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I’m Ready to Work Lesson PlanI’m Ready to Work Lesson Plan
Publisher
California Department of Education
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Grade
10th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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English, Spanish
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I’m Ready to Work

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This I’m Ready to Work lesson plan also includes:
  • Educator Guide
  • Lesson Plans Content Overview
  • Introduction to the Start-Up Videos
  • Career Readiness Glossary English
  • Career Readiness Glossary Spanish
  • California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
  • California Career Center Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
  • California CareerZone Student Account Setup Instructor's Notes
  • I'm Ready to Work (doc version)
  • I'm Ready to Work
  • I'm Ready to Work
  • I'm Ready to Work (Spanish)
  • Job Application Example
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Get ready to apply yourself! Lesson four in a series of five college and career readiness lessons introduces the basic parts of a job application. Pupils discover the necessity for good references and create a master job application for future reference.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

career planning, career readiness, life skills, work ethic, career skills, applying for jobs, job searching, fraud, rough drafts

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Take a quick survey at the beginning of class to see which pupils have prior experience in filling out job applications
  • Create space on the whiteboard to make lists of do's and don'ts when applying for jobs

Classroom Considerations

  • Students need individual computer access to create their master job applications

Pros

  • The lesson is very timely for 10th graders, as many are beginning to search for their first job
  • Large group discussions provide ideas for references when individuals have no work experience

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.9-10.4 W.9-10.6

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