Assignments For January

January 6, 2005:

1) Go over the concept of "Home Row Keys."

2) Review how to log onto Microtype.

3) Do lesson 1 on Microtype (learning letters a,s,d,f,j,k,l,;,"enter," and "space").

4) Do Microtype lesson R1 (reviewing homerow keys).

5) Do Microtype lesson 2 (learning "e" and "h").

6) Your instructor will show everyone how to set up a "Header" on a WORD document, BEFORE you type the next assignment. It will ALWAYS include the following items:

**Student's Name

**Block & Class (example: "B2/Word Processing")

**Page # of the assignment completed

**Date assignment was given

7) Your instructor will show you how to save EVERY one of your WORD documents from now on!! The label you give your documents will ALWAYS begin with the page number you typed, and the numerical date it as assigned, with a single space separating those two items.

8) Type all lines on page 16, making sure you have a proper "Header" on your document.

Save it as: "Page 18 01-06-05"

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January 10, 2005:

1) REMEMBER THAT NEXT CLASS WE START RECEIVING GRADES FOR USING PROPER FORM WHILE TYPING EVERY WEEK!!!! Here are the primary things Mr. Orr will be looking for:

1) Are you sitting upright in your chair (back straight)?

2) Are your feet FLAT on the floor at all times?

3) Are your arms relatively level while in a typing position?

4) Are your hands ALWAYS on the homerow keys while typing?

5) Are you using the proper fingers to strike each key EVERY time?

2) Type all lines on page 20, making sure you have a proper "Header" on your document.

Remember to save it EXACTLY as: "Page 20 01-10-05" on your floppy disk!

Also, remember to enter a proper "header" for this, and all WORD documents you save. Refer to the notes for 01/06/05 above, to remember how to do this properly.

NOTE: If you still don't have a disk, do NOT complete this assignment at this time. You will have until the end of THIS week to do so in MY room (#225) during ELO only!!

3) Do Microtype lesson 3 (learning i and r). Turn in your printed final results page.

4) Do Microtype lesson 4 (review). Turn in your printed final results page.

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 12, 2005:

1) REMEMBER THAT NEXT WEEK WE START RECEIVING GRADES FOR USING PROPER FORM WHILE TYPING EVERY WEEK!!!! Here are the primary things Mr. Orr will be looking for:

1) Are you sitting upright in your chair (back straight)?

2) Are your feet FLAT on the floor at all times?

3) Are your arms relatively level while in a typing position?

4) Are your hands ALWAYS on the homerow keys while typing?

5) Are you using the proper fingers to strike each key EVERY time?

2) Type all lines on pages 11 thru 13, and 26, making sure you save each of these pages SEPARATELY on your disk, properly!!

Remember to save each page EXACTLY as: "Page 11 01-12-05" (note that each number of your date/year has two digits) on your floppy disk!

Also, remember to enter a proper "header" for this, and all WORD documents you save. Refer to the notes for 01/06/05 above, to remember how to do this properly.

NOTE: If you still don't have a disk, do NOT complete this assignment at this time. You will have until the end of THIS week to do so in MY room (#225) during ELO only!!

3) There will be NO Microtype lessons today. However, if you finish correctly typing all 4 of today's WORD documents, it is suggested that you take some time to take some practise timed writings through Microtype. We will begin taking timed writings for a grade beginning next week. 12 WPM (Words Per Minute) is your goal for an "A" grade on timed writings next week, AFTER your errors are counted out.

NOTE #1: ALL timed writings that begin officially next week will be completed while using the black "key guards" to block you from being able to see your keyboards.

NOTE #2: Friday, for a grade, we will take at least one more practise timed writing through Microtype.

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 14, 2005:

1) REMEMBER THAT NEXT WEEK WE START RECEIVING GRADES FOR USING PROPER FORM WHILE TYPING EVERY WEEK!!!! Here are the primary things Mr. Orr will be looking for:

1) Are you sitting upright in your chair (back straight)?

2) Are your feet FLAT on the floor at all times?

3) Are your arms relatively level while in a typing position?

4) Are your hands ALWAYS on the homerow keys while typing?

5) Are you using the proper fingers to strike each key EVERY time?

2) Type all lines on pages 15, 16, and 28, making sure you save each of these pages SEPARATELY on your disk, properly!!

Remember to save each page EXACTLY as: "Page 15 01-14-05" (note that each number of your date/year has two digits) on your floppy disk!

Also, remember to enter a proper "header" for this, and all WORD documents you save. Refer to the notes for 01/06/05 above, to remember how to do this properly.

NOTE: If you still don't have a disk, do NOT complete this assignment at this time. You will have until the end of THIS week to do so in MY room (#225) during ELO only!!

3) Do lessons 5 and 6 on Microtype (learning letters a,s,d,f,j,k,l,;,"enter," and "space"). Print your results pages of each one, and turn them in.

Reminder #1: ALL timed writings that begin officially next week will be completed while using the black "key guards" to block you from being able to see your keyboards.

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 19, 2005:

1) REMEMBER #1: You MUST start using the black cardboard keyguards starting today!! Your teacher will disqualify you on specific assignments you're doing, if you're caught excessively looking around or over them WHILE typing. You also MUST keep them properly positioned at ALL times throughout the day.

2) REMEMBER #2: THIS is the week we will begin receiving grades for "proper form" while typing. Here are the primary things Mr. Orr will be looking for during ANY given day:

1) Are you sitting upright in your chair (back straight)?

2) Are your feet FLAT on the floor at all times?

3) Are your arms relatively level while in a typing position?

4) Are your hands ALWAYS on the homerow keys while typing?

5) Are you using the proper fingers to strike each key EVERY time?

3) Type all lines on pages 17 thru 20, making sure you save each of these pages SEPARATELY on your disk, properly!!

Remember to save each page EXACTLY as: "Page 15 01-14-05" (note that each number of your date/year has two digits) on your floppy disk!

Also, remember to enter a proper "header" for this, and all WORD documents you save. Refer to the notes for 01/06/05 above, to remember how to do this properly. This will be the last reminder about putting proper headers on your WORD documents!

NOTE: Remember that you will NOT receive grades for assignments completed in class that were missed due to absences. You MUST make those assignments up during ELO in room #225 within 2 ELOs from when you missed the class(s).

4) There will be NO Microtype lessons today. Remember to NOT do any in advance of when they are due!!!

Reminder #1: ALL timed writings that begin officially THIS week, and will be completed while using the black "key guards" to block you from being able to see your keyboards. Your teacher will get you all started together near the end of class. REMEMBER to not use your backspace delete key to correct errors, or your timed writings will NOT be accepted!!

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 21, 2005:

2) REMEMBER #2: THIS is the week we have begun receiving grades for "proper form" while typing. Here are the primary things Mr. Orr will be looking for during ANY given day:

1) Are you sitting upright in your chair (back straight)?

2) Are your feet FLAT on the floor at all times?

3) Are your arms relatively level while in a typing position?

4) Are your hands ALWAYS on the homerow keys while typing?

5) Are you using the proper fingers to strike each key EVERY time?

3) Type all lines on pages 21 and 22, making sure you save each of these pages SEPARATELY on your disk, properly!!

4) Do lessons 7 and 8 on Microtype. Print your results pages of each one, and turn them in.

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 25, 2005:

REMEMBER: We have begun receiving WEEKLY grades for "proper form" while typing. Here are the primary things Mr. Orr will be looking for during ANY given day:

1) Are you sitting upright in your chair (back straight)?

2) Are your feet FLAT on the floor at all times?

3) Are your arms relatively level while in a typing position?

4) Are your hands ALWAYS on the homerow keys while typing?

5) Are you using the proper fingers to strike each key EVERY time?

1) Type all lines on pages 23 and 24, making sure you save each of these pages SEPARATELY on your disk, properly!!

2) Do lessons 9 and 10 on Microtype. Print your results pages of each one, and turn them in.

NOTE: If you get finished with the work that's due today, try to get all other unfinished work completed and turned in. You might also do a warmup timed writing as well! We will do our second one for a grade during the next class. 14 WPM (words per minute) is your goal, AFTER your errors are counted out. You WILL use your black keyguards for timed writings from now on!

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 27, 2005:

1) Type all lines on pages 25 Thru 28, making sure you save each of these pages SEPARATELY on your disk, properly!! You should have

2) Do lessons 11 on Microtype. Print your results pages of each one, and turn them in.

3) The rest of the day is yours for getting caught up in class, if you're behind.

4) Your instructor will assign your weekly timed writing for a grade, later in the class. You might consider doing a couple of them to get prepared!

NOTE #1: The "A" level for your timed writings today will be 14 WPM (after your errors are taken out)!

NOTE #2: Starting with TODAY's timed writing, you cannot have any more than 5 total errors to qualify for a grade, regardless of how fast you type! Your teacher will NOT accept your timed writing if you have more than 5 errors, whether YOU caught them or not!

NOTE #3: Make sure you catch and circle ALL of your errors made within your timed writings each time we do them. Each one your teacher catches, which you do not, will count against you TWICE!! Subtract your errors from your "GWAM" score (bottom left of your printout), then circle your final "WPM" score WITH those letters, somewhere in the middle of your paper.

REMINDER!!! ALWAYS try to avoid touching any of the metal parts of your floppy disk! Static electricity shock on them (ie, from the carpet, etc.) can wipe out whatever you save on them.).

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January 31, 2005:

1) This will be a wide open catchup day for those present in class today. For a grade, those in class will be asked to answer a single question, which they can find by using this assignment page for today (01/31). Those absent due to non-school related reasons will be given a 4-page typing assignment, which will be due not later than two ELO periods from today!

NOTE: If you are caught up in class, and present today, you may use it as a study hall to catch up in other classes. DO NOT GO SURF THE INTERNET OR GO INTO CHATROOMS, IF YOU ARE NOT CAUGHT UP IN CLASS!!

2) Take out a half-sheet of notebook paper, and write your Name, Date, and Block # on thetop of it, in preparation for the answer to today's "Participation/Effort" question. To receive a "Participation/Effort" grade for today, your teacher will ask you to write down the answer from today's assignment page, which he will specify some time during class! You MUST already be on this assignment page to qualify for this grade, and may not look off somebody else's screen to find that word he'll seek from you.

3) We will have one graded timed writing for this week, with 15 WPM (score after errors are subtracted from your GWAM) being the "A" level, with NO more than 5 total errors! If you have 6 or more errors, your paper will NOT be accepted!

NOTE #1: Make sure you catch and circle ALL of your errors made within your timed writings each time we do them. Each one your teacher catches, which you do not, will count against you TWICE!! Subtract your errors from your "GWAM" score (bottom left of your printout), then circle your final "WPM" score WITH those letters, somewhere in the middle of your paper.

NOTE #: GWAM = Gross Words Per Minute

WPM = Words Per Minute -

Timed writing score after

errors are counted out.

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