Wizards and Resumes

Use this packet of resources in your career unit about writing a resume. Filled with instructions, suggestions, and examples, this series of worksheets could be a great addition to a unit about careers and professional writing. Excellent...

Students research the characters of Arthurian legend. They compare and contrast them to the characters in Beowulf. They discuss how the same characters would do in a modern society.

Students complete a variety of activities (using the Washington Post Newspaper) that reinforce concepts involved in sports writing.

Students research the life of J.K. Rowling, write her resume, and apply their learning to create their own resume and career portfolio.

Students create personal resumes. In this careers lesson, students view sample resumes and read instruction guides for resumes prior to writing their own resumes. 

Students conduct Internet research to determine how to properly create a cover letter, resume and follup-letter. Students then create their own letters and resumes using the Resume Wizard in Microsoft Word.

Students explore writing resumes. In this resume lesson, realize the importance of resumes. Students research J.K. Rowling and write a resume using her biography. Students view examples of resumes on the internet and then create their own.

Students research careers using the internet and newspapers. As a group, they create a newsletter about careers of the future.