Workin' 9 to 5
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Vocational/Technical | |
| Author | Susan Boore
Paulette Trimble Monica Zanussi | |
| Description | Students will research possible career choices, explore career clusters, and develop a PowerPoint presentation to report the findings of their research. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computers with Internet access
Microsoft Excel software Microsoft PowerPoint software Bridges subscription software (optional) | |
| Grade Level | 7 8 | |
| National Standards | English/Language Arts
Standard 1 Level III 5. Uses content, style, and structure (e.g., formal or informal language, genre, organization) appropriate for specific audiences (e.g., public, private) and purposes (e.g., to entertain, to influence, to inform) Standard 1 Level III 6. Writes expository compositions (e.g., states a thesis or purpose; presents information that reflects knowledge about the topic of the report; organizes and presents information in a logical manner, including an introduction and conclusion; uses own words to develop ideas; uses common expository structures and features, such as compare-contrast or problem solution. Standard 2 Level III 2. Uses card catalogs and computer databases to locate sources for research topics Standard 4 Level III 4. Uses a variety of resource materials to gather information for research topics (e.g., magazines, newspapers, dictionaries, schedules, journals, phone directories, globes, atlases, almanacs) Standard 4 Level III 6.8 Understands the effects of an author's styles (e.g., word choice, speaker, imagery, genre, perspective) on the reader Standard 5 Level III 5. Determines the appropriateness of an information source for a research topic Standard 7 Level III 4. Uses new information to adjust and extend personal knowledge base Standard 7 Level III 6. Draws conclusions and makes inferences based on explicit and implicit information in texts Standard 8 Level III 3. Uses stategies to enhance listening comprehension (e.g., takes notes; organizes, summarizes, and paraphrases spoken ideas and details) Standard 8 Level III 4. Listens in order to understand topic, purpose, and perspective in spoken texts (e.g., of a guest speaker, of an informational video, of a televised interview, of radio news programs) Standard 7 Level III 7. Differentiates between fact and opinion in informational text Mathematics Standard 6 Level III 4. Reads and interprets data in charts, tables, plots, (e.g., stem-and-leaf, box-and-whiskers, scatter), and graphs (e.g.,bar, circle, line.) Level III 6.1 Understands basic characteristics of measures of central tendency (i.e., mean, mode, median) Level III 6.6 Organizes and displays data using tables, graphs (e.g., line, circle, bar), frequency distributions, and plots(e.g.,stem-and-leaf, box-and-whiskers, scatter) Level III 6.8 Understands that the same set of data can be represented using a variety of tables, graphs, and symbols and that different modes of representation often convey different messages (e.g., variation in scale can alter a visual message) Technology Standard I Level III 2. Types with some facility, demonstrating some memorization of keys Standard I Level III 3. Connects via modem to other computer users via the internet, an on-line service, or bulletin board system Standard I Level 1V 2 Uses a variety of input devices (e.g., keyboard, scanner, voice/sound recorders, mouse, touch screen) Standard 2 Level III 1. Uses advanced features and utilities of word processors (e.g., uses clip art, a spell-checker, grammar features and utilities of word processors Standard 2 Level III 2. Knows the common features and uses of desktop publishing software (e.g., documents are created, designed,and formatted for publication; data, graphics, and scanned images can be imported into a document using desktop software) Standard 2 Level III 3. Knows the common features and uses of spreadsheets (e.g., data is entered in cells identified by row and column; formulas can be used to update solutions automatically; spreadsheets are used in print form, such as look-up tables, and electronic form, such as to track business profit and loss) Standard 2 Level III 5. Uses boolean searches to execute complex searches on a database Standard 6 Level III 2. Knows how part of a system can provide feedback when its ouput (in the form of material, energy, or information) becomes input for another part of the system | |
| Career Clusters | Business and Marketing Engineering and Technical Fine Arts and Humanities Health and Human Services Science and Natural Resources | |
| Keywords | careers
occupations jobs salaries workplace interest inventory career exploration career clusters | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | "Overview"
Lesson 1: "And It Says I Like What Job!?___" Lesson 2: "Reality Check, Proceed If You Dare!" Lesson 3: "Video Venture" Lesson 4: "What Is Your Piece of the Pie Graph?" Lesson 5: "Powering Up Your Future" | |
| References | The Career Key, Lawrence K. Jones, Ph.D
The Career Game, Rick Trow Productions, Inc. Occupational Outlook Handbook (on-line and printed forms) selected career videos on hand Careers in Computer: Volume 1, Careers in Medicine and Health, Volume 4, from the Careers in the 21st Century Series Microsoft Excel software Microsoft PowerPoint software | |
| English IGO or CSO | 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.13, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.18, 7.31, 7.36, 7.37, 7.58, 7.59, 7.60, 7.63, 7.64, 7.65, 7.66, 7.67, 7.71, 7.72, 7.74, 7.87, 7.149, 7.150, 7.151, 7.158, 7.163, 7.164, 7.165, 7.166, 7.167, 7.168, 7.169, 7.170, 7.171,
7.172, 7.17, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.12, 8.14, 8.27, 8.30, 8.49, 8.50, 8.51, 8.55,8.58, 8.59, 8.63, 8.64, 8.77, 8.82, 8.94, 8.101, 8.104, 8.110, 8.125, 8.129, 8.142, 8.143, 8.144, 8.145, 8.147, 8.150, 8.151, 8.153, 8.154, 8.155 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | Computer/Technology
7.46, 7.54, 7.55, 7.56, 7.57, 7.58, 7.168, 7.170 8.46, 8.57, 8.58, 8.149, 8.153, 8.155, 8.57, 8.58, 8.46,8.57,8.58 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | Economics/Social Studies
7.10, 7.19 8.17, 8.18, 8.19, 8.22, 8.26 | |