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The World of Work

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students practice appropriate behavior during a mock job interview. In this interview skills lesson, students identify a career using the given websites. Students answer questions in preparation for the job interview and read do's and...
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Who Will Get the Job?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders demonstrate their ability to identify interview skills that lead to success in the job-seeking process by participating in and observing an interview with an employer. Students also use a checklist to validate their...
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Exploring "My Market"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A great way to determine if a career is right for you is to try it out. Learners explore the marketing career cluster by interviewing a person working in the marketing field and by developing a marketing-related service learning project....
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Skill Building for Educational and Vocational Advancement

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Over ten weeks, 8th graders refine their visions of future careers, develop skills needed to write resumes and business letters, and learn to make a strong impression at interviews. Three specific activities are included, but mostly the...
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Writing an Effective Resume

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Rating prospective teacher candidates based on sample resumes opens this discussion of effective business communication. After generating a list of interview candidates based on their resumes, pupils justify their choices. A study of...
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Digital Video Interviews

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the jobs in their community. In this career education lesson plan, students interview a community member about his or her job in the community. Students video the interview.
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Get a Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers brainstorm a list of items needed to have a successful career. Individually, they complete a webquest in which they identify positions they might be interested in. They also practice the interview process and how to...
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Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire that...
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Who Really Gets Hired?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders ask appropriate questions about what an employer looks for in an employee and how he or she verifies information. They compare their criteria for employees with what they have been taught from the businessperson. Students...
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Communication Skills for Seeking a Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss and identify four careers they have an interest in. Using the internet, they choose one career to research to discover the educational requirements, salary and training. They interview members of the community in...
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Nomination Process

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
"I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States..." Scholars investigate the nomination process of Supreme Court justices when assuming office. Through examination of primary and secondary...
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Who Works Here?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders list all of the workers in their school. They interview them to find out more about each occupation.
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Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook.  For this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market.  Students decide on a career they would like to explore by...
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Career Stereotypes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the vast world of careers tied to a particular gender. Students discuss their findings with the class. Students stereotype examples for study. Students role play certain stereotypes.
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How Times Have Changed

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in small groups to compile job changes. They use data from the list of changes that the group generated together. Students analyze the data to determine: categories of changes, patterns or trends of changes, and future...
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The Shadow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify career areas which are nontraditional for their gender. They tak a self-assessment survey type instrument that indicates the primary type of intelligence as based on the Multiple Intelligence Theory (Howard Gardner).
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"An American Story"--The Responsibility of Citizenship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the importance of being a responsible citizen. In this philanthropic actions lesson, students view "An American Story" and identify examples from the movie. Students discuss and recognize philanthropic behaviors in the...
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Making Money

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this money skills worksheet, students answer financial questions based on their own money situation. Studetns complete seven pages of related activities.
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Career Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the steps needed to apply and receive a job. Using the internet, they find a career they are interested in and practice completing out the application. To end the lesson, they role play the role of the interviewee...
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Inequalities in the Workforce

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine careers that differ in the amount of wages paid to women and men. They interview their parents and discover they are contributing to society. They discover their role within the community as well.
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Letter From a Folklorist

For Students 7th - 8th
In this letter from a folklorist activity, students read a letter from a folklorist to discover more about this career. The letter describes the importance of this field and aspects of the job.
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Rachel Carson

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Rachel Carson and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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To Be or Not to Be...Employed

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders brainstorm barriers to employment and role-play examples of them. They search the classified sections of newspapers for jobs that could have barriers to employment. They discuss how to overcome these barriers.
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My Academic Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate academic goals and how they lead to career choices. They conduct interviews and complete worksheets, and discuss the issues.