\define[9]\event{%
\staged{#9}
\startsubsection[title={\recurselevel.\getvalue{activitynumber}~~~#9},
reference={activity_\activitynumber_\recurselevel}]%
\activitytype{#9}%
#2%
\doifsomething{#4}{%
\FrameTitle{\strut \bf Suggested Materials}%
\StartFrame%
\startitemize[columns,two,2]%
#4% student's materials%
\stopitemize%
\StopFrame%
}%
\doifsomething{#6}{%
{\boldface #6}% student's directions%
}%
\doifsomething{#7}{%
#7 % student's task%
}%
\doifsomething{#8}{%
%\color[white]{...}%
\FrameTitle{\strut \bf Requirements}%
\StartFrame%
\startitemize[9]%
#8 % requirements%
\stopitemize%
\StopFrame%
}%
\stopsubsection%
}%
I
have a macro above. Basically it quite simply is used to define a
classroom activity for students to do. Each classroom activity contains:
A subsection title.
A list of recommended materials (like scissors, glue).
Instructions directed at the student.
Where student write their answers.
A list of requirements, how it will be graded.
In testing, I found students are ALWAYS very confused by page breaks:
If
the assignment title, supplies, and instructions appear on one page,
but the area they write/body is on the next page, split there by a page
break, the students think the activity is missing. They cannot find the
activity.
So
basically, I need to make it such that items 1, 2, and 3 must appear
with at least the start of 4, even if its just the first problem in 10,
and even if this means leaving a blank area on the page in front of it.
How
can I be so precise making sure the page break doesn't seperate the
title from the start of the area where students write their answers?
Adding page breaks before every activity isn't a good solution, it wastes paper.
--Joel