We try to maintain a consistent format for all the lesson plans. This makes it easier to read, as well as index in our search engine so you can find what you need. For this reason, only text is allowed in lesson plans, but there are several options for you to markup your text so it displays nicely. Below describes what is available, as well as how to markup your text.
For the basics, you can create bold, italics, and underlined text. Just put the appropriate asterisk (*) or underline (_) characters around your words. An example:
Your Text:
An *excellent* lesson plan about **green frogs**.
_Underlining_ words is also useful. You can even **nest *italics* inside bold** if you desire.
Output:
An excellent lesson plan about green frogs.
Underlining words is also useful. You can even nest italics inside bold if you desire.
If the basic lesson plan headers are not enough, you can create small header titles in your text, just surround your title with equal (=) signs.
Your Text:
=My Big Fancy Title=
Output:
There are options to create lists, both numbered and bulleted. Just start each list item on a new line with a hyphen (-) for bullet lists and a pound (#) for numbered. Below is an example for one of each. You can even nest lists together at different depths, just include more than one hyphen or pound sign to adjust the depth. The third example below shows its flexibility:
Your Text:
Make sure you do each of these:
- Follow directions
- Listen carefully
- Work hard
Output:
Make sure you do each of these:
Follow directions
Listen carefully
Work hard
Your Text:
Make sure you do each of these:
# Follow directions
# Listen carefully
# Work hard
Output:
Make sure you do each of these:
Follow directions
Listen carefully
Work hard
Your Text:
Here is a numbered list with a double nested bullet list in one of the numbers:
# This is step one
-- Here is a nested list in step one (two hyphens)
-- And a second step in that list
# Now we give step two
## And another nested list, this time more numbers
## With a second option here
--- And a third level deep, three hyphens
--- You can go as deep as you want!
# Finally, step three
Output:
Here is a numbered list with a double nested bullet list in one of the numbers:
This is step one
Here is a nested list in step one (two hyphens)
And a second step in that list
Now we give step two
And another nested list, this time more numbers
With a second option here
And a third level deep, three hyphens
You can go as deep as you want!
Finally, step three
Please contact us with questions, or if your text isn't behaving as you think it should.