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Hire Me! I'm Nice!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create resumes. In this careers lesson, students look through classified ads and decide on a "job" to apply for. Students write mock resumes by using professional resumes as an outline.
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ESOL Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss what experience is needed for each job on a list of careers. They discuss skills needed for each job on the same list. They identify verbs in both the past and present tense associated with each skill. They work in...
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Pride in a Job Well Done

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students focus on individuals who discover their own special talents and sense of self-worth through the work they do. Students study accomplishments of famous people who may have had an impact on their lives. Students make connections,...
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Interview by a TV Reporter: Future Time Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this future time worksheet, students read interview about candidates for governor, then answer a set of 10 true/false questions about the interviews.
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What Does the Public Know About You? --Does it Matter?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young people today have to be very careful with how they present themselves online. Show them the possible impact of their online activity and what employers might see when performing a basic search. The lesson provides a video clip...
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The Challenge Question

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A research position becomes a modeling job. The introductory lesson in a series of nine presents the challenge of analyzing a set of bivariate data. The class brainstorms what the data may represent. Pupils must decide what is needed to...
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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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Dress for Success

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils recognize the importance of dressing well for job interviews. They discuss and analyze appropriate business casual wear clothing. In addition, they watch an Impressions power point on the Erin Brachovich movie.
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When I First Came to the UK

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interview worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete 14 sentence starters. The sentence starters pertain to moving to the United Kingdom and meeting new people.
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Phone Etiquette

For Teachers 9th
High school freshmen prepare for the world of work by practicing a phone interview. After examining a list of "Do's and Don'ts," pairs take turns being the job applicant and the interviewer.
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Reading Job Advertisements 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts and social studies worksheet, students examine 10 words and phrases commonly used in job advertisements. Students choose the correct word or words to complete 10 job advertisements. Students then match 10 sentences...
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Occupational Fieldwork Survey

For Students 8th
In this fieldwork learning exercise, 8th graders record observations at a job site. Fields for notes include: occupation observed, workspace description, equipment, etc.
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Constructing a Newsletter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils brainstorm names for a class newsletter. They perform the job of journalists by interviewing, writing paragraphs, and editing. Students scan photographs, add appropriate graphics and look for errors in the final copy.
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Business Questions First Lesson

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide oral responses to interview questions. In this business lesson, students work with a partner to ask and answer typical business interview questions orally. Questions are provided on a worksheet.
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Navigating the World of Work

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete job shadowing activities. In this career exploration lesson plan, 12th graders discuss their job interests and complete forms to participate in job shadowing activities. Students interview their job partner, ask...
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Infusing Equity by Gender Into the Classroom: A Handbook of Classroom Practices

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students match their natural proclivities to possible future careers which are nontraditional for their genders.  They further examine gender stereotypes through other activities.
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Reporters at Gettysburg A WebQuest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create newsletters about the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Civil War lesson plan, students create a webquest based on the battle. Students use the information and sources to create a Gettysburg newsletter.
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Bringing a TV News Story To Life- BBC News- School Report

For Students 5th - 7th
For this BBC news school report about bringing a TV news story to life, students use a the form plan a TV interview. They video the interviewee's head and shoulders while they answer a reporter's questions. They add graphics that explain...
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Exploration, Development and Planning for the Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research their strengths and weaknesses and helps them make a career choice.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Reporting Back!

For Students 6th - 10th
For this interviewing and reporting back worksheet, students complete 8 sentence starters, discuss their answers to 5 questions, and report their answers to another group using the words say, tell, explain, decide, and admit.
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Journalist Japes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the career of a journalist. In this careers lesson, the teacher introduces the work of a journalist, then students use a worksheet as a springboard for a journalism activity as they write a news article about a specific...
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Family Ties

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore what life is like for immigrant women in the United States.  In this immigration lesson, students study about immigration through reading and watching a video, then share their thoughts and ideas by participating in...
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Going to the Job Interview

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students express their preferences when discuss different types of employment. They examine their do and don't lists for going on an interview. They practice the use of prepositions.
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Writing News Interviews

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students write ten facts for a topic of choice. They describe why they chose that topic and begin to research it. They complete a handout on note taking that is used to draft questions for interviews.