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Welcome to Keyboarding Through the Net

Lesson 8 ("i" "e" and home-row)

 

Welcome to Lesson Eight.

               In this lesson,

1          You will review typing the home-row.

 

2          You will learn to type "i" and "e".

 

3          Use the Message Board to let your teacher know how you liked

            this lesson.

 

5          Practice your keyboarding and writing skills by

            using the Message Board.

 

 

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To get ready for this lesson, please resize your screens

and open up your word processor:

 

 

T  1   Make sure all your fingers are on the home row.

        On your word processing screen, type the following

 

 

         aaa aaa ;;; ;;;

         ;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;

         fff jjj fff jjj

 

         aaa aaa ;;; ;;;

         ;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;

         fff jjj fff jjj

 

         ggg  hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh

 

         hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh ggg

         ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg

         hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh

 

         sss sss sss lll lll lll

         lll sss lll sss lll sss lll sss

         ggg sss ggg sss ggg sss

         lll hhh lll hhh lll hhh lll

 

         as; lass; as; lass; as; lass;

         lass; as; lass; lass; as; lass;

         fas; fas; fas; fas; fas; fas;

         hjl; hjl; hjl; hjl; hjl; hjl;

         fjgh; fjgh; fjgh; fjgh; fjgh;

         ghfj; ghfj; ghfj; ghfj; ghfj

 

         ddd ddd ddd kkk kkk kkk

         kkk ddd kkk ddd kkk ddd

         ddd kkk ddd kkk ddd kkk

 

         dask; dask; dask; dask; dask;

         jask; jask; jask; jask; jask;

         halk; halk; halk; halk; halk;

         hall; hall; hall; hall; hall;

         fall; fall; fall; fall; fall;

 

T 2.      Press "Enter" with your left pinky two times.

 

T 3.      The rest of your fingers should stay on the home row.

         Now just move your left middle finger up the row above

         and type the following:

 

            eee eee

 

T 4.     The rest of your fingers should stay on the home row.

         Now just move your right middle finger up the row above

         and type the following:

 

        iii iii iii

 

T 5.    Press "Enter" with your left pinky two times.

 

T 6.       Type the following:

 

         iii eee iii eee iii eee

 

T 7.      Type the following:

 

         fell; fell; fell; fill; fill; fill;

         jill; jill; jill; dell; dell; dell;

         sell; sell; sell; sill; sill; sill;

         jak; jak; jak; hak; hak; hak;

 

8.         Press "Enter" with your left pinky two times.

         Type the following:

 

         hig; hig; hig; fig; fig; fig

         leg; leg; leg; dig; dig; dig;

         keg; keg; keg; sled; sled; sled;

 

9.          Your work should look like this:

 

         aaa aaa ;;; ;;;

         ;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;

         fff jjj fff jjj

 

         aaa aaa ;;; ;;;

         ;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;

         fff jjj fff jjj

 

         ggg  hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh

 

         hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh ggg hhh ggg

         ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg ghg

         hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh hgh

 

         sss sss sss lll lll lll

         lll sss lll sss lll sss lll sss

         ggg sss ggg sss ggg sss

         lll hhh lll hhh lll hhh lll

 

         as; lass; as; lass; as; lass;

         lass; as; lass; lass; as; lass;

         fas; fas; fas; fas; fas; fas;

         hjl; hjl; hjl; hjl; hjl; hjl;

         fjgh; fjgh; fjgh; fjgh; fjgh;

         ghfj; ghfj; ghfj; ghfj; ghfj

 

         ddd ddd ddd kkk kkk kkk

         kkk ddd kkk ddd kkk ddd

         ddd kkk ddd kkk ddd kkk

 

         dask; dask; dask; dask; dask;

         jask; jask; jask; jask; jask;

         halk; halk; halk; halk; halk;

         hall; hall; hall; hall; hall;

         fall; fall; fall; fall; fall;

 

         iii eee iii eee iii eee

         fell; fell; fell; fill; fill; fill;

         jill; jill; jill; dell; dell; dell;

         sell; sell; sell; sill; sill; sill;

         jak; jak; jak; hak; hak; hak;

 

 

         fell; fell; fell; fill; fill; fill;

         jill; jill; jill; dell; dell; dell;

         sell; sell; sell; sill; sill; sill;

         jak; jak; jak; hak; hak; hak;

 

         hig; hig; hig; fig; fig; fig

         leg; leg; leg; dig; dig; dig;

         keg; keg; keg; sled; sled; sled;

         Use the Message Board to inform your teacher

EM 1        You can use the message board to let your teacher know what

                 you think of this lesson.

Discussion the Lesson with Classmates:

 

D 1           You can discuss this lesson with your classmates by using the Message Board.

         Now, you are done. Good job! Turn off the computer and return

         all handouts to your teacher.

 

         Good-bye and have a nice day. Thank you.

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