Wednesday and Thursday, May 27 & 28, 2015

Dear Class:

Together:  Create Table of Contents slide, Junior and Senior Year slides.

 1 >  Look at your Careers Handout.
        Go to slide 17 of the Final Project Tutorial- Section 2: Who Will I Become.
        Create the following slides--

• Slide 1: Make a copy of your Venn Diagram from your CIS Skills Summary and paste it into a slide. This is a Venn diagram or table.  What skills do you have for the job?  What skills do you need for the job? Which of your skills match the skills for the job? 
• Slide 2: Write a plan on how you plan to acquire these on a second slide or how you will broaden these if you do possess them.
• Slide 3: Your chosen career. Describe your career choice based on the information from your “Careers Tree” handout.  See page 2, item #3 of the Careers handout.
• Slide 4- 6 : See slides 18-20 in tutorial about careers. You will use the Careers handout for these slides.
• Slide 7: Fix your resume following the Mock Interview to reflect the changes needed- margins, typos, skills revised to match the job and you. Compare your skills listed on your resume to the skills in the middle of your Skills Summary/Venn diagram or table. Write a comparison on another slide: How does your resume reflect your career objective? 

Slides on one sheet (Table of Contents)
Draft Presentation Scoring Sheet 
Finals Schedule 
Oporah

WORK ON THE FINAL PROJECT Link-

• Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement.
• Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.
• You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.   

Friday & Tuesday, May 22 & 26, 2015

Dear Class:

 1 >  Look at your Careers Handout.
        Go to slide 17 of the Final Project Tutorial- Section 2: Who Will I Become.
        Create the following slides--

• Slide 1: Make a copy of your Venn Diagram from your CIS Skills Summary and paste it into a slide. This is a Venn diagram or table.  What skills do you have for the job?  What skills do you need for the job? Which of your skills match the skills for the job? 
• Slide 2: Write a plan on how you plan to acquire these on a second slide or how you will broaden these if you do possess them.
• Slide 3: Your chosen career. Describe your career choice based on the information from your “Careers Tree” handout.  See page 2, item #3 of the Careers handout.
• Slide 4- 6 : See slides 18-20 in tutorial about careers. You will use the Careers handout for these slides.
• Slide 7: Fix your resume following the Mock Interview to reflect the changes needed- margins, typos, skills revised to match the job and you. Compare your skills listed on your resume to the skills in the middle of your Skills Summary/Venn diagram or table. Write a comparison on another slide: How does your resume reflect your career objective? 

Slides on one sheet
WORK ON THE FINAL PROJECT Link-

• Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement.
• Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.
• You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.    

Monday & Tuesday, May 18 & 19th, 2015

Dear Class:


ACTIVITIES for Monday and Tuesday:

WORK ON THE FINAL PROJECT Link-

• Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement.
• Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.
• You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.    
• Use ONLY approved websites and sources for images when you add them.

Read the class agenda at the beginning of class.

• Review the following slide presentation- Job Readiness

Should be done or close to done with the first part of the Final Project "Who am I".   Almost  all the information is in your first free write document.  If not done with "Who am I", then look through the first part of the Final Project PowerPoint  ACTIVITIES:   1 >  Think back to your Careers Handout.         Go to slide 17 of the Final Project Tutorial- Section 2: Who Will I Become.         Create the following slides-- Make a copy of your Venn Diagram from your CIS Skills Summary and paste it into a slide. This is a Venn diagram or table.  What skills do you have for the job?  What skills do you need for the job? Which of your skills match the skills for the job?   Write a plan on how you acquire these on a second slide or how you will broaden these if you do possess them.  Compare your skills listed on your resume to the skills in the middle of your Skills Summary/Venn diagram or table. Write a comparison on a second slide: How does your resume reflect your career objective?  Fix your resume following the Mock Interview to reflect the changes needed. Your chosen career. Describe your career choice based on the information from your “Careers Tree” handout.No storyboard needed. Done in class. From a freewrite. 2 >   IF YOU HAVE NOT ....Write your final draft of a Thank you letter to your interviewer.    Follow the tutorial.   20 minutes.         This draft needs to  Be an error free draft in order for you to get the final "card".  It should not have any misspellings, contractions or omitted words. I should show margins to the left and right and lettering large enough for most folks to be able to read..   Include: 2-3 specific and appropriate comments from the back side of your reflection handout. Proof your writing. Have your partner proof your writing.  Commas follow the last name, and "Sincerely".  There is no "th" after the day. Spell out the month/ see the example. Use the interviewer's last name only and Ms. for women. Tentative Mock Interviewer List Make a copy of the above document and fill it in.  You will be doing a thank you card based on what you put in this reflection. The "Thank You Note" is done specifically according to the above mock interview reflection and the Thank You Note Powerpoint.  Follow the Powerpoint if you have any questions pertaining to the Thank You.  If the final note is not written on card stock within the time allotted you will receive a "0" because the notes are sent out at the same time to each interviewer. Sign in instructions Work on--My Road Link  MyRoad "Majors" Tree Worksheet (use Adobe Acrobat to fill in and upload!) I do not want this printed unless you have permission from me!  The last page is based on what your classes were during your Freshman and Sophomore years and then what you wish to take for Junior and Senior year.  Put in what periods you want to have them during  3  >    WORKING ON THE FINAL PROJECT- Continue where you have left off after you complete the slides above.    Notes about the project when working in class: Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement. Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.  You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.     Use ONLY approved websites and sources for images when you add them.  ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday/ B day~ We will work on the following slides together in class:  Resume and Mock Interview Preparation. Section 3/ slide 20  You will create 2- 3 slides College/Post-Secondary education plan   2 slides Research colleges and post secondary training. 1 -2 slides _______________________________________________________________________________________________________  Thursday/ A day  Friday/ B  day~ College Search ____________________________________

Thursday & Friday, May 14 &15, 2015

Dear Class:

Due:  Final Thank You Note by Friday
          Majors document (drop dead this weekend)
          Final Presentation (Work on when other two are done)

ACTIVITIES:

Mock Interview Reflection:  Reflection should be done; finished upon your return from your interviews on Thursday and Friday.  Today:  Thank you letters to be completed.  

Tentative Mock Interviewer List

Make a copy of the above document and fill it in.  You will be doing a thank you card based on what you put in this reflection.

The "Thank You Note" is done specifically according to the above mock interview reflection and the Thank You Note Powerpoint.  Follow the Powerpoint if you have any questions pertaining to the Thank You.  If the final note is not written on card stock within the time allotted you will receive a "0" because the notes are sent out at the same time to each interviewer.

Sign in instructions
Work on--My Road Link
 MyRoad "Majors" Tree Worksheet (use Adobe Acrobat to fill in and upload!) I do not want this printed unless you have permission from me!  The last page is based on what your

If you get done with the above "Majors" from MyRoad, then:


WORK ON THE FINAL PROJECT-

• Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement.
• Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.
• You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.    
• Use ONLY approved websites and sources for images when you add them.

Read the class agenda at the beginning of class.

• Review the following slide presentation- Job Readiness

Monday & Tuesday, May 11 & 12, 2015

Dear Class:

ACTIVITIES:

Mock Interview Reflection:  Reflection should be done; finished upon your return from your interviews on Thursday and Friday.  Today:  Thank you letters to be completed.  

Tentative Mock Interviewer List

Make a copy of the above document and fill it in.  You will be doing a thank you card based on what you put in this reflection.

The "Thank You Note" is done specifically according to the above mock interview reflection and the Thank You Note Powerpoint.  Follow the Powerpoint if you have any questions pertaining to the Thank You.  If the final note is not written on card stock within the time allotted you will receive a "0" because the notes are sent out at the same time to each interviewer.

Sign in instructions
Work on--My Road Link
 MyRoad "Majors" Tree Worksheet (use Adobe Acrobat to fill in and upload!) I do not want this printed unless you have permission from me!  The last page is based on what your

If you get done with the above "Majors" from MyRoad, then:


WORK ON THE FINAL PROJECT-

• Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement.
• Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.
• You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.    
• Use ONLY approved websites and sources for images when you add them.

Read the class agenda at the beginning of class.

• Review the following slide presentation- Job Readiness

Thursday & Friday, May 7 & 8, 2015

Dear Class:

MOCK INTERVIEWS- May 7 & 8. 
You will need to have a passing resume to meet with a Business Partner. There are no scheduled make-ups for this assignment. If you miss the experience, you will need to request, schedule and complete  a make-up interview with one of our DD Administrators- Mr. Florez, Mr. Talley, Ms. Webster, Mr. Haner, Ms. Vancil by May 31. 

Meet me in front of the library on Thursday and Friday.  I will have your final resumes and grading sheets that you will hand to your interviewer.

ACTIVITIES:

Mock Interview Reflection:  To be done when you come back from your interview 

Make a copy of the above document and fill it in.  You will be doing a thank you card based on what you put in this reflection.
 
Read the class agenda at the beginning of class.

• Review the following slide presentation- Job Readiness

Tuesday-Friday, May 5-8, 2015

Dear Class:

MOCK INTERVIEWS- May 7 & 8. 
You will need to have a passing resume to meet with a Business Partner. There are no scheduled make-ups for this assignment. If you miss the experience, you will need to request, schedule and complete  a make-up interview with one of our DD Administrators- Mr. Florez, Mr. Talley, Ms. Webster, Mr. Haner, Ms. Vancil by May 31. 

Meet me in front of the library on Thursday and Friday.  I will have your final resumes and grading sheets that you will hand to your interviewer.

Review your interview questions from 10 A and B you did earlier in FreeWrite for a sample of questions they may ask during the interview!

Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 & 7
FREEWRITE:

• Practice with a peer - interview responses and the Big 4
  
  Practice interview introductions: smile, eye contact, introduce yourself (first and last name), give a firm hand shake;
  
  Closing: repeat S/EC/ FHS  and ...
   "Thank you for seeing me today Mr ...  . I appreciated your ........"
  Have 2 questions for the interviewer.

Finalize your resume— due at the end of the period

Sign in instructions
Work on--My Road Link
 MyRoad "Majors" Tree Worksheet (use Adobe Acrobat to fill in and upload!) I do not want this printed unless you have permission from me!

If you get done with the above "Majors" from MyRoad, then:


WORK ON THE FINAL PROJECT-

• Read and follow the slide tutorial- extra credit is given to those using the storyboards for complex data and arrangement.
• Build your slides first with content. Add images at the end after you have finished adding content to all of the slides.
• You should be able to create 2-4 slides per class period if you have done the work and do not seek images to add.    
• Use ONLY approved websites and sources for images when you add them.