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Chapter 4 - Getting Ready To Type

This document outlines lessons for developing basic typing skills. [1] It instructs students to practice reaching keys like C, O, W, and G to build their technique. [2] Students will do warmup exercises and determine their gross words per minute to set goals and track their progress. [3] The lessons provide materials and assessments for students to type exercises that reinforce learning letters, punctuation, and building their endurance.

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Chapter 4 - Getting Ready To Type

This document outlines lessons for developing basic typing skills. [1] It instructs students to practice reaching keys like C, O, W, and G to build their technique. [2] Students will do warmup exercises and determine their gross words per minute to set goals and track their progress. [3] The lessons provide materials and assessments for students to type exercises that reinforce learning letters, punctuation, and building their endurance.

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Chapter 4– Getting Ready to Type

E. Basic Skills Development

1. Practice Key Reach Technique


• Right Shift, C, O,
• W, Comma, B, P,
• G, Question Mark, X, U
2. Skill-Building Warmup
• Key Words and Phrases
• Determining gross words, a minute
• Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the lessons/topic's student should be able to :

• Develop stroking technique, rate and control, and building


staying power.
• Determine gross words a minute with set goals.
• Develop familiarization and skills typing the letters C, O, W,
B, P, G, X, U, and Right Shift, Comma, and Question Mark;
• Course Materials:

• Determining gross words, a minute:

• 1. Note the figure beneath your last completed line (6 words for
each odd-numbered Sentence and 10 words for each even-
numbered sentence).
• 2. For a partial line, note the figure beneath the last word keyed.
• 3. Add these two figures. The total is gross words a minute
(gwam) for a 1’ (minute) writing. (To figure gwam for a 30”
writing, multiply the total by 2)
• Activities/Assessments:

• Note : The activities of this course will let you use the reference book: South-
Western College Keyboarding Complete Course by Duncan, VanHuss, and
Warner. The lessons’ copies/pages are attached for your reference.

• 1. Prepare yourself in typing the lessons, follow the correct sitting position; Use
the correct technique in typing, the home key position;
• 2. In a short bond paper, type your name, section, and date completed on the
first line if using a computer; start typing on Line 7 if using a typewriter.
• 3. In Lesson 5 (R, Right Shift, C, O) of the reference book, pages 11-12; type the
following using a typewriter or a computer in a short bond paper (1 sheet only
for all the lessons) Font – Arial, Font size – 11
• 4. Follow the instructions from the book in typing the
lessons.
a. Type Lesson 5a - Skill-Building Warmup
b. Type Lesson 5b - Learn r and right shift
c. Type Lesson 5c – Practice Techniques
d. Type Lesson 5d – Learn c and o
e. Type Lesson 5e – Key Words and phrases
• 5. In Lesson 6 (W, Comma, B, P) of the reference book, pages
13-14; type the following using a typewriter or a computer in a
short bond paper (1 sheet only for all the lessons) Font – Arial,
Font size. Follow the instructions from the book.

a. Type Lesson 6a – Skill-Building warmup


b. Type Lesson 6b – Learn w and , (comma)
c. Type Lesson 6c – Improve techniques
d. Type Lesson 6d – Learn b and p
e. Type Lesson 6e – Determine gross words a minute
• 6. In Lesson 7 (Review) of the reference book, pages 15-
16; type the following using a typewriter or a computer
in a short bond paper (1 sheet only for all the lessons)
Font – Arial, Font size – 11. Follow the instructions from
the book.

a. Type Lesson 7a – Skill-Building Warmup


b. Type Lesson 7b – Check key reach technique
c. Type Lesson 7c – Check spacing/shifting technique
d. Type Lesson 7d – Build staying power
• 7. In Lesson 8 (G, Question Mark, X, U) of the reference book, pages
15-16; type the following using a typewriter or a computer in a short
bond paper (1 sheet only for all the lessons) Font – Arial, Font size –
11. Follow the instructions from the book.

a. Type Lesson 8a – Skill-Building Warmup


b. Type Lesson 8b – Reach for new goals
c. Type Lesson 8c – Learn g and ?
d. Type Lesson 8d – Learn x and u
e. Type Lesson 8e – Build staying power ( Type in a separate bond
paper)
8. Keyboarding is a skill. Practice the lessons.

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