Lesson Plan : How I Prepare to Compete and to Succeed
Teacher Name: | Mrs. Flatt |
Grade: | Grade 11-12 |
Subject: | Interdisciplinary |
Topic: | In the Competitive World of Employment, How I Prepare to Compete and to Succeed |
Content: | As the students prepare to compete in today's job market, there are several points to consider regarding evaluating the preparedness in multiple areas: the importance of a well-written resume, the significance of a properly constructed cover letter, the preparation prior to the interview (including questions to ask the interviewer), and the follow-up after the interview. |
Goals: | The student will write a 750+ words paper including a cover page, page numbers, footnotes, and a bibliography page. The paper will be written with the goals of no grammar errors, no spelling errors, and in first person. |
Objectives: | To achieve a quality research paper meeting the state standard of 1.7.9-Employ word processing utility tools (e.g. spell checker, grammar checker, thesaurus). To utilize the state standards and performance expectations for 1.7.5 Format text using basic formatting functions (e.g., page setup, tabs, bullets, page numbers, font enhancements, cut and paste) |
Materials: | Computer, Word 2003, printer, Internet for research |
Introduction: | With the importance of strong interviewing skills and the desire for hands-on experience, this paper will help to collect the information and documents created into a final marketable product. |
Development: | As I enter the competitive world of employment, I must be prepared to exhibit the skills obtained and the experience gained from my high school and technology school education. |
Practice: | The student will follow as the instructor models the design, content, and format of the research paper. |
Accommodations: | Mrs. Flatt and Mrs. Fry will assist students with the writing process. A rough draft will be printed and discussed with the student as to how the sentence/paragraph may be better constructed. |
Checking For Understanding: | An assignment sheet will be distributed to all students with writing skills being reviewed. (Mrs. Fry) |
Closure: | The students will be given three class periods to research, write, and edit the first rough draft of the research paper. The teacher will review the requirements of the paper: 1" margins, Bookman Old Style font or comparable style, 12 point font, page numbers inserted--centered, bottom, no number on first page, bibliography on last page, reference all quoted/borrowed material, footnotes on bottom of each applicable page. |
Evaluation: | The research paper will be edited/critiqued by Mrs. Fry. Suggestions will be made by Mrs. Fry and Mrs. Flatt. Mrs. Fry and Mrs. Flatt will review main points of good writing and main points of poor writing. The student will have one final opportunity to edit using suggestions from instructors, other students, and self-evaluation. A rubric will be provided to each student to allow the student to review what the expectations of the instructor for the final product. The final paper will be edited, printed, and turned in to Mrs. Flatt. |
Teacher Reflections: | I believe the lesson went well overall. I realize writing is not one of many people's favorite activity; but, I believe it is extremely important. The lesson review with Mrs. Fry was helpful for the students and for me. The information was understandable to the students while encouraging several students to ask question of both instructors. A worthwhile activity! |
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