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Nontraditional Job Opportunities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
As your learners prepare to enter the workforce, address some common stereotypes that may be limiting their professional goals. The class brainstorms gender-stereotyped careers, exploring where those ideas originate. They complete a job...
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Word Choice: Using Academic Vocabulary to Apply for a Colonial Trade Job

For Teachers 4th Standards
Scholars reflect upon colonial jobs such as a blacksmith, cooper, shoemaker, etc. Together, the class writes a job application as a practice for working independently. Learners employ their experience in writing a job application for a...
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Classified Ad Job Searches

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discuss and list the various ways to conduct a job search. In groups, students review the classified ads and decide on a number of jobs that appear interesting and for which they are well qualified. This lesson is intended for...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 3--Obtaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, examine various resources (family, friends, colleagues, etc.) to identify job opportunities/simply acquiring about a job. In addition, they review common job...
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Telling My Story

For Teachers 12th Standards
Crafting a personal statement for college admissions, job applications, or other post-high school programs does not have to be a nightmare. The "Telling My Story" packet describes the key components of successful essays and includes...
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Reading Job Advertisements

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this ESL reading job advertisements instructional activity, students read extracts from job advertisements and fill in the blanks using given words.  Students then match each extract to a sentence.
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Job Advertisements

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read 10 extracts from job advertisements. Students complete the gaps by writing in the words then each extract to a sentence.
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Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook.  For this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market.  Students decide on a career they would like to explore by...
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Job Safety Vocabulary Review

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review vocabulary associated with job safety. They identify and explain the role of OSHA and Right To Know. Students play a game to review their job safety vocabulary.
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Building A Resume

For Teachers 10th - 12th
After a brief lecture on the purpose and components of a resume, students fill in a blank reusme according to the type of job they would like to apply for. They compare their resume to the job they currently hold. Students look for...
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Adult ESOL: Obtaining Employment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students consider setting goals as a part of a job search. They discuss values and skills to help establish employment goals and what working conditions are important to them. They discuss the goals they have and sentences using...
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Reading Job Advertisements 3

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this language arts worksheet, students examine 10 words in a word bank which pertain to job applications and placement. Students complete 10 job advertisements, supplying the missing word in each. Students then match 10 sentences to...
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Hire Me, I’m Nice: Writing a Resume

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils 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 that...
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Asking For A Job Promotion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice using adverbs of frequency through a discussion of job promotions. Students discuss the qualities that lead to job promotion. With the teacher, students role play asking their employers about promotion opportunities....
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ESL Match the Job Title With Its Picture

For Students 4th - 7th
In this ESL job titles worksheet, learners examine small, black and white pictures of jobs. They match the 10 pictures to the jobs they depict.
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Language Arts and Careers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the importance of grammar skills in job interviews. They role-play employers and prospective employees in a mock job interview. They discuss good and bad grammar that was used and outcomes that could come from...
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Getting a Job! Getting a Job: The Resume Interview

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discover resume strategies. In this career goals instructional activity, 11th graders review sample resumes, discuss their attributes, and write their own resumes that effectively introduce them to prospective employers.
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Who Works for Nonprofits?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this character development and career lesson plan, students identify job opportunities in a nonprofit organization and research the necessary skills needed for these...
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ESOL Career Advancement

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss how employess are evaluated on their performance at least once a year. They discuss how employers base advancement and promotions on outstanding results or employee evaluations. They explore other job opportunities and...
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The Mighty Apostrophe

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here is a well-designed presentation on apostrophes and their many uses. The apostrophe is used in many different ways, and this PowerPoint does a great job of showing how it's used. There is a nice interactive component built in, and...
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Governor Deval Patrick's Inaugural Speech

For Students 9th - 12th
“America herself is an improbable journey.” So is Deval Patrick’s journey from the South Side of Chicago to the governorship of Massachusetts. The complete text of Patrick’s inaugural speech, delivered outdoors facing Boston Common,...
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Avoiding Run-On Sentences (I)

For Students 7th - 9th
Eliminate run-on sentences! This practice opportunity highlights run-on sentence errors and how to fix them. Examples are shown, and learners are given two options: using semi-colons or commas and coordinating conjunctions. Help polish...
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Conditionals

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
When do English speakers use the conditional tense? Help your intermediate and advanced English learners construct conditional questions and statements. This one-page document explains the use of the tense, provides examples, and houses...
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English Expressions Quiz: Online

For Students 4th - 7th
An online worksheet provides opportunities to assess comprehension of 10 common adages like "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" or "Variety is the spice of life." Learners complete a multiple choice quiz (and can check their...

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