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Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume
Students explore the classified ads for employment opportunities and create a resume. In this resume writing lesson students choose a specific job, they must determine what kind of experience, education, etc. they must have to acquire...
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Looking for Work #2
Students review new vocabulary from a previous lesson dealing with work. They practice speaking work-related phrases as a class. They read a story and answer questions. They use the classified ads to write their own dialogue about...
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Census 2000: Future focus
Students recognize the importance of the census. They identify specific concerns of different population groups. They design an advertisement for Census 2000.
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Real Estate Project
Students develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.
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Owning Your Own Business
Fifth graders consider the type of business they might like to own. They design an advertisement for this business. They prepare questions that they could ask each other, as owners of various businesses. Guest speakers could be utilized.
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Job Announcements
In this jobs worksheet, students explore job listings. Students read a passage and answer six questions about what they just read, checking their comprehension.
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Reading the Newspaper
Students read the newspaper. In this newspaper instructional activity, students become familiar with the various parts of a newspaper. They read specific parts, highlight important information and summarize what they read.
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Minorities in Mainstream American Society
So many people fought for Civil Rights in the United States. Read about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and discuss what the act guarantees. Then pass out a slew of magazines and encourage them to observe how often minorities appear in...
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Real Life, Your Life: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Students discuss the topic of body image. In this body image lesson, students view a few people's body image thoughts and discuss how to help their people. Students then write a poster and pretend press release, explaining to people...
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Grapes of Wrath: Setting up Historical Context
Discuss life in the 1930s in relation to the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, then do a cross-media analysis. Here you'll find background information on film maker John Ford, writer John Steinbeck, and 1930s America. You can compare the...
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The New Digital Citizenship
Boost digital citizenship with an engaging infographic that promotes the importance of being a positive digital agent, self, and interactor.
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Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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Learning to Use the Words Inches, Feet, and Yards
Students use a variety of measuring devices including a ruler, yardstick, and tape measure to accurately measure objects in inches, feet, and yards. They report on these measurements, both orally and in writing.
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Choosing a Career Path
In this choosing a career path worksheet, students envision their ideal job and research a few career possibilities they are interested in.
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Telephone Skills
Students discuss how to contact a potential employer with a phone call to the company and all the questions that may be asked. They use modeling and role-playing to provide an opportunity to practice telephone skills when contacting a...
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Breaking News English: English Schools
For this English Schools worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Generic vs. Brand Name
Students compare and contrast generic and brand name products and the costs of producing each. They explore the "Bargain Basement" section of the ING website, participate in a soda taste test, and tally the results of the taste test on a...
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Philanthropy "Giants"
Students report on the activism of corporate philanthropists. In this service learning lesson, students research companies that operate as philanthropists and identify their recipients.
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Real Life, Your Life: Body Talk
Students discover how body language effects verbal communication. In this body language lesson, students watch a video clip, observing what is said and how the people act with their bodies. Students complete a worksheet to record their...
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IB Economics: Unit 3 – Macroeconomics Study Guide
In this economics learning exercise, students respond to 72 short answer and problem solving questions regarding the study of macroeconomics.
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Brucemore Mansion
Students take a closer look at Brucemore Mansion. In this Iowa history instructional activity, students research what life was like at the mansion during the Gilded Age and through history. Students also research the responsibilities of...
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Budgeting Money
Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson, students pick an occupation and develop a list of needs and wants. Students make a list of monthly expenses and budget their income to afford those expenses.
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Dot-Com Gives Small Investors a Leg Up
Young scholars explore the concept of investing in stocks. In this investing in stocks instructional activity, students discuss how on-line stock traders have helped people save money. Young scholars discuss ways in which companies can...
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The IMF in Action: What Does the IMF Do?
Students use newspapers and the internet to discover what the IMF does. They work together in groups to brainstorm occupations which need another language to be spoken. They also examine data related to trading among countries.