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- Autobiographical expression
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.2
- This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to the theory of multiple intelligences. Students consider what their personal strengths are according to this theory.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Ruth Roberts.Adapted by Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Career research and acrostic poetry
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.6
- In this lesson for grade 6, each student will research a chosen career and will use the information to create an acrostic poem.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Holly Grout, Deborah Smith, and Natalie Summers.Adapted by Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Career research and writing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.2
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will learn about a career that interests them and then share what they learned in peer groups. Students will then write a letter to the Better Business Bureau stating why they should be given an internship in their chosen career.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Michelle Kimel.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett, Anissia Jenkins, and Sonya Rexrode.
- Career vocabulary
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.1
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will become familiar with vocabulary related to careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Comparing and contrasting careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.9
- This lesson for grade six will help students understand comparing and contrasting. Students will conduct career surveys with adults and will use the results to create Venn diagrams.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Comparing resumés
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.1
- In this lesson plan, students will work in groups, acting as hiring committees for a college newspaper staff. Students will use two candidates' resumés to determine which applicant is the best fit for the job.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Customer service jobs: Building skills for the future
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.9
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will research customer service jobs and determine what skills translate to good customer service. The lesson will conclude with a discussion of how these skills might apply in future careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Dear Juana: Editing a letter
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.3
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss the importance of proofreading and editing in various careers. The teacher will model proofreading and editing a sample letter, and then the students will write and peer-edit their own letters.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Decisions, decisions: A career exploration
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.10
- In this lesson for grade seven, students complete personality profiles to explore career options, then conduct internet research to learn about specific careers. Students write evaluative essays about the careers they choose.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Defining career vocabulary
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.6
- In this lesson, students learn vocabulary terms associated with careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Details and sequencing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.7
- This lesson for grade six will introduce students to careers in environmental protection as it teaches them to identify details and sequence in a non-fiction reading passage.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Determining the author's purpose: Analyzing a recruitment video
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.10
- In this lesson plan, students analyze a video about ROTC to determine why the video was created.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Effective communication for successful careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.7
- In this lesson plan, students consider the elements of effective communication and write an informative or persuasive paper with a particular audience in mind.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Employment applications and resumés
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.4
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss the parts of a job application and resumé. Students will complete an application and resumé for either a medical job or a construction job, and will compare and contrast the application materials needed for each of the two kinds of jobs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Fact and opinion in the real world
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.8
- This lesson for grade 6 will help students understand the differences between fact and opinion based on career-related examples.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Finding hidden messages in advertising
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.3
- In this lesson for grade six, students will look for hidden messages in magazine advertisements and will create their own ads with hidden messages.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- Grammar and editing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.4
- In this lesson for grade six, students will learn about the conventions of grammar and will learn how to write and edit a business letter.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts)
- By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
- I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science
- In this unit, students will be involved in hands-on, inquiry activities that integrate various subject areas in order to learn and apply concepts of food chemistry and nutrition.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Job interviews: Focus on details
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.5
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will develop questions and answers for hypothetical job interviews, and will perform job interview skits for the class.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Persuasive writing: The importance of work permits
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.5
- In this lesson, students will read about child labor laws and work permits, and will write a persuasive paper based on what they've learned.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
