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Enhance typing speed and master application letter writing with this workshop. Learn proper hand placement, use templates for resumes, letters, and fax covers, and create a professional application letter from scratch. Improve computer literacy and job application skills in a structured environment. Build confidence in following instructions and completing tasks accurately. Perfect for high school students seeking employment readiness.
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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School October 21, 2010 Templates: applications
Preliminaries • Pre-class (30 classwork pts.) • Launch Internet Explorer and browse to http://www.freetypinggame.net. • Obtain your typing speed. • Practice placing your hands on the homerow without looking at the keyboard. • Click on the “Learn Now” button within the “Free Typing Lessons” pane. • Select lesson #6 and read the instructions which follow. • Proper hand placement • “E” and “N” keys (left middle finger and right index finger respectively)
Review: Templates (Fax Covers, Letters and Resumes) • Purpose • Fax covers: identification • Letters: ordinary requets • Applications: requests for employment • Placeholders • Main Header (all) • Date (all but resumes) • Return Address (all but resumes) • Body (applications and letters only) • Closing (applications and letters only)
Objectives • Be able to follow a written set of instructions for an extended period of time while monitoring comprehension and completion throughout. • Be able to create a application letter in order to request employment. • Be able to print the document.
Focus Lesson: Applications • Launch Word and bring up the task pane. • Create an application letter the easy way. • Templates: use your teacher’s. • Placeholders • Modify the content of the template based using your own information. • Main Header • Education • Work Experience (??) • Print the document (??).