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- 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.
- Presidents pathfinder
- In Rethinking Reports, page 1.5
- Presidents and the Presidency The American Presidency Grolier's family of encyclopedias provides three levels of biographical material on presidents...
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Composing a Letter of Application
- Students will learn the importance of letters of application, what letters of application should contain, and how to format the letters. They will also enhance their composition skills, language skills, and proofreading skills.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Joyce Shepard.
- Proposed amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.7
- It is declared to be the policy of this Act not to displace the use of cotton or cotton materials and the administrator shall by regulations or by order exempt any work where the application of the provisions of Section 6 may result in the use of other materials...
- Rethinking Reports
- Creative research-based assignments provide alternatives to the President Report, Animal Report, and Famous Person Report that ask students to think about old topics in new ways, work collaboratively, and develop products that support a variety of learning styles.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Writing a resumé
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.2
- In this lesson plan, students practice writing resumés and editing them with peers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Fare collector on bus in Thailand
- Unlike American buses, most buses in other parts of the world, especially those outside very large cities, (like Bangkok) have at least two employees. One employee drives the bus, the other takes the bus fare from the passengers. Sometimes the fare is the...
- Format: audio
- Life in the mill villages
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.3
- By 1900, more than nine-tenths of textile workers lived in villages owned by the companies that employed them. Mill villages included stores, churches, and schools, but workers found ways to avoid too much dependence on their employers.
- Format: article
- By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.
- Archaeology as a career
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2
- In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- The Bonsack machine and labor unrest
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.7
- When the Duke tobacco company adopted the Bonsack machine for rolling cigarettes, workers who had rolled cigarettes by hand were thrown out of work, and their replacements made less money.
- Format: article
- That was then, this is now
- Students will explore various career topics and study technological changes over last 30 years.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Guidance)
- By Cary Lane Cockrell.
- Chatham County farmers protest
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.4
- Petition from the Chatham County Farmers Alliance to the North Carolina General Assembly, 1889, asking for legislation protecting the interests of farmers. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: petition
- 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)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Building a catapult
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students review simple machines and explore how they're used in various careers. Students work in groups to design, construct, and test catapults.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Emma Couch.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- 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.
- African Americans get the vote in eastern North Carolina
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.9
- After the Civil War, African American communities in eastern North Carolina, having already tasted freedom during the war, were ready to fight for political rights.
- Format: article
- From Caledonia to Carolina: The Highland Scots
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.5
- Many Scots immigrated to North Carolina due to growing population, changing methods of farming, and the defeat of the Highland Scots by English and Scottish forces in 1746. The first organized settlement of Highland Scots was in Cumberland County, where 350 people moved to in 1739.
- Format: article
- By Kathryn Beach.
- The Raleigh Female Benevolent Society
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.9
- Constitution and managers' report of the Raleigh Female Benevolent Society, 1823, describing the society's efforts to educate poor children and provide work for poor women. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: report
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Working in a tobacco factory
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.2
- Newspaper interview with a woman who worked for the Duke tobacco company rolling cigarettes in the 1880s. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
- Medicine in ancient Greece - Overview
- This lesson provides a brief look at the origins of Greek medicine and a comparison with modern medicine. Also included is an edited text of the Hippocratic Oath.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Bruce Schulman.
