Assignments at a Glance

2nd Quarter

Week of April 17 - 21

Monday, April 17

Lesson 7.1 Presenting Yourself

Notes on handout

PowerPoint Presentation

 

Tuesday, April 18

Review New Terms

Create a Poster Using Terms

 

Wednesday, April 19

Review Components of a Resume

Format a Resume 

What is a Professional Email Signature

 

Thursday, April 20 

Personal Vs. Professional Email Signature Activity

Resume Activity to Format

 

Friday, April 21

What's a Cover Letter?

Practice typing a Cover Letter

 

Week of April 10 - 14

Spring Break

Week of April 3 - 7

Monday, April 3

How to Find a Job--Cold Calling

 

Tuesday, April 4

Practice Skill of Oral Speaking--Cold Calls

 

Wednesday, April 5

Want Ads - Abbreviations

Writing Want Ads

 

Thursday, April 6

Want Ads

NC Work Permit

 

Friday, April 7

Quiz in Edmodo on Work Permit and Want Ad Abbreviations

 

End of 1st Quarter

Week of March 27 - 31

Monday, March 27

Chapter 5 -- Career Clusters

 

Tuesday, March 28 - Friday, March 31

Project: "The Sweet 16 Career Clusters"

Week of March 20 - 24

Monday, March 20

Chapter 4 Education and Training

 

Tuesday, March 21

Practice logging into NC Ed Cloud

Review for Unit A Benchmarck Test

 

Wednesday, March 22

Review Procedures for Benchmark Test

Students - Self Review

 

Thursday, March 23

Benchmark Test - Mrs. Hayes, Test Administrator

 

Friday, March 24

Make-up Tests

Continue Chapter 4 Education and Training

Week of March 13 - 17

NOTE:  Chapter 2 Test on Friday, March 17

NOTE: NC  Benchmark Test Exploring Careers-Thursday, March 23

Monday, March 13

Numeracy Activity -- Calculating Wages

Presentation of Lesson 2.2 Vocabulary by students using their learning style

 

Tuesday, March 14

Review Time Card and Calculating Wages

Lesson 2.2 Writing Assignment:  Write a sentence to demonstrate your understanding of vocabulary terms

 

Wednesday, March 15

Calculate hours worked on "Time Card" and total wages earned

Complete Lesson 2.2 Vocabulary Writing Activity (Sentences)

Complete and print T.I.P. sheet for Lesson 2.2 (Study Guide)

 

Thursday, March 16

Lesson 3 - Career Interest Areas

Lesson 3 - Career Clusters

Review for Chapter 2 Test

 

Friday, March 17

Chapter 2 Test

Time Card Calculating Wages Activity

 

Week of March 6 - 10

Monday, March 6

Lesson 2.1 -- New Terms

  • job
  • occupation
  • career
  • full-time
  • lifestyle

Reasons why people work

Introduce budgeting

 

Tuesday, March 7

Creating a Lifestyle Budget

  • Use the categories and percentages on page 25
  • select a career of choice (no professional athletes)
  • select their residence, mode of transportation, etc.

 

Wednesday, March 8

Lesson 2.2 How Work is Changing

  • Outdated jobs activity
  • Students will be given 3 new terms to research
  • Present their findings to the class
  • Students take notes from the presentations 

 

Thursday, March 9

  • Continue Lesson 2.2 How Work is Changing
  • Figure 2.3 update the data to 2015 and 2020 

 

Friday, March 10 

Global Workplace Activity -- Business Card

 

 

Week of February 27 - March 3

Monday, February 27

Learning Styles-Types of Smarts Quiz

Completion/Make-up Crossword Puzzle and/or

Classify Learning Styles

Chapter 1 Review

 

Tuesday, February 28

Chapter 1 Review Continued

 

Wednesday, March 1

Test on Chapter 1 (moved to Friday, March 3)

Objective 2.1 What's Work PowerPoint and Notes

 

Thursday, March 2

Introduction to Budgeting

 

Friday, March 3

Test on Chapter 1 (revised)

 

Week of February 20 - 24

Monday, February 20

Review Personality results from previous assessments

MBTI Personality Type Career Match Activity

"Describing Personality" Crossword Puzzle

 

Tuesday, February 21

Introduction to Learning Styles (Lesson 1.3)

PowerPoint--"Learning Styles"

Handout Packet--"Learning Styles Notes"

PowerPoint--"Personality and Smarts"

Notes

 

Wednesday, February 22

Learning Styles Assessments

     --www.queendom.com 

     --https://www.psychologytoday.com/test/3209 

Paper/pencil Multiple Intelligence Assessment

Study Learning Styles and their Careers

 

Thursday, February 23

Learning Styles Likes, Dislikes, Careers Matching Activity

Use notes

Fun Personality Test

 

Friday, February 24

Holland Code Personality Assessment

Synthesize Personality Traits (Writing Assignment)

 

 

Week of February 13 - 17

Monday, February 13 

Introduction to Skills, Abilities, and Aptitudes

Read Lesson 1.2

Take notes on the 2-column notes handout

Complete (short) online assessment on skills

Which Careers Match Your Skills?

www.educationplanner.org (Print results page)

 

Tuesday, February 14

Video on Obj. 1.2

Teacher reiterated main points

Examples of Transferable Vs. Job-Specific Skills

Paper/pencil Assessment (handout)

 

Wednesday, February 15

5 minute Bell Ringer Activity -- Review Lssn 1.2 Terms

Complete online Transferable Skills Assessment

Self Evaluation-Transferrable Skills

nextsteps.org (Print page 1 of Results)

Transferable Vs. Job Specific Activity (Graded)  - 20 items

 

Thursday, February 16

Lesson 1.3 Personality

What is "Personality?"

MBTI Assessment

--What does it mean?

Personality Pie Activity (Grade)

 

Friday, February 17

Lesson 1.3 Personality

Personality Fun Assessment

Online Personality Assessment - Holland Code

 

Week of February 6 - 10

Monday, February 6 

People, Data, Things (Graded Activity)

Introduce "Values" - PowerPoint/Take notes

Textbook:  Read and Discuss

Activity -- Values Assessments

 

Tuesday, February 7 

Bell Ringer - Writing Prompt

Online Assessments:

      Values

      Career Interest Profiler/Career Key

 

Wednesday, February 8

Bell Ringer - Writing Prompt

Matching 3 Careers With Interests & Values

Review/Study T.I.P. Page 1

 

Thursday, February 9 

Quiz - Lesson 1.1 (25 items) 

Affimation Cards

Complete Remainder Ch. 1 T.I.P Sheet

 

Friday, February 10 (Early Release)

Intro. Lesson 1.2 Skills

​​Week of January 30 - February 3

Monday, January 30 

Goal Setting -- SMART Goals

*Academic

*Personal

 

Tuesday, January 31

Bell Ringer -- Writing Skills (Homophones)

T.I.P Chapter 1 Vocabulary

 

Wednesday, February 1

Bell Ringer -- Writing Skills (Homophones)

PowerPoint Lesson 1.1 (Interests - Categories)

Paper/pencil Interest Assessment

 

Thursday, February 2

Create an interest "Shield" (crayons and colored pencils)

Online interest assessment O*Net -- 60 items (print)

 

Friday, February 3 

Complete and print 1st page of T.I.P.

Organize notebook