

·   Authenticate a Document