Today you will
- check your report and save it as {{code:04_ka2_research_report.pdf}}
- email the PDF to a real person and take a screenshot of the sent email
- check your work against the KA2 checklist
This finishes Key Assignment 2.
Warm-up
Think of one real person who could get your report, like your ICT teacher. What subject line would make them open your email?
Key words
A PDF is a finished file that is hard to change. You send the PDF and keep the report you can still edit.
A named recipient is the real person you send the email to. This is usually your ICT teacher.
An attachment is a file you add to an email. Always check it is there before you click Send.
Your evidence is a screenshot of the sent email, saved as {{code:04_ka2_email_to_recipient.png}}.
Sample email
You will copy this later.
To: your named recipient (your ICT teacher's school email)
Subject: ICT1 KA2 researched report: [Your name], [short topic]
Dear [Name],
Please find attached my short researched report on [topic], completed for ICT1 Key Assignment 2. The report supports my Something Real project on [one phrase].
I would welcome any feedback when you have time.
Kind regards,
[Your full name]
[Class / LCA group]
Attachment: 04_ka2_research_report.pdf
You will check your report and save it as a PDF. Follow the steps in the box below for your app.
Have you no draft yet? Tell your teacher. Then make a short report with the parts below before you save the PDF.
Topic (linked to another LCA module)
Point 1
Point 2
Point 3
Sources
One image or chart
If you used AI, you will add this line near your sources:
I used AI to tighten wording. I verified facts against the sources listed above.
Common issues
- Is your PDF in Downloads? Upload it into {{code:04_research_report}} so it sits beside your report.
- Is the file too big to attach? Make the photos smaller in your report, then save the PDF again.
- Did you forget the attachment? Send the email again with the PDF attached. That is a normal fix.
Portfolio Build (Key Assignment)
- Check that {{code:04_ka2_research_report.pdf}} is in {{code:04_research_report}}.
- Write an email to your named recipient. Copy the sample email from Key concepts.
- Attach the PDF and click Send.
- Take a screenshot of the sent email. Save it in the same folder as {{code:04_ka2_email_to_recipient.png}}.
- Go through the checklist below.
Ask your teacher before you click Send if something looks wrong.
- My PDF is in {{code:04_research_report}}.
- I sent a real email with the PDF attached.
- {{code:04_ka2_email_to_recipient.png}} is saved beside my PDF.
- I showed my teacher both files.
KA2 checklist
| Check | Done? |
|---|---|
| My topic links to another LCA module and my Something Real project | |
| My report has headings and the spelling is checked | |
| My report has at least one image or chart | |
| I listed three or more sources, and an AI line if I used AI | |
| I emailed the PDF and saved the screenshot |
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