Y8 T1W1 Lesson 1: Basics of HTML

HTML: Hypertext Markup Language

Basics of HTML and Structure

of News Web Page

What is HTML?

HTML is a programming language

used for designing a web page.

What is the function of HTML?

To instruct computers how to properly display a web page.

Multiple Select

Why do we need to use HTML to design a web page?

Check all that applies.

• Because it's a universal language recognised by all computers.

• Because HTML is the easiest language you can use to design a web page.

• Because it's used to instruct computers how to properly display a web page.

Open Ended

Why do you think it's important for us to instruct the computers on how to display our web page using HTML?

Fill in the Blank

We instruct the computers using certain keywords in HTML.

What do we call those keywords in HTML?

Multiple Choice

What are the symbols used for writing HTML tags?

• Parentheses

• Square Brackets

• Angled Brackets

• Curly Brackets

HTML uses "angle bracket" symbols (the < and the > symbols) to write HTML tags.

Multiple Select

What are the other symbols also used for writing HTML codes?

Check all that applies.

• /

  
  

  slash symbol

• " "

  
  

  quotation marks

• =

  
  

  equal sign

• :

  
  

  colon

• ;

  
  

  semicolon

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You can open this webpage in a new tab.

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Open in new tab

This is a preview of

a news web page.

A news web page may contain

all of these different elements:

• Headings

• Subheadings

• Image & Image Captions

• Date Published & Writers

• Paragraphs

Multiple Choice

Which one is the heading?

Fill in the Blank

What is this element of a web page called?

Fill in the Blank

What is this element of a web page called?

Fill in the Blank

What is this element of a web page called?

Fill in the Blank

What is the element below the image called?