Designed as part of a 150-hour high school graphic arts course, this lesson plan was developed to provide students with a brief introduction to typography. The objectives of the 50-minute lesson are to enable students to: (1) identify the parts of a type character from an illustration; (2) understand the meaning of "type,""uppercase,""lowercase,""baseline,""ascender,""descender,""serif,""pica,""point,""line guage,""leading,""body type,""heads type," and "photo-typesetting"; (3) describe how type is measured; and (4) identify and describe uses for the six basic type styles. The lesson plan includes information on the course for which the lesson was designed; equipment and audiovisual aids needed; requirements for student materials; course objectives; bibliographic references; and special remarks for the instructor. Next, a step-by-step outline of the instructor's presentation is provided in a format indicating the length of time and the equipment or other aids necessary for each step of the lesson. Transparency masters and a vocabulary list and posttest are included. (PAA)