Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Monday, June 2, Resume Building

Objective: By the end of class, students will develop components of resume in order to gain employment.

DO NOW

Analogies

Direct Instruction

movie interview videos

more

Review Instructions for writing One Liners.

Review Instructions for writing KEY SUMMARY POINTS.

Review how to translate information to outline for final resume.

Guided / Independent

Complete steps 4-8.

translate information into step 9.

Review information. Review sample resumes to decide which one best suits your resume components.

Closure Individual student checks.

Exit Pass

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Wednesday, May 29, Job Objectives, Requirements, Skill Sets, etc

Objective: By the end of class, students will determine job objectives and research skills and requirements of that job in order to build the strongest resume to obtain employment.

DO NOW

What is your greatest strength? Your greatest weakness? List three adjectives that best describe you.
Direct Instruction

Review sections 2, 3, 4. Review links below to build personal profile for resume.

Link here to see what skills you have or need to fit the job you want

or here to explore more about different careers and their requirements / skills (very student friendly site)

another great site to explore to help you decide what job you would like and if you have the skills for it. 

Or google the job you want and enter "skills and requirements" for that position to complete page 8 of resume packet.

Guided

Determine job objective as per  section 2.

Use links above to explore the job you prefer and the skills you need to best obtain and perform it. Then complete pages 8 in your resume workbook. Be detailed!!

Now - transfer the Job objective to page 10. Then choose the best three or four skills and abilities you have (from page 8) that directly pertain to that job and write them below the objective.

Independent

Ensure that sections 1,2 and 3 and 4 are complete.  If so, move on to section 5 that will help you with how to best phrase your skills in clear, concise one liners. Notice how it guides you to start each one liner with a VERB (action word) and end with a result.

In section 5, you are basically providing examples of your skills and abilities. you've already said what skills you have on PAGES 8 and 10....now you have to say HOW you obtained that skill in a clear ONE-LINER that starts with a VERB and ends with a result.

Closure

Review with individual students.

Exit Pass


Tuesday, May 27 - RESUME WRITING

Objective: By the end of class, students will uncover skills, abilities and special talents and choose a job objective in order to obtain employment.

DO NOW

How do you make a good impression at a job interview? Name some of the things you should and should not do in order to put yourself in the best position to get the job.


Direct Instruction / Guided / Independent

disasterous interviews

happyness interview


devil wears prada interview

internship interview


dress for success


Guided / Independent
Key Points for an interview
  • Smile!
  • Be prepared to shake hands firmly, but don't break the interviewers wrist. Similarly a "wet fish" (weak) handshake will suggest a weak character.
  • Wait to be invited to sit down.
  • Try to relax - don’t sit on the edge of your chair and don't lean too far back: sit up reasonably straight and still.
  • Don't sit with your arms crossed (see question 1)
  • Keep up good eye contact with the interviewer (according to research this apparently is especially important for men) but don't eyeball them all the time!
  • Speak clearly but not too fast: a deeper calm voice suggests authority, whereas as excitable high-pitched voice suggests a nervous personality.
  • Head nodding to show agreement can help, especially for female candidates.

Practice - Interview your partner - when you are both ready - call me over to observe for grade.

Complete 16 questions about yourself if you have not already.- section one of resume builder.


Then go to step 6 - page 16 - complete job history section.

Then go to step 7 - page 17 and complete Education and training section.


Exit Pass






Thursday, May 22, 2014

FRIDAY, May 23, Job History / Educational Training

Objective:By the end of class, student will complete job history and educational training sections of resume builder in order to obtain employment.

DO NOW

Do you have a summer job? What kind of job would you like if you don't? WHY?

Direct Instruction

good vs bad interview


good vs bad interview

Body Language Quiz

dress for success



Guided / Independent

16 questions about yourself - section one of resume builder.



Exit Pass




Monday, May 12, 2014

Tuesday, May 13 - Persuasion and Practice

Objective: By the end of class, students will review analyze short non-fiction and practice skills independently in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Don't get these three "D" literary terms confused!!!

DIALECT - the way people talk from a certain part of the country.Language and word choice that is from a certain region. Example: In philly we say "HOAGIE" and "YOU GUYS". In the                            South, they say "GRINDER" and "Y'All."

DIALOGUE - conversation between people. Always recognizable by quotation marks. Example: "Hi Joe. Where are you going?" she asked. "To kick butt on my Keystone exam!" he enthusiastically responded.

DICTION - word choice of the author to be the most clear and/or effective. Example: When writing an essay, it is important to use good diction in order to receive a high grade.

Direct  / Guided Instruction

PGE 311 - holt text - read short excerpt from persuasive / non-fiction essay and answer the 5 multiple choice questions.

Guided / Independent

The following are a list of links to practice and review for the Keystones. Some contain memory and matching games. Try to practice the areas in which you are weakest to best prepare yourself for tomorrow and Thursday. I will be around to help you.

quizlet - matching speed game

quia - jeopardy game for 1-2 players

passages and more

THIS IS A GOOD ONE FOR DEFINITIONS

YET ANOTHER FUN SITE

THIS SITE GIVES YOU LOTS OF OPTIONS AND WAYS TO PRACTICE/ STUDY

Closure
FINAL THOUGHTS:

DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING BLANK ON THE TEST!!!
ANSWER EVERY QUESTION!
ANNOTATE AND USE MULTIPLE CHOICE STRATEGIES!
BE CAREFUL WHEN COMPARING TWO PASSAGES - SOME QUESTIONS MIGHT REFER TO ONLY ONE OF THE PASSAGES.

You are ready for this exam. Be positive stay focused and know that you have worked hard this semester! You owe it to yourself to pass and imagine how good it will feel when you get that PROFICIENT letter in the mail this summer. Good Luck!!

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Monday, May 12, Themes across Genres

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and poetry in order to make literary connections across genres and to discern author's style.

DO NOW

Keystone term practice

Direct Instruction

literary elements

literary rap

Guided

Read 306 - 308 - holt text -

What Happened During the Ice Storm - short fiction
Gracious Goodness - poem

Independent

Answer all test practice questions on page 309 including the constructed response.

Check the walls- choose any keystone review worksheet for practice. You will get credit for doing one - not for the grade - so choose what is difficult for you so you can learn something before wednesday!!

Closure 

Review answers

Exit Pass

Keystone Practice Questions handout



Thursday, May 8, 2014

Friday, May 9 Keystone Practice / Review

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze literary terms and vocabulary in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW - copy definition and example

DEFINITION of SYMBOL:
A symbol is an actual, tangible THING that represents an abstract IDEA.
Examples: The FENCE is the SYMBOL / PRIVACY is the IDEA

When a constructed response asks for the MESSAGE, do not retell the story. The message usually is clearest at the end of the story so go back and check there. The message is can be the theme - the IDEA that the story is trying to tell you / the point it is trying to make. Symbols help the reader visualize this point.

Example: The FENCE story helps the reader visualize that if people continue to build bigger walls around themselves, thay may gain privacy, but they will lose community and isolate themselves from society. 

Direct Instruction

Return and review SYMBOLISM classwork and FICTION keystone test.

literary techniques in movies

Guided / Independent

TEAM LITERARY TERM JEOPARDY RULES

1. Create teams of 4.
2. Answers will be WRITTEN DOWN in the form of a question for each group. That means - DO NOT CALL OUT THE ANSWER OR YOU WILL BE GIVING IT AWAY TO THE OTHERS TEAMS.
3. Every team that gets the answer correct will earn a point. 
4. You will have 30 seconds to decide on an answer for each question.
5. Each team will get a chance to choose a topic and dollar amount in order and we will continue to go in order until the game is over.
6. WINNERS receive 10 extra points added to their lowest test score to date.

Closure 

LITERARY TERM QUIZ


Exit Pass

The following are good websites form which to study Keystone terms:

quizlet.com/.../keystone-literature-glossary-2012-flash-cards/



http://hub.colonialsd.org/ourschools/PWHS/Pages/KeystoneExams.aspx

http://hs.nazarethasd.k12.pa.us/KeystoneExamPrep/mainPage.htm









Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Thursday, May 8, Symbols

Objective: By the end of lass, students will analyze symbols and recognize their significance in order to prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW
Answer the questions on the handout - you can answer almost all them ALL of them without reading the passage that they went with!! You may use the WALL if you need to.

Direct Instruction

Symbolism

more symbols

illuminato symbolism in movies
illuminati symbolism in cartoons

literary techniques in movies

Guided

Read Directions to the PASSAGE _ FENCES. Read passage.

Independent

Answer constructed response questions for FENCES.

Closure

Review

Exit Pass

If you had to choose a symbol to represent yourself, what would it be and why is it significant?

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Wednesday, May 7, Practice Fiction / Analogies

Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze fiction in order to prepare for Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Analogies

Direct Instruction

Keystone Practice exam directions.

Read title and questions together. review affixes (prefixes and suffixes).

 Guided / Independent Instruction

Annotate Flightsend.
Answer all multiple choice questions using multiple choice strategies. 
Answer constructed response using examples from the text to support your answer.

Closure

After you submit test, if time, check the walls. Everything will be coming down shortly!! Be sure you know the elements of fiction and non-fiction. Review persuasive elements, etc

Exit Pass

What is your greatest concern regarding Keystone? 

 




Monday, May 5, 2014

Tuesday, May 6 - Inferencing and Ambiguity

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze how an author uses style and mood to create ambiguity in order to make the reader INFER, a skill necessary in most careers and living situations.

DO NOW

TEXT STRUCTURE - remember, the best way to identify text structure is to find the "trigger" words. Annotate each paragraph and circe those words.

Direct Instruction


Review test from last Friday.

Review Ambiguity and Inferencing - check the WALL.

Finish reading Notes from a Bottle - pages 376-377.

Guided

Answer four of the eight critical thinking questions on page 379. You may use a neo if you'd like.

Independent

Write either a prequel or sequel to this story. Directions are on page 379. 

Exit Pass
If a question asks you to INFER information from a passage, then how do you know that passage is most definitely ambiguous?  

Friday, May 2, 2014

Monday, May 5 - Ambiguity, Inferencing and Allusions

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze ambiguous fiction in order to INFER outcomes, a skill necessary in most careers.

DO NOW

ALLUSIONS

Direct Instruction

infererncing PP

U2 lyrics

Guided

Read page 374 - introduction to Notes in a Bottle. AMBIGUITY AND INFERENCING.

Guided

Read Together pages 375-376

Independent

1. What is the author's STYLE (formal or informal) and why?
2. What narrative perspective is the style of journal writing? (obvious answer!!)
3. In what "tense" is journal style writing usually written? How does that help create ambiguity? (also keep in mind the narrative perspective).
4. What is the MOOD at 7 am on March 23? Then at 4 pm? How do you explain this "new" mood? Is the mood ironic? Why? What might you expect the mood to be?
5. Analyze the author's use of journal entries in order to create mood and tone. Do you think (evaluate) it is effective so far?
6. What text structure is NOTES in a Bottle Written?

EXIT PASS

INFER what the note in  the bottle says and how the bottle ended up where it did.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Friday, May 2 - Persuasion / Keystone Prep

Objective: By the end of class, students will annotate and analyze a speech in order to practice for the Keystone exam and determine essential and non-essential information.

DO NOW

Persuasive terms practice 

Direct Instruction

Read instructions and title for JFK speech. Then read the Questions. You may notice you can answer some questions without even reading the speech!! You may use the WALL if you think it will help you.

Guided / Independent

Read, annotate and then answer all multiple choice and constructed response questions.

Double check all answers, annotations and quotes that you used as evidence in your constructed response and submit to me.

Exit Pass

Write this in your notes:

Objective can mean either "Purpose" - as in What is the Objective of the Day or what was JFK's objective for giving the speech. OR...

Objective can mean "fair" and "not biased" as in an Objective perspective.