Lesson Plans–Week of Nov. 6, 2006

October 27th, 2006

Band
Roll
Warm-up
Scales—Bb, Ab, C, Eb
Rhythm Studies
Rehearse the following pieces: Arizona Thunder
Deck the Halls with Dazzling Drummers
Carol of the Bells
New Piece—TBA

NSME: 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

Choir
Roll
Warm-up
AABA
ABC’s
Rehearse the following pieces: Child of This World
The Greatest Love of All
Santa’s on His Way
Rudolph
Winter Wonderland
Drummer Boy
Jingle Bells

NSME: 2. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

General Music
Review Classroom Procedures
Roll
Score 15
Weekly quiz‡Note Names for Treble and Bass Clefs
Review of previous week’s lesson
New Material‡note values‡whole, quarter, eighth, sixteenth

NSME: 5. Reading and notating music.

Computer (B Week)
Roll
Review classroom procedures
Complete PowerPoint assignment

Lesson Plans–Week of Oct. 30, 2006

October 27th, 2006

Band
Roll
Warm-up
Scales—Bb, Ab, C, Eb
Rhythm Studies
Rehearse the following pieces:    Arizona Thunder
Deck the Halls with Dazzling Drummers
Carol of the Bells
New Piece—TBA

NSME:    2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

Choir
Roll
Warm-up
AABA
ABC’s
Rehearse the following pieces:    Child of This World
The Greatest Love of All
Santa’s on His Way
Rudolph
Winter Wonderland
Drummer Boy
Jingle Bells

NSME:    2. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
5. Reading and notating music.

General Music
Review Classroom Procedures
Roll
Score 15
Weekly quiz‡Note Names for Treble and Bass Clefs
Review of previous week’s lesson
New Material‡note values‡whole, quarter, eighth, sixteenth

NSME:    5. Reading and notating music.

Computer (B Week)
Roll
Review classroom procedures
Complete PowerPoint assignment

PowerPoint Presentation…Step-by-Step

October 23rd, 2006

Presenting…

The Ice Cream Sundae SlideShow

Directions:
This activity is designed to help you learn the basic features of PowerPoint.

  1. Print this document - in color.
  2. Open up PowerPoint.
  3. With PowerPoint displayed on the screen, sit back and read these directions.
    As you do so, experiment with PowerPoint’s Menus and buttons.
  4. Next, create the six slides shown below. Just follow the directions, in order, step by step.

Slide 1

  1. Begin
    Open PowerPoint.
    Click on Blank Presentation.
    Click on OK.

  2. Title Slide
    Click one time on the 1st AutoLayout Choice (Title Slide).
    Click on OK.

  3. Background Color
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Background.
    Go to the rectangle with the down arrow. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on More Colors. Click on a bright dark blue hexagon.
    Click on OK. Click on Apply to All.

  4. Add A Title
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Title
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 40.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on More Colors. Click on the dark yellow hexagon.
    Click on OK. Click on OK.
    Type: The Ice Cream Sundae. Press enter.
    Type: It’s An American Invention!

  5. Add A Subtitle
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Subtitle
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 32.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: By. Press enter.
    Type: your full name.

  6. View Your Slideshow!
    Look at the bottom of your screen.
    Click on the slideshow icon, .
    Press the escape key to exit your slideshow.

  7. Save
    Go to the File Menu. Select Save As.
    Name this file: Ice Cream Sundae. Click on Save.

  8. This is what I will say to my audience when I show them Slide 1.
    Our assignment was to research an American Invention and to report our findings to the class. Well, the Ice Cream Sunday is an American Invention. It’s not surprising that America invented the Ice Cream Sundae - considering America is the number one consumer of ice cream in the world where the average person eats at least 15 quarts of ice cream every year. In fact, ice cream is so popular in America that in 1984 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July, National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday of that month, National Ice Cream Day.


Slide 2

  1. Create a New Slide (Bulleted List)
    Go to the Insert Menu. Select New Slide.
    Moving to the right, click one time on the 2nd AutoLayout Choice (Bulleted List). Click on OK.

  2. Add A Title
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add text.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 40.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: Believe It or Not!

  3. Add Text
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Text.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 24.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: the 2 facts listed in the above slide.

  4. View Your Slideshow!
    Scroll the right scroll bar to the very top of the screen.
    Look at the bottom of your screen.
    Click on the slideshow icon, .
    Press the spacebar one time to move to the next screen.
    Press the escape key to exit your slideshow.

  5. Save
    Go to the File Menu. Select Save As.
    Click on Save. Click on Yes.

  6. This is what I will say to my audience when I show them Slide 2.
    Ice cream became a food item in this country in the 1700 hundreds and the first ice cream parlor opened in New York City in 1776. Ice cream parlors served Ice Cream Sodas.

    In the 1800’s, it became improper to slurp Ice Cream Sodas on Sunday. Some towns actually went so far as to ban the sale of Ice Cream Sodas on Sunday. They passed a law that made it illegal to serve them on Sundays.

No one knows for sure where or exactly when the first Ice Cream Sunday was served. Depending on which version of the story you believe, the first Ice Cream Sundae was first served either in 1881 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, or in 1892 in Ithaca, New York, or sometime in the late 1800’s in Evanston, Illinois. Many believe that the invention of the Ice Cream Sundae happened on a Sunday, in one of these three cities, when some soda jerk - that’s what they use to call the person who worked behind the counter in an ice cream parlor - used syrup instead of soda to make an Ice Cream Soda!

Just think - The Ice Cream Sundae was invented by simply switching one ingredient for another!

It was not too long after its invention that the spelling of Sunday, S U N D A Y, was changed to S U N D A E so the religious leaders would not become upset about this new ice cream treat.


Slide 3

  1. Create a New Slide (Clip Art & Text)
    Go to the Insert Menu.
    Select New Slide.
    Moving to the right, click one time on the 10th AutoLayout Choice (Clip Art & Text).
    Click on OK.

  2. Add A Title
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Title.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 40.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK
    Type: How To Make Press enter 1 time.
    Type: An Ice Cream Sundae

  3. Add Clip Art
    Double click your cursor inside the graphic box labeled: Click to add Clip Art.
    It’s on the left hand side of the screen.
    Click your cursor inside the box labeled: Search for clips.
    Type: Sundae Press enter.
    Click one time on the sundae graphic that looks just like the sundae graphic on the above slide.
    Click on OK.

  4. Resize Your Graphic
    This graphic is too large. To make this graphic smaller, do the following: Click your mouse one time on the graphic. Next, put your cursor on the dot in the lower right hand corner, hold the left mouse button down, and slowly drag the mouse into the graphic.

  5. Add Text
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Text.
    It’s on the right hand side of the screen.
    Make this box a little wider and a little longer. First, drag down, using the center dot that’s at the bottom of the box. Second, drag to the right, using the center dot that’s on the right side of the box.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 24.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Then type the recipe ingredients listed on the right hand side of the above slide. Press enter 2 times after each ingredient.

  6. View Your Slideshow!
    Scroll the right scroll bar to the very top of the screen.
    Look at the bottom of your screen.
    Click on the slideshow icon, .
    Press the spacebar one time to move to the next screen.
    Press the escape key to exit your slideshow.

  7. Save
    Go to the File Menu. Select Save As.
    Click on Save. Click on Yes.

  8. This is what I will say to my audience when I show them Slide 3.
    What you see on this slide is the standard recipe for making an Ice Cream Sundae. You’re probably wondering if this is the only way to make an Ice Cream Sundae. The answer to that question is this – no, it isn’t. There are many ways to make an Ice-Cream Sundae. In fact, I recommend that you visit this site - Hershey’s Ice Cream Sundae Recipes at http://www.sundaebest.com/recipes.html. When you get there you’ll find 34 different recipes for making an Ice Cream Sundae including the Tin Lizzie, the Caramel Apple, the Crunchy Monkey, the Wild Berry, and the Banana Royal. It seems that America is still inventing the Ice Cream Sundae!


Slide 4

  1. Create a New Slide (Bulleted List)
    Go to the Insert Menu. Select New Slide.
    Moving to the right, click one time on the 2nd AutoLayout Choice (Bulleted List). Click on OK.

  2. Add A Title
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Title.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 40.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: Ice Cream Sundaes are…

  3. Add Text
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Text.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 32.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type – Yummy! Press enter 2 times.
    Type – Tasty! Press enter 2 times.
    Type – Delicious!

  4. Animation
    Highlight Yummy!, Tasty! and Delicious!
    Then go to the Slide Show Menu.
    Select Preset Animation.
    Select Drop-In.

  5. Timed Animation
    Highlight Yummy!, Tasty! and Delicious!
    Then go to the Slide Show Menu.
    Select Custom Animation.
    Click on the TAB labeled: Order & Timing.
    Click on Automatically and choose 00:01 seconds after previous event.
    Click on Preview.
    Click on OK.

  6. View Your Slideshow!
    Scroll the right scroll bar to the very top of the screen.
    Look at the bottom of your screen.
    Click on the slideshow icon, .
    Press the spacebar one time to move to the next screen.
    Press the escape key to exit your slideshow.

  7. Save
    Go to the File Menu. Select Save As.
    Click on Save. Click on Yes.

  8. This is what I will say to my audience when I show them Slide 4.

    I think most people would agree with this statement. I mean, what’s there not to like about an Ice Cream Sundae? In fact, in 1985, someone REALLY agreed with this statement. In 1985 in Anaheim, California someone built an Ice Cream Sundae that was 12 feet high. It was made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream and 7,000 pounds of toppings! It was one of the biggest Ice Cream Sundaes ever made.

Now, if you ever have second thoughts about ordering an Ice Cream Sundae – consider this: Some people think the Ice Cream Sundae is nutritious because the main ingredient in an Ice Cream Sundae is ice cream. And the major component of ice cream is milk and milk contains calcium and phosphorous which are both very important for building strong bones. Ice Cream also has milk fat, which normally contains Vitamins A and D.

There might even be another side benefit! Some researchers have gone so far as to say that eating ice cream can make you feel happy and relaxed! What do you think? Would eating an Ice Cream Sundae, right now, make you feel happy and relaxed?


Slide 5

  1. Create a New Slide (Bulleted List)
    Go to the Insert Menu. Select New Slide.
    Moving to the right, click one time on the 2nd AutoLayout Choice (Bulleted List). Click on OK.

  2. Add A Title
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Title.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 40.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: Resources

  3. Add Text
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Text.
    Make this box a little wider and a little longer. Drag down and drag up using the center dots located at the bottom and at the top of this box. Drag to the right and drag to the left, using the center dots located on the right side and on the left side of this box.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 24.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: the 3 resources listed in the above slide

  4. View Your Slideshow!
    Scroll the right scroll bar to the very top of the screen.
    Look at the bottom of your screen.
    Click on the slideshow icon, .
    Press the spacebar one time to move to the next screen.
    Press the escape key to exit your slideshow.

  5. Save
    Go to the File Menu. Select Save As.
    Click on Save. Click on Yes.

  6. This is what I will say to my audience when I show them Slide 5.

    I visited many online sites as I gathered information for this presentation. In my quest, I kept finding the same information over and over again. I cited these three sites because I thought they did a really good job of summarizing the information that I kept finding over and over again.


Slide 6

  1. Create a New Slide (Title Only)
    Go to the Insert Menu. Select New Slide.
    Moving to the right, click one time on the 11th AutoLayout Choice (Title Only).
    Click on OK.

  2. Title Font
    Click your cursor inside the text box labeled: Click to add Title.
    Go to the Format Menu. Select Font.
    Click on Arial, Bold, 40.
    Go to the rectangle labeled: Color. Click on the down arrow.
    Click on the dark yellow square. Click on OK.
    Type: So Long!

  3. Motion Clip
    Click your cursor in the center of the screen.
    Go to the Insert Menu. Select Picture. Select Clip Art.
    Click on the TAB labeled Motion Clips.
    In the box labeled Search for Clips, type: cherry. Press enter.
    Click one time on the cherry graphic that looks just like the cherry graphic on the above slide. Press enter.
    See the X in the upper right hand corner of the screen labeled: Insert Clip Art? Click one time on that X to remove that screen.

  4. Resize Your Motion Clip
    The cherry is too small. To make the cherry larger, do the following: Click your mouse one time on the cherry. Next, put your cursor on the dot in the lower right hand corner, hold the left mouse button down, and slowly drag the mouse toward the right hand corner of the screen. Next, place your cursor directly on the cherry and holding the left mouse button down drag the cherry to the center of the screen.

  5. Add Sound
    Go to the Insert Menu. Select Picture. Select Clip Art.
    Click on the TAB labeled Sounds. Look at the icons listed in the Categories box.
    Click on EMOTIONS.
    Click one time on Teen Rock Ballad. Press enter.
    See the X in the upper right hand corner of the screen labeled: Insert Clip Art? Click one time on that X to remove that screen.
    Say YES to Do you want your sound to play automatically in the slide show? If not, it will play when you click it.
    Next place your cursor directly on the sound button and holding the mouse down, place it beneath the cherry.
    FYI: If you have a built in microphone or one hooked up to your computer, you can record your own sounds. Just go to the Insert Menu. Choose Movies and Sound. Choose Record Sound.

  6. Run A Spell Check
    Go to the Tools Menu. Select Spelling.

  7. View Your Slideshow!
    Scroll the right scroll bar to the very top of the screen.
    Look at the bottom of your screen.
    Click on the slideshow icon, .
    Press the spacebar one time to move to the next screen.
    Press the escape key to exit your slideshow.

  8. Save
    Go to the File Menu. Select Save As.
    Click on Save. Click on Yes.

  9. This is what I will say to my audience when I show them Slide 6.
    I thought I would end this presentation on a fun note. There’s that glace cherry, the final ingredient of an Ice Cream Sundae, keeping time to a nostalgic soda fountain tune. If you have any questions, I would be willing to try and answer them. Thanks for being such a great audience.


PowerPoint has five views in which you can work.

  • The Normal View shows you three views on the screen at the same time - outline view, slide view, and notes view.

  • The Outline View shows you all your slides and text in an outline format.

  • The Slide View shows a single slide where you can enter text, add graphics, etc.

  • The Slide Sorter View shows you a miniature of each slide in your slideshow. You can drag slides around on the screen to reposition them in this view.

  • The Slide Show View lets you view your slideshow.

Oct. 23

October 22nd, 2006

Choir

Roll
Stretch
Vocal Warm-ups
ABC’s
AABA
Mickey, Minnie
AAHs
Winter Wonderland
Santa’s on His Way
Carol of Bells
Drummer Boy
Child of this World

Band

Roll
Warm-up
Scales
Rhythm Patterns
Arizona Thunder
Carol of the Bells
Deck the Halls with Dazzling Drummers (B section)

General Music

Quiz over last week’s lesson
Introduce Notenames–treble and bass clef
Complete worksheets on treble clef–these will be considered homework if they are not completed in class
Review notenames with game

Computer Skills 

Making a Power Point Presentation

**See additional post for detailed directions**

Lesson Plans–Week of Oct. 16, 2006

October 16th, 2006

7th/8th Grade Band

Roll

Warm-up
Concert Bb, Eb, Ab, C
Arpeggio and Thirds
Rhythm Exercises

Arizona Thunder
Quiz—marching and playing

Rehearse the following:
Clash and Roar
Carol of the Bells
Deck the Halls with Dazzling Drummers

Dismiss

7th/8th Grade Choir

Roll

Warm-up
AABA
ABC’s
Aaahs
Humming

Rehearse the following familiar songs:
Child of this World
Joy to the World
The Greatest Love
Drummer Boy

Pass out the following new music and rehearse:
Carol of the Bells
Santa’s on His Way Medley
Winter Wonderland

Dismiss
6th Grade General Music

Roll

Score 15

Introduction to Music Theory
Staff
Spaces
Barlines
Double Bar
Clefs
Musical Alphabet

Dismiss

7th/8th Grade Computer Skills

Roll

Using Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

Go to the following website and read through the definitions
http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/Act1InternetUnit.htm

Go to the following website and complete the activity.  Extra credit may also be completed.  Please read all directions carefully!
http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/Act3InternetUnit.htm

Turn in all assigned work before dismissal.

All-Southwest Junior High Honor Choir

October 5th, 2006

Attention Choir Students!!!!  The following excerpt tell you exactly what you will be singing for the audition.  You should go ahead and highlight these parts in your music.  See me if you need help!  I’m here on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  I will come early or stay late if you let me know ahead of time!!!

Audition #1     How Can I Keep From Singing: The accompaniment will start on beat 1 of m. 42. Sopranos and altos will begin singing on the second half of beat 3 on m. 43. Basses and tenors will begin singing on beat 2 in m. 45. Sing until beat 3 in m. 59.
Agnus Dei:  The accompaniment will start on beat one in m. 17.  Sopranos and altos begin singing on beat 1 in m. 19.  Basses and tenors begin singing on beat 2 in m. 19.  Sing through m. 37.
Praise His Holy Name:  The accompaniment will start on m. 23. Altos begin singing on beat 4 in m. 26 and take the repeat.  Basses and tenors begin on beat 1 in m. 23. Sopranos begin on beat 2 in m. 23.  Sing mm. 23-26 one time, take the 3rd ending, and sing until the end of the piece without the repeat in m. 32.

Audition #2     Gloria:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 15.  All parts begin singing on beat 1 in m. 17 and sing through beat 1 in m. 34.
Praise His Holy Name:  The accompaniment will start on m. 23. Altos begin singing on beat 4 in m. 26 and take the repeat.  Basses and tenors begin on beat 1 in m. 23. Sopranos begin on beat 2 in m. 23.  Sing mm. 23-26 one time, take the 3rd ending, and sing until the end of the piece without the repeat in m. 32.
Jubilate Deo:  The singer will hear the starting pitch and 6 clicks for tempo.  Basses and tenors begin singing on beat 1 in m. 33.  Sopranos and altos begin singing on beat 1 in m. 34.  Sing through m. 56.

Audition #3     How Can I Keep From Singing:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 23.  Sopranos and altos begin singing on beat 4 in m. 24.  Tenors and basses begin singing on the second half of beat 3 in m. 26.  Sing through m. 42.
Gloria:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 42.  Sopranos enter on beat 2 in m. 44.  Altos, tenors, and basses enter on beat 2 in m. 45.  Sing through beat 1 in m. 55.
Praise His Holy Name:  The accompaniment will start on m. 23. Altos begin singing on beat 4 in m. 26 and take the repeat.  Basses and tenors begin on beat 1 in m. 23. Sopranos begin on beat 2 in m. 23.  Sing mm. 23-26 one time, take the 3rd ending, and sing until the end of the piece without the repeat in m. 32.

Audition #4     Gloria:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 15.  All parts begin
SA     singing on beat 1 in m. 17 and sing through beat 1 in m. 34.
The Pasture:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 3.  Sopranos and altos begin singing on beat one in m. 5, and sing through m. 26.
Jubilate Deo:  The singer will hear the starting pitch and 6 clicks for tempo.  Sopranos and altos begin singing on beat 1 in m. 1.  Basses and tenors begin singing on beat 1 in m. 2.  Sing through m.  32.

Audition #4    Gloria:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 15.  All parts begin
TB         singing on beat 1 in m. 17 and sing through beat 1 in m. 34.
The Pasture:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 33.  Tenors and basses begin singing on beat 1 in m. 35, and sing through m. 47.
Jubilate Deo:  The singer will hear the starting pitch and 6 clicks for tempo.  Sopranos and altos begin singing on beat 1 in m. 1.  Basses and tenors begin singing on beat 1 in m. 2.  Sing through m.  32.

Audition #5     The Pasture:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 3.  Sopranos
SA    and altos begin singing on beat one in m. 5, and sing through m. 26.
Gloria:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 42.  Sopranos enter on beat 2 in m. 44.  Altos, tenors and basses enter on beat 2 in m. 45.  Sing through beat 1 in m. 55.
We are Singing For the Lord is Our Light:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 9. All parts enter on beat 4 in m. 10, and sing through beat 3 in m. 18.  Sing in English.

Audition #5    The Pasture:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 33.  Tenors
TB    and basses begin singing on beat 1 in m. 35, and sing through m. 47.
Gloria:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 42.  Sopranos enter on beat 2 in m. 44.  Altos, tenors and basses enter on beat 2 in m. 45.  Sing through beat 1 in m. 55.
We are Singing For the Lord is Our Light:  The accompaniment will start on beat 1 in m. 9. All parts enter on beat 4 in m. 10, and sing through beat 3 in m. 18.  Sing in English.

Lesson Plans for the week of Oct. 2nd, 2006

October 2nd, 2006

7th & 8th Grade Band

Roll
Announcements

Warm-up:    Concert Bb, Ab, Eb, C scales
Chromatic Scales

Rehearse:    Arizona Thunder
Clash and Roar
Deck the Halls with Dazzling Drummers
Carol of the Bells

7th & 8th Grade Choir

Roll
Announcements

Warm-up:    AABA
ABC’s
Mickey Minnie
Bubble Gum

Rehearse;    Child of This World
Joy to the World
Drummer Boy
The Greatest Love

6th Grade Music

Roll
Announcements
**Anyone who has not turned in their Information Sheet that was handed out during the first week of school will have until 4:30pm Monday to give to Miss Ward.**

Return Tests

Pass out grade sheets

Score 15 game

Instrument Bingo and Identification games

Computer Skills

Roll
Announcements

Using Appleworks complete the assigned writing prompt.  Include WordArt, ClipArt and perform SpellCheck on the final document.  Writing prompts will be announced in class.