01

Senior Seminar Introduction

• Senior Seminar Syllabus Introduced

• Seniors will take a Student Survey and participate in icebreaker activities.

02

Senior Seminar Pre-Test

• Students are assessed on their prior knowledge of workplace and career literacy skills.

• Students will be given Advice from the Class of 2017

03

Letters of Reference & Workplace Vocabulary

• Students will learn about Letters of Reference

• Students will complete activities as they learn definitions of vocabulary words used in the workplace.

04

Workplace Vocabulary Continued

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• Students will complete activities as they learn definitions of vocabulary words used in the workplace.

05

Employment Applications: Part I

• Students will learn basic rules for completing a Pen/Paper or Online Employment Application.

06

Employment Applications: Part II

• Students will fill out an "Employment Fact Sheet" to use when filling out out applications in the future.

07

Career Objective Essay Prewrite

• Students will do pre-writing activities for their Career Objective Essay.

• Students will complete the pre-writing exercise in class.

08

Career Objective Essay Rough Draft

• Students will use their pre-writing exercise to type their rough draft of their Career Objective Essay.

• Students will wrap up completing their Application Fact Sheet.

COE Edit/Finding Employment

09

• Students will make corrections on their edited COE and select stationary for publishing.

• Students will select a picture for the cover of their portfolio.

• Students will learn the steps in the process of finding employment.

• Students will visit various websites to search for employment in their field of choice to compare salaries and benefits.

10

Recognizing Marketable Skills

• Students will differentiate between hard and soft skills and begin categorizing their own skills for their resumes.

• Students will recognize their activities and community service to be included on their resumes.

11

Resumes: Parts and Rules

• Students will learn the different parts of a resume and the purpose of each.

• Students will complete an activity to review basic resume writing rules.

12

Resumes: Type Rough Draft

• Students will use their completed Employment Fact Sheet  and the template provided in class to type their rough draft of their resume.

13

Resume: Final Edit/Keeping a Job

• Students will make corrections on their edited resumes and save to be printed.

• Students will watch a video and complete an activity on ways to not get fired.

• HOMEWORK: Send an email to Ms. Slattery.

14

Paying Your Dues

• Students will individually read about the topic of "Paying Your Dues".

• Students will individually complete a reflection activity prior to participating in a group discussion.

15

Employment Correspondence

• Students will learn about writing Cover Letters and complete in-class notes.

• Students will learn about writing Thank You Letters and complete in-class notes.

16

Personal Finance: Getting Paid

• Students will complete in-class notes on:

  • Ways to get paid for working

  • How to read a paystub or pay statement

  • Paying taxes, W-4 forms and W-2 forms.

17

Personal Finance: Paying Taxes

• Students will learn what tax dollars are used for

• Students will learn about W-2, W-4, and 1040 EZ form

18

Personal Finance: Creating a Budget

• Students will use internet resources to create a household budget.

• Students will learn the basics of bill paying

19

Personal Finance: Renting an Apartment

• Students will learn how to rent an apartment

• Students will learnterminology used in rental listings.

• Students will use internet sources to view apartment listings.

20

Personal Finance: Banks and Credit Cards

• Students will learn the basics of having a checking or savings account.

• Students will learn the basics of having a credit card.

21

Job Interviews: First Impressions

• Students will learn how to prepare for a job interview and the importance of making a good first impression.

22

Job Interviews: More Than Questions

• Students will learn strategies and tips for doing well on job interviews.

23

Job Interviews: Tell Me About Yourself

• Students will learn about the most commonly asked interview questions and be given strategies  for answering them.

24

Senior Recognition Night Review

• Students will review the information regarding Senior Recognition Night, dress codes, and procedures.

25

Senior Seminar Wrap-Up

• Students will review their portfolios and take them home.

• Students will complete a survey about Senior Seminar.