Bart Take Over!

Learning Objectives
Students will be able to appreciate the humour of Bart Simpson and give at least one quote from a recent episode :-) Students must be able to type and edit information in Word, Save the information using a suitable file name. They will be able to identify the different sections of a poster using the correct terminology. They must be able to explain who would be interested in reading the information about themselves and why.

By the end of this task you will be able to:

  • List at least 10 things about the person sitting next to you from reading their information in Word
  • Type and edit information in Word
  • Save the information using a suitable file name
  • Explain who would be interested in reading this information and why
  • Draw a picture of yourself in Paint and insert it into the Word document ‘About Me’
  • Check your Word document for spelling, grammar, accuracy, layout
  • Check the document of the person sitting next to you
  • Add a digital picture into their Word document
  • Print out the Word document
Before we start our PowerPoint presentations, we are going to look at other ways of presenting information about ourselves. One way we could do this is by producing an A4 poster.

Look around the classroom and see what posters there are on the walls. Using these to help you, think about what elements a good poster should have.
Task A: Good Points / Improvements
Open the Bart Poster, a word file. Bart Poster
Look at the poster. List three things you like about the poster and three improvements you could make.
Task B: Creating your own poster

You are now going to create your own A4 poster using Microsoft Word. Think about the points that have been raised in class, and remember your audience.

Save your file with a sensible file name!

Task C: Audience / Discussion

Today the audience was your fellow classmates. There could be other people who want to know information about you, such as your Form Tutor, Class Teacher, Head of Year or Headteacher. What other methods could you use, what would you take into consideration? How would the style be different? What about if you were a famous pop idol such as Gareth Gates and your fans wanted to know information about you?

Extension Task:
Use this word file to record your answers about different types of audience. Right click and select 'save target as', then open the word file and record your answers.

Starter/ Planary Tasks:

Learn about the difference between layout, styles and content:

Label a poster

Matching Game

Development Word

Learn more about content, styles and layout. Read this presentation

Evaluating your work is an important skill in ICT. Use the checklist to help you think about the poster you have created and try to make some improvements to it.

Evaluate your poster using a checklist

Terminology:

Edit
Audience
Content
Header
Bullet List
Logo


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