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QCA

ICT at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 4)

Unit 4A: Writing for different audiences
Section 6: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • key idea: that ICT can be used to automate the amendment of text
  • technique: to amend text using find and replace

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Enter an extended account written in the third person, which includes a unisex name, eg Sam, and uses 'he', 'his', 'him'.
  • Discuss the account with the class and explain that it is accurate except for the fact that Sam is a girl not a boy. Discuss how the account needs changing and explain the disadvantages of manually correcting the account: the time needed, the possibility of missing points. Demonstrate the use of find and replace and discuss what needs to be considered when using this technique.
  • recognise that ICT can automate manual processes
  • recognise some of the advantages and disadvantages of automating manual processes

Sections in this unit

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1. SETTING THE SCENE
2. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
3. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
4. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
5. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
6. SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
7. INTEGRATED TASK