Intermediate
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
+65 XP
Pupils work on their own device

Unit 1 Recap and Document Formatting Workshop

Audit your Unit 1 portfolio documents for filing, templates, formats and styles. Note one problem for class troubleshooting. Create a reflection on your formatting habits and practice goals for your project portfolio.

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    1 - Introduction ~5 mins

    Today you will

    • check your Unit 1 folders and document
    • fix one real problem with help from the class
    • write and save {{code:sm1_unit1_reflection}}

    Illustration for IntroductionStart your reflection in {{code:sm1}}, inside {{code:01_drafts}}. Your teacher will check it at the end.

    Warm-up

    Open {{code:sm1}}, then {{code:03_finished}}. On scrap paper, write the name of one Unit 1 document you can see. If you can't find one, write {{code:can't find my Unit 1 doc}}.

    2 - Key Concepts ~5 mins

    A filing framework means every file has its own home in folders that stay the same.

    Styles are Heading 1, Heading 2 and Normal. You pick them from the gallery instead of changing the font by hand.

    A save format is the type of file. You work in an editable file, and you make a PDF when it is finished.

    Example

    Your {{code:sm1}} folder holds {{code:01_drafts}}, {{code:02_templates}}, {{code:03_finished}}, {{code:04_evidence}} and {{code:05_archive}}. On your Something Real one-pager, the main title uses Heading 1.

    3 - Step-by-step Task: Unit 1 Audit ~8 mins

    You will check your Unit 1 folders and document, then write one sentence about a problem you want help with. Follow the steps in the box below. If your document is missing, the steps show you how to make a quick one.

    4 - Troubleshooting Clinic ~5 mins

    Your teacher will put up to three problems on the board. Listen for fixes that help you too.

    Common snags

    • If you can't find your file, search {{code:Project_Portfolio}} for {{code:sm1_doc1}} and move it into {{code:03_finished}}.
    • If your headings still show as Normal, select each one and pick Heading 1 or Heading 2.
    • If a file saved in the wrong place, move it into {{code:sm1}}. Next time, open the folder first.

    5 - Step-by-step Task: Reflection Skeleton ~7 mins

    Now you will start {{code:sm1_unit1_reflection}}, with headings and sentence starters ready to fill in. Follow the steps in the box below. These are the lines you will type:

    Heading 1: Unit 1 Reflection

    Heading 2: Three formatting habits I am confident with

    • On my [project name] document I always…
    • On my [project name] I can…
    • I trust myself to…

    Heading 2: One habit I want more practice on

    • I still need practice at…

    Heading 2: One way Unit 1 improved a portfolio document

    • In [filename] I changed… so that [reader] can…
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