Fourth Grade
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Comparative Essay
"Three States of Matter"

 

                Over the next several weeks, students will be hard at work creating a comparative essay and graphic organizer. Students will perform research online, then using that information, type their report using Microsoft Word 2010. Students will then use word processing skills to modify their text and copy/pasted a picture onto their document. Using the same information, students will also learn to use various drawing tools in Microsoft Word to create their graphic organizers, including a WordArt title.

 

Technology Objectives:

 

Open a program

Undo an action

Create a new document

Open a program

Enter text

Print preview a document

Highlight text

Print a document

Delete text

Use the Ribbon, tabs and buttons

Change font style

Locate a file

Change font color

Open a file

Change font size

Use WordArt

Center text

Create a text box

Justify text

Create shapes, lines and arrows

Spell check document

Change fill color

Use scroll arrows

Create fill effects

Use the tab key

Change line color

Change line spacing

Change line style

Copy an object

Change the order of objects

Paste an object

Exit a program

Select an object

Use the Internet to perform research

Resize an object

Save a file

Move an object

Use the copy and collect feature

 



Software:

Microsoft® Word® 2010

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4th Grade Comparative Essay Sample (Word 2010)


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4th Grade Graphic Organizer (Word 2010)