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Keyboarding: Formatting a Report Using MLA Style

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Keyboarding is one of the most basic skills needed to master modern technology, and it's also one of the most important. The class uses Century 21 Keyboarding and Information Processing to guide their hands in typing a report in the correct MLA format. Also included, although not essential, is the use of an Interwrite tablet to demonstrate the format and word processor features.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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keyboarding, informative writing, explanatory writing, formatting

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keyboarding, mla guide, typing, century 21 keyboarding and information processing, interwrite tablet, explanatory writing, Expository Writing, formatting, informational writing, format, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
4 days
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Common Core

W.6.6 W.7.6 W.8.6 W.9-10.6 W.11-12.6

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