dtp Curriculum

Desktop Publishing I (using Microsoft Publisher 2003)				2007-2008
Time line	Content	Skills	Assessment	Resources
August Word Processing to DTP September Introduction to DTP October Advanced DTP features	Word processing features using Microsoft Word Document management features Introduction to DTP Hardware and software used in dtp Copyright laws and fair-use policies Getting started with Microsoft Publisher 2003 Creating a publication Working effectively on a publication Story Editor-importing text	1.6.1 Review Word processed document formatting for business and personal 1.1.1 Create folder 1.2 Define DTP, recognize examples, recognize technological advances 1.3 Develop list of hardware components needed, categorize advantages and disadvantages of printer quality, cost, and features 1.4 Define and list copyright laws and fair-use materials Identify and Understand key features 2.1 Use and apply basic Publisher features for design & layout of a publication Create new publication, Inserting and removing pages, tool palette, drawing, text, pointer, zoom, hand) and changing view size, and placing graphics 2.5.2 Master procedure of creating a new publication, saving, editing, and printing that publication 3.6 Controlling and modifying text blocks, text flow (columns), master page features (headers, footers, and page numbers)	Guided activities Independent project activitiesBletters, memos, reports, agendas, programs, news releases, brochures, resumes, menus, newsletters Create collage of examples Review Guided activities Review Independent Reinforcement Activities Written assessment Guided activities Review Guided activities Review Independent Reinforcement Activities Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Written assessment Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Written assessment	Teacher-made projects Teacher-made activities Word Processing to Desktop Publishing (current textbook - workbook) Textbook Textbook Textbook Teacher-made Textbook Teacher-made
	Typography Type Specifications Text Features	3.1 Understanding type specifications (selecting font, point size, and type) and changing type specifications 3.2 Using Control Palette, master type and font features Master multi-page report using all basic PageMaker features 3.4 Understanding and setting tabs, removing, indents, bulleted entries, leading, kerning features, character width and tracking	Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement Activities Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement Activities Practice & Review Simulation	Textbook Textbook Textbook Textbook
November December	Spacing & alignment Language-professional techniques Working with graphics Advanced graphic options Expanding page layout	3.3 Align text (leading, kerning, indenting, tracking) Turning hyphenation on/off, manual hyphenation, dashes, ellipsis, slashes.... 4.1 Expanding graphic techniques-use of (4.2) drawing tools 4.3-4.6 Creating more sophisticated graphic—text combinations, importing, scanned and digital images Create multicolumn publications and special sized documents Composition & problem solving	Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Guided activities Review Independent reinforcement activities Final Project SimulationB	Textbook Textbook Textbook Textbook Textbook and teacher-made Textbook