READY SET GO TO WORK!!!
Lesson One

GRADE LEVEL
                    12  -- ADULT

SUBJECTS
                    ADULT BASIC EDUCATION
                    BUSINESS EDUCATION

LEARNER OUTCOMES
                   The student will identify appropriate employer expectations:  getting along
                    with coworkers, appearance, and working as a member of a team.

DURATION OF LESSON
                    1 -- 3 days

MATERIALS
                    Computer loaded with presentation software
                    Projection Device
                   Tip Sheet

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE
                     Computer loaded with presentation software
                      Projection Device
                     Internet accessible computer

TEACHER NOTES
                    Procedure 3--Give each team a bag of mixed clothes.  Have each team
                    assemble a professional business outfit.  The team will show the outfit to the
                    class and explain why they feel it is appropriate.

PROCEDURES
                    1.    The student will evaluate their own personal work attributes through a
                   Work Attributes Checklist.

                    2.    The student will role play a job situation.

                    3.    The student will brainstorm alternative ways of handling the role
                    playing job situations.

                   4.       The student will complete a Personal Grooming Inventory.

                    5.     The students will work as a team to assemble appropriate business attire.

                    6.    The students will evaluate each team's presentation.

                    7.    Students will participate in a class discussion where they investigate the
                    various styles of dress.

                    8.    The student will work as part of a team to solve a problem using
                    cooperative learning strategies.

MODIFICATIONS
                    See Individualized Education Plans for specific accommodations and/or
                    modifications to meet each student's needs.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

                    CAREER RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
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EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT
                   Participation
                    Self-evaluation

STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS

                  Pwa.1.1, Pwa.1.2, Pwa.1.3, C.4.1, C.4.2, T.1.1, T.1.2, T.1.3,
                    T.2.3, Ws.6.1, Ws.6.2, Ws.6.3, COM 21, COM 23, COM 24,
                    COM 35, COP 23, COP 14, BLW 32, COM 38, FMK 28, OFT 51,
                    OFT 54, MOT 33
 

               West Virginia Instructional Goals & Objectives

               National Standards
 

REFERENCES
                    WORKFORCE:  BUILDING SUCCESS  PROBLEM SOLVING
                    Steck-Vaughn, 1997.

                    A YOUNG PERSON'S JOB TO GETTING & KEEPING A GOOD JOB
                  Jist Works, Inc., 1990.

                    CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
                  South-Western Publishing Co., 1992.

                    150 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR JOB
                  J. Weston Walsch, 1994.

AUTHORS
            PAT STATEN

            VIRGINIA LEE TAYLOR-MOUNTS

            DEBBIE HATFIELD
 

                    MINGO COUNTY VO-TECH CENTER
                    Rt. 2--Box 52-A
                    Delbarton, WV   25670
                    (304) 475-3347
 
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