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Title |
Five Paragraph Essay Career
Objective
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Standards Addressed |
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13.1.11 G Analyze the
opportunity cost/benefit of continuous learning.
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13.1.11 A Analyze career
options based on student interests, abilities, aptitudes, and
accomplishments.
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13.1.11 C Evaluate
opportunities for career preparation.
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13.1.11 D Justify the
selection of a career.
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13.1.11 E Evaluate all
opportunities for the transition from secondary to postsecondary
education, training or work.
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13.1.11 F Evaluate individual
career plan using decision-making skills.
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1.1.11 G Demonstrate
understandings of both fiction and nonfiction. Text includes public
documents.
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Make extensions to related
ideas, topics, or information.
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Brief Overview |
Students will write a
five-paragraph essay according to a specific format providing specific
information. Students will be instructed to incorporate information
they researched on the Occupational Outlook Handbook Web site in their
essay. |
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Grade Level |
11th |
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Content Area(s) |
Language Arts |
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Other standards supported |
- 1.4.11 B Write complex
informational pieces
- 1.5.11 A Write with a sharp
distinct focus
- 1.5.11 B Write using
well-developed content appropriate for the topic
- 1.5.11 C Write with controlled
and/or subtle organization
- 1.5.11 D Write with a command of
the stylistic aspects of composition
- 1.5.11 E Revise writing to
improve style, word choice, sentence variety and subtlety of meaning
after rethinking how questions of purpose, audience and genre have been
addressed.
- 1.5.11 F Edit writing using the
conventions of language
- HSPE 10.1A,
H 8.1
A,C, AH 9.1 I, AH 9.2H, HSPE 10.4 A, B,
H 8.2
A,F, RWSL l 1.8 A,B,C,
FCS 11.4 A, H
8.3 A,F, RWSL 1.8 A,B,C,
RWSL 1.8 A,B,C,
H 8.4
A,F, M 2.2 A,B,F,
M 2.6 A,B,H,
M
2.7 C,D,E
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Prep Time |
1 hour |
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Implementation Time |
30 minutes |
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Learning Objectives |
Students will demonstrate the
ability to write a five paragraph essay and the ability to do all the
analysis stated in 13.1 of the Standards for Career Education and Work. |
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Materials Needed |
- Computers with Internet Access
and a printer
- Career Objective Assignment
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Detailed Activity Steps |
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Distribute assignment packets
and review all components with the students.
Assignment Content
Requirements .
Paragraph One
Declare what your career
objective is and promise (this is your introduction) in the essay to
tell us why you chose this career, what training and education you need
to realize this career, how you plan to obtain this training and
education, where you hope to be in your career path five years from now
and then ten years from now, and lastly where you are on your career
path currently.
Paragraph Two
Tell why you chose this career
Paragraph Three
Tell what training and education
you need
Paragraph Four
Career progress at five years
and then 10 years
Paragraph Five
Statement of where you are
presently in your career path
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Assign a due date for the
essay.
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Theory basis |
Trait-and-Factor, Holland,
Super, and Brown’s Values-Based |
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Evaluation/Assessment |
Pennsylvania Holistic Writing
Scale
Must meet all content
requirements. |
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Comments |
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Normally the Holistic scale
is used by a group of evaluators, but it can be used by one instructor
on a structured assignment.
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Help all students to edit
their essays to perfection so it can be placed in their professional
employment portfolio.
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Enhancement Activities |
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Practice peer editing by
requiring students to exchange papers on the due date and revise and
edit a classmate’s essay.
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Have students create an
extemporaneous speech from the document and deliver the speech to the
class.
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Adaptation for at risk kids |
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Make accommodations in
writing assignment as directed by the IEP.
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Make suggestions of three
reasonable careers of interest to the student who is undecided.
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Resources |
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