Wanted…..

YOU

      for a Career in…

Task:

You will create a WANTED poster that describes you and informs others about the career that holds the most interest to you at this time using the on-line career resources (or career books) below.

Essential Question:

Why is this career a good choice for me to be thinking about at this time in my life?

Procedure:

1. Complete Part A of your planning sheet.

2. When working on Part B of the planning sheet, use the resources below to

read and locate information on your chosen profession.

3. Skim and scan through the information locating the answers to the questions in Part B.

4. Paraphrase the information you find and record the answers to the questions in Part B of your planning sheet.

5. Have another student edit and sign your planning sheet.

6. Review suggestions and make corrections to your planning sheet.

7. Give revised and corrected planning sheet to Mrs. McDaniel or Mrs. Timson to get final draft paper.

8. Complete wanted posters – review rubric.

Resources:

What Do You Like?

U.S. Department of Labor

Evaluation:

Rubric

EALR’s

READING

EALR 3:  The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.

3.1           Read to learn new information

3.1.1        Analyze appropriateness of a variety of resources and use them to perform a

                specific   task or investigate a topic.

· Locate, select, and use a variety of library, web-based, and Internet materials appropriate to the task or best suited to investigate the topic.

· Follow multi-step written directions (e.g., read a manual, complete a project or assignment).

WRITING

EALR 2:  The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.

2.2 Writes for different purposes.

· Writes to pursue a personal interest.

  2.4 Writes for career applications.

· Writes in forms associated with specific tasks or careers

· Selects and synthesizes information from documents for inclusion in writing

EALR 3. The student writes clearly and effectively.

 3.3 Knows and applies writing conventions appropriate for the grade level

· Spells accurately in final draft.

· Applies punctuation rules.

EALR 4:  The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.

4.1.     Analyzes and evaluates others’ and own writing.

4.2.      Sets goals for improvement.

COMMUNICATION

EALR 4   The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of communication.

4.1.                Assesses effectiveness of one’s own and others’ communication.

4.2.      Sets goals for improvement.