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QCA

ICT at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 3: Processing text and images
Section 1: Activity 1 (1)

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Explain to the class that they are going to work in groups of three to five pupils to produce a newspaper. Explain that the newspaper will have a minimum of two sides and that each member of the group will have responsibility for at least one part of the paper. The paper will include appropriate images that must be in digital format and collected/prepared from a variety of sources. The content should be up to date and reflect the interests of the chosen audience, and be produced using shared resources. Teachers may use real examples for discussion, eg house styles.

Points to note

  • The content of the newspaper could be produced through coordinated working with English and other subject areas. Teachers should make a decision about the newspaper theme before starting this unit or in discussion with pupils. ICT sessions should, wherever possible, deal with imaging, networking, systems and final production. The text content should ideally have been produced beforehand, since the objective is for pupils to manipulate the text not produce it.

Sections in this unit

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1. Activity 1 (1)
2. Activity 1 (2)
3. Activity 1 (3)
4. Activity 2 (1)
5. Activity 2 (2)
6. Activity 2 (3)
7. Activity 3 (1)
8. Activity 3 (2)
9. Activity 4 (1)
10. Activity 4 (2)
11. Activity 5