Unit 3A: Combining text and graphics Section 2: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Objectives
Children should learn:
technique: to alter font type, size and colour for emphasis and effect
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Type in a number of words, eg 'rainbow', 'grow', 'lean', 'high', 'low', 'stairs' and 'ghost'.
Show the class font editing features, such as how to change font type, size and colour. Ask the children to change the look of each word so that it reflects its meaning, eg placing each letter of 'rainbow' in a different colour, increasing the font size of each letter in 'grow'.
alter the look of text to create an effect
Points to note
Use software that allows text to be manipulated in other ways, if available eg into wavy lines, alternative shapes.
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