Designing Lesson Plans: Quality Design

Goal

Students will gain the knowledge and skills to create documents required to apply for a job

Objective

Students will be able to:

Write a cover letter applicable to a specific job

Write a resume

Fill out a job application

Participate properly in a mock interview

Standards Included

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

(Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2021)

Materials

Binder paper / Notebook

Pen / Pencil

Laptop

Introduction

Introductions will take 4 days

1. Intro day for cover letter

2. Intro day for resume

3. Intro day / workday for job application

4. Intro day for interviews

Lesson Development

Day 1 – Lesson / Lecture with notes and samples of a cover letter, along with instruction on finding cover letter templates in Microsoft Word

Day 2 – Students will write rough draft of cover letter (to be proofread/edited by teacher prior to next class period)

Day 3 – Students will type final draft of cover letter

Day 4 – Lesson / Lecture with notes and samples of a resume, along with instruction on fining an appropriate resume template in Microsoft Word

Day 5 – Students will write rough draft of resume (to be proofread/edited by teacher prior to next class period)

Day 6 – Students will type final draft of resume

Day 7 – Discussion and sample job application filled out as a class, then students will choose from 5 different applications they want to fill out

Day 8 – Students will finish filling out application (and can use remaining time to complete cover letter and/or resume if not completed during previous days)

Day 9 – Discussion of what to expect during an interview, and do’s and don’ts of an interview, students will be give a little time to work with partners to practice sample interview questions – Reference videos:

https://youtu.be/CE9Y8QHJ3sg

https://youtu.be/BdyXik9VNk8

Days 10-11/12 – Mock interviews will be held during class – questions will be basic and focused based on the application they chose to fill out on day 7

Differentiation/

Accommodations

Lectures are presented through PowerPoint Presentations – slides printed with blanks for student (Bianca) to fill in during lecture to not have to write down all the notes

Template of Cover letter and resume already created and emailed to student (Bianca) to utilize for assignments

Assessment

(Practice/ Checking for

Understanding)

Completed Cover Letter

Completed Resume

Sample job application filled out correctly

Proper participation in mock interview

End of unit assessment

Closing

Assignments graded based on teacher-created rubric that was shared with students when each assignment is assigned

Ask for student feedback on an exit ticket:

1. What did they learn the most from this unit?

2. What else would they like to learn about about getting a job?

3. Will they use their cover letter and/or resume when applying to get their first/next job?

Teacher self-reflection:

1. What went well?

2. What needs to be added?

3. What needs to be deleted?

4. Additional differentiation?

5. What should be reviewed?

6. Possible extension activities?