VOTE FOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO WIN THE COMMENCEMENT CHALLENGE
See The Winning Video
BTW's Winning VideoBTW Leads While Others Follow
Booker T. Washington Race To The Top
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Commencement Challenge
The Commencement Challenge
VOTE FOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO WIN THE COMMENCEMENT CHALLENGE
See The Winning Video
BTW's Winning VideoBTW Leads While Others Follow
Booker T. Washington Race To The Top
VOTE FOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO WIN THE COMMENCEMENT CHALLENGE
See The Winning Video
BTW's Winning VideoBTW Leads While Others Follow
Booker T. Washington Race To The Top
Friday, April 15, 2011
All- Classes April 18-21
READ THE ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT BEFORE STARTING. I AM GIVING YOU THE WEEK TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. EMAIL ME YOUR CHOSEN NAME, IMMEDIATELY... YOUR COMPLETED PROJECT SHOULD BE EMAILED BY THURSDAY AT 6PM...
Create a Resume for a Historical or Literary Character
Introduction Can you put the entire life of ____________________________________ (fill in name of assigned or selected person) on a single sheet of paper? Can you write it in a way that makes someone who doesn’t know (selected person) want to give them a job?
A resume is a piece of paper that tells a prospective employer about a job-seeker—who they are, what experience they have, and why the employer should hire this person. If someone wants to get a job, they’ll probably need a resume.
What if (selected person) came to you and asked you to help write a resume to get a job as a __________________________________________________(fill in new job title). The employer needs to know if (selected person) has the skills, knowledge, and personality traits needed for a particular job. Can you pick out which of (selected person’s) many skills are most important for different positions? Can you present them in such a way that the prospective employer can quickly and easily evaluate (selected person’s) qualifications?
Task Write a resume for (selected person). Put everything you know about (selected person) into a few short paragraphs that would convince a prospective employer to hire (selected person) for a job as __________________________________________________(desired position).
Suggested Minimum Resources
· Collection of resumes from internet samples.
· Resume Page Layout (Resume Templates you can find many online).
Steps
1. First, decide what kind of job (selected person) is seeking.(What would be the best job for their skills if they were looking for a job with a professional NBA or NFL team)
2. Write down everything you already know about this person.
3. Use all the resources provided or other resources available to you to learn as much as you can about (selected person) -- jobs, important achievements, skills, interests, etc. Depending on your selected person and the information available, you may have to look up available job titles that are existing job titles and you will have to make up fictional approximate dates and locations.
4. Research resume writing. Use the materials provided from internet researched sources to gather more details about the different types of resumes. Choose one or more formats that you feel will work for (selected person).
5. Look at sample resumes you have collected. Identify those that have a style or format you might like to imitate or borrow. See how much detail each type of resume includes.
6. Using the Resume Checklist, list the major components of the resume. Mark out any components you wish to omit from your resume. Arrange your personal information in chronological, functional, or other appropriate form.
Attachment A
Resume Checklist
Many of the items in this list are optional. You must decide which ones are appropriate for your resume.
· Your Name.
· Address.
· Phone Number.
· Fax Number.
· Email Address.
· Web Page Address.
· Job Objective or Career Goal.
· Education.
· Employment History.
· Professional Societies and Organizations.
· Personal Data (if pertinent to job).
· Hobbies and Leisure Activities.
· Military Service.
· Personal History.
· Biography (of business owner, key members of organization, officers, etc.).
7. Write an objective for the resume (based on job selected). Even if you do not plan to use a Job Objective in the resume it will help you decide what information is needed and what can be safely omitted based on what you hope to achieve.
8. Sketch out some rough ideas of how you want the resume to look. Try out different formats to fit your text. Edit your text to fit your layout. Experiment.
9. Using the page layout available to you MS Word, transfer your rough sketches to the computer. Your software may has templates or wizards that will provide you with even more ideas.
10. Email your final design. (mrgolden.technology@yahoo.com)
Evaluation:
Your teacher will use the criteria listed in the Resume Checklist to see how well you have presented (selected person’s) experience. Be prepared to explain why you made certain choices concerning the job objective, how you chose your format, and why you used certain words and phrases to describe (selected person’s) experience. Your teacher may enlist the assistance of a professional resume consultant or personnel director to evaluate your resume. You may be asked to exchange resumes with classmates—but with the name omitted to see if others can identify your character based entirely on the contents of the resume.
Conclusion
Writing a resume helps you to see a person—historical, fictional, or even yourself—in new ways.
Certain parts of someone’s education or skills take on a different level of importance when you attempt to use that education or skills to support particular job objectives. A properly researched and written resume can highlight someone’s strengths and can show that people are potentially capable of much more than we might have expected.
Attachment B
Writing Tips
Some tips may not apply to all resume formats or styles.
· Generally start with work history unless you have none, then start with educational background.
· Start with present or most recent experience (job or education) and work back.
· Don’t write in the third person but don’t overuse “I”.
· Include dates.
· Keep personal data to the minimum.
· Do not include your age.
· If hobbies or leisure activities enhance your image, consider using them. If they can be directly tied into your job objective, do use them.
· Do not include personal references directly in the resume.
· Do not tell why you left previous jobs (that discussion, if pertinent, is best covered in the job interview).
· Do not discuss salary in the resume.
· Be honest.
· Brief is best. Try to keep your resume to one page (front only) and not too crowded.
· Leave adequate margins (space around the edges).
· Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!
· Make the resume pleasing to look at but don’t let it become so elaborate that its appearance overshadows the content.
Create a Resume for a Historical or Literary Character
Introduction Can you put the entire life of ____________________________________ (fill in name of assigned or selected person) on a single sheet of paper? Can you write it in a way that makes someone who doesn’t know (selected person) want to give them a job?
A resume is a piece of paper that tells a prospective employer about a job-seeker—who they are, what experience they have, and why the employer should hire this person. If someone wants to get a job, they’ll probably need a resume.
What if (selected person) came to you and asked you to help write a resume to get a job as a __________________________________________________(fill in new job title). The employer needs to know if (selected person) has the skills, knowledge, and personality traits needed for a particular job. Can you pick out which of (selected person’s) many skills are most important for different positions? Can you present them in such a way that the prospective employer can quickly and easily evaluate (selected person’s) qualifications?
Task Write a resume for (selected person). Put everything you know about (selected person) into a few short paragraphs that would convince a prospective employer to hire (selected person) for a job as __________________________________________________(desired position).
Suggested Minimum Resources
· Collection of resumes from internet samples.
· Resume Page Layout (Resume Templates you can find many online).
Steps
1. First, decide what kind of job (selected person) is seeking.(What would be the best job for their skills if they were looking for a job with a professional NBA or NFL team)
2. Write down everything you already know about this person.
3. Use all the resources provided or other resources available to you to learn as much as you can about (selected person) -- jobs, important achievements, skills, interests, etc. Depending on your selected person and the information available, you may have to look up available job titles that are existing job titles and you will have to make up fictional approximate dates and locations.
4. Research resume writing. Use the materials provided from internet researched sources to gather more details about the different types of resumes. Choose one or more formats that you feel will work for (selected person).
5. Look at sample resumes you have collected. Identify those that have a style or format you might like to imitate or borrow. See how much detail each type of resume includes.
6. Using the Resume Checklist, list the major components of the resume. Mark out any components you wish to omit from your resume. Arrange your personal information in chronological, functional, or other appropriate form.
Attachment A
Resume Checklist
Many of the items in this list are optional. You must decide which ones are appropriate for your resume.
· Your Name.
· Address.
· Phone Number.
· Fax Number.
· Email Address.
· Web Page Address.
· Job Objective or Career Goal.
· Education.
· Employment History.
· Professional Societies and Organizations.
· Personal Data (if pertinent to job).
· Hobbies and Leisure Activities.
· Military Service.
· Personal History.
· Biography (of business owner, key members of organization, officers, etc.).
7. Write an objective for the resume (based on job selected). Even if you do not plan to use a Job Objective in the resume it will help you decide what information is needed and what can be safely omitted based on what you hope to achieve.
8. Sketch out some rough ideas of how you want the resume to look. Try out different formats to fit your text. Edit your text to fit your layout. Experiment.
9. Using the page layout available to you MS Word, transfer your rough sketches to the computer. Your software may has templates or wizards that will provide you with even more ideas.
10. Email your final design. (mrgolden.technology@yahoo.com)
Evaluation:
Your teacher will use the criteria listed in the Resume Checklist to see how well you have presented (selected person’s) experience. Be prepared to explain why you made certain choices concerning the job objective, how you chose your format, and why you used certain words and phrases to describe (selected person’s) experience. Your teacher may enlist the assistance of a professional resume consultant or personnel director to evaluate your resume. You may be asked to exchange resumes with classmates—but with the name omitted to see if others can identify your character based entirely on the contents of the resume.
Conclusion
Writing a resume helps you to see a person—historical, fictional, or even yourself—in new ways.
Certain parts of someone’s education or skills take on a different level of importance when you attempt to use that education or skills to support particular job objectives. A properly researched and written resume can highlight someone’s strengths and can show that people are potentially capable of much more than we might have expected.
Attachment B
Writing Tips
Some tips may not apply to all resume formats or styles.
· Generally start with work history unless you have none, then start with educational background.
· Start with present or most recent experience (job or education) and work back.
· Don’t write in the third person but don’t overuse “I”.
· Include dates.
· Keep personal data to the minimum.
· Do not include your age.
· If hobbies or leisure activities enhance your image, consider using them. If they can be directly tied into your job objective, do use them.
· Do not include personal references directly in the resume.
· Do not tell why you left previous jobs (that discussion, if pertinent, is best covered in the job interview).
· Do not discuss salary in the resume.
· Be honest.
· Brief is best. Try to keep your resume to one page (front only) and not too crowded.
· Leave adequate margins (space around the edges).
· Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!
· Make the resume pleasing to look at but don’t let it become so elaborate that its appearance overshadows the content.
Friday, April 1, 2011
All Classes Complete assignment by Wednesday.
Research THREE things you can see yourself going to school to become. The sheets below say "carpenter" but I want you to do ??? Copy and paste the each Practice sheet seperately into three different emails and COMPLETE THE assignment.
Occupational Handbook --(OOH)
PRACTICE SHEET 1
Name: _________________________________ Date: ____________________
A Carpenter’s Career
1. Go online and in the address box type http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm.
On this website you will find information about a career as a carpenter.
2. (Or, do a web search by typing “Occupational Outlook Handbook”. Click on
the OOH link that has the most current date – ask your teacher to help you if
you can’t find it.)
3. Click on the “OOH Search/A-Z Index” link located in the upper right corner of
the page.
4. Type in “carpenters” in the “Search OOH” box.
5. Scroll up and down the page to find information about a career in carpentry.
6. Find the following information:
a. Read the first paragraph of “Nature of the Work”. Describe 3 things
that carpenters must do:
i. ________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________
b. Read the first paragraph of “Training”. List 3 different ways in which
carpenters can learn their skills:
i. ________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________
c. Read the content of “Earnings” and answer the following question:
i. What is the median hourly earning of carpenters?
________________________
7. After you complete this activity, do a search on your own, this time looking up
information about a different career, or one that is of interest to you. Be ready
to share what you find with your class.
PRACTICE SHEET 2
Name _____________________________ Date _________________________
Job Skills and Interests
Unit: Career Planning
Look in the section called “Introduction”:
1) What is the definition for “skills”?
2) What are “interests”?
Look in “Learning Activity 1”:
3) How long has Jung Il Park been in the U.S.?
4) What job is he going to apply for?
5) Under monthly expenses, how much do you pay each month for telephone?
6) How much do you pay each month for transportation?
7) With your total expenses, how much do you need to earn in a new job?
8) List 2 of your skills (from the web page exercise):
9) List 2 of your interests (from the web page exercise):
10) What job does Mei Yin want?
Look in “Learning Activity 2” to answer the following question:
11) What are 2 questions you can ask a career counselor?
(skip Learning Activity 3)
Look in “Learning Activity 4”:
12) List some of your short-term goals:
Occupational Handbook --(OOH)
PRACTICE SHEET 1
Name: _________________________________ Date: ____________________
A Carpenter’s Career
1. Go online and in the address box type http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm.
On this website you will find information about a career as a carpenter.
2. (Or, do a web search by typing “Occupational Outlook Handbook”. Click on
the OOH link that has the most current date – ask your teacher to help you if
you can’t find it.)
3. Click on the “OOH Search/A-Z Index” link located in the upper right corner of
the page.
4. Type in “carpenters” in the “Search OOH” box.
5. Scroll up and down the page to find information about a career in carpentry.
6. Find the following information:
a. Read the first paragraph of “Nature of the Work”. Describe 3 things
that carpenters must do:
i. ________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________
b. Read the first paragraph of “Training”. List 3 different ways in which
carpenters can learn their skills:
i. ________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________
c. Read the content of “Earnings” and answer the following question:
i. What is the median hourly earning of carpenters?
________________________
7. After you complete this activity, do a search on your own, this time looking up
information about a different career, or one that is of interest to you. Be ready
to share what you find with your class.
PRACTICE SHEET 2
Name _____________________________ Date _________________________
Job Skills and Interests
Unit: Career Planning
Look in the section called “Introduction”:
1) What is the definition for “skills”?
2) What are “interests”?
Look in “Learning Activity 1”:
3) How long has Jung Il Park been in the U.S.?
4) What job is he going to apply for?
5) Under monthly expenses, how much do you pay each month for telephone?
6) How much do you pay each month for transportation?
7) With your total expenses, how much do you need to earn in a new job?
8) List 2 of your skills (from the web page exercise):
9) List 2 of your interests (from the web page exercise):
10) What job does Mei Yin want?
Look in “Learning Activity 2” to answer the following question:
11) What are 2 questions you can ask a career counselor?
(skip Learning Activity 3)
Look in “Learning Activity 4”:
12) List some of your short-term goals:
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)