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Career Biographies

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Students choose an occupation that they would like to pursue and write a career biography that outlines the path they would need to follow to achieve their goals.

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career readiness, biographies, goal setting

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biography, career planning, goal setting, interview, english language arts
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Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research

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