Inthisassignment,youwillcreateahandoutaboutagiventopic.YouwilluseDTPprinciplessothatyourhandoutisvisuallyappealingandisaccessiblebymanylearners.

TaskYouhavetomakeahandout,projectreportandcompletea5­7minutepresentationofyourtopic.Yourhandoutwillbeyourvisualforyourtopic.Notethatthehandoutcouldbeanorganizer,asummary,apre‐presentationactivity,ananticipationguide,orahandoutforanafter‐presentationactivity.

Process • MakeanewsletterinWORD®that

appliestheDesktopPublishingPrinciples.

• WriteaprojectreportthatstatestheaimofyourprojectandtheDTPprinciplesuseandwhytheywereused.

• Makeenoughcopiesofyourhandoutforthewholeclass.

• Givetheprojectreportandthehandouttotheinstructor.

• Makea5‐7minutepresentationwiththehandoutontheduedate.

Review a few principles

• What font type is the text or body? • What font type is often used for the

heading? ______________________________

• Should you have a line break after the heading of each section?

Criteria Project Report

Aim - States the aim of the Handout/newsletter

Design Principles Description - Describes principles used and why the principles were used

Content

Essential Information – Meaningful information

Appropriate Writing Style - Wrote in a friendly manner, using correct mechanics

Word Processing

Two - contrasting type faces were used

Design Principles

Legibility— is the lettering easy to read—this includes contrast, size and style

Alignment—Elements are aligned in a consistent manner (Includes images)

Grouping—Elements are placed together in obvious groups

Balance—either formal or informal balance was used (includes images)

Unity—The elements fit together as one complete lay out (includes images)

30 Possible Points

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nin

Desktop Publishing Project Make a handout visually accessible DUE:

DTP Rubric Criteria