ICT at key stage 3 (Year 7)
Unit 3: Processing text and images
Section 3: Activity 1 (3)
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Objectives |
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- that collaborative and systematic working is helpful to complete complex tasks
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- Discuss the structure of a small newspaper team and look at the design steps needed to produce a newspaper. Give out a flow diagram of the key processes and outcomes involved in newspaper production and discuss its structure. Include choice of audience, analysis of audience's needs, gathering of data/information, processing of data/information and production of final copy.
- Discuss how groups share information and exchange ideas.
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- demonstrate collaborative working and a systematic approach
- contribute usefully to group activity, showing understanding of the task
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Points to note |
- The flow diagram could have blank boxes with contents listed separately for pupils to complete. This will assist in discussing the system structure.
- Homework could involve pupils gathering the stories that are needed for the newspaper.
- This activity will emphasise that collaborating with others can be useful when sharing information, ideas and solving problems.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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