codex-lv2-may-2025

Lesson: Enhancing Your README with Markdown Formatting

🎯 Objective

Learn how to use Markdown features to make your README file more readable and professional by adding text styles, lists, and checklists.

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🧠 Why Use Markdown?

Markdown is a simple way to format text using special characters. GitHub automatically renders Markdown in .md files, so your README can include:

• Clear sections
• Highlights for important info
• Actionable task lists

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🔤 Common Markdown Features

1. Bold and Italic Text

   • **bold** → bold
   • *italic* → italic
   • ***bold and italic*** → bold and italic

2. Headings

   • # for large headings
   • ## for medium
   • ### for small

3. Unordered Lists

   - Item one
   - Item two
   - Item three
   

4. Ordered Lists

   1. First step
   2. Second step
   3. Third step
   

5. Checklists

   - [x] Create repository
   - [x] Add index.html
   - [ ] Add CSS file
   - [ ] Link additional pages
   

   ✓ Checkboxes help track progress and assignments.

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✅ Practice Activity

1. Open your README.md on GitHub and click the pencil icon to edit.
2. Add a new section titled ## Project Features.

3. Use at least:

   • One bold word
   • One italic phrase
   • One unordered list
   • One checklist
4. Commit your changes and preview the results on your repo’s main page.

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💬 Reflection

• How does Markdown help make your README more useful?
• What section would you like to add next (e.g., Setup, Credits, License)?