Typical Type: Middle School

Objectives Students will classify fonts based on four basic categories. Students will identify fonts suited to a specific purpose such as headline, secondary headline, caption and copy. Students will identify the font choice used in sample layouts and advertisements. Students will construct a font style guide for a layout or spread to be used in…

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Designing with limited font options

Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W-9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of a subject. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of…

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A history of fonts

Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W-9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of a subject. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of…

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Creating your own fonts

Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W-9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of a subject. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of…

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Designing with reverse type

Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W-9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of a subject. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of…

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Typical type

Common Core State Standards  CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W-9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of a subject. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of…

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Choosing fonts to convey tone

Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W-9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of a subject. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of…

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