Job Shadow Reflection Warren Easton High School

Rubric/Exit Sheet Name: Joshua Johnson Date Completed: 4/2/2014

Reflection Questions Directions: Answer the following questions about your job shadowing experience using complete sentences. Be thorough in your answers as some of your answers may be incorporated in your senior portfolio presentation speech and or final reflection paper. 1. Was the job shadow you completed the same career field you identified in your career PowerPoint? If you completed the experience in another field, explain why there was a need to change career fields. (i.e., I was not able to set up a job shadow experience in my intended career field OR After taking a closer look at the field, I found that I was more interested in). My job shadowing experience was in the same career field as my power point. I got all of my questions answered in depth, and I got a first hand experience of what it is like to be a sports anchor. As a result of your job shadow experience, are you still planning to pursue the same career or has the experience led you in a new direction? Explain. Because of my job shadowing experience, I am most definitely pursuing broadcast journalism. Being that I like attention, and being in front cameras, sports anchoring is perfect for me; and this experience has proved.

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3. During your job shadow, what skills did you observe that are needed to be proficient at this career? During my job shadow, I learned in order to be successful in sports anchoring, I need to be able to read fluently from a teleprompter, and be able to speak in front of people. 4. What activities and or duties did you like/dislike about the experience? One of the things that I disliked about sports anchoring is the shortened amount of time they get to report segments. They are usually given about three minutes to cover all of their topics.

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5. Do you see yourself doing this job for the duration of your working career? (i.e., 15 to 20 years in the same field) I can see myself doing this job until I physically cannot do it anymore. Being able to go to the biggest games and then report on them on live television is just amazing to m. This will be a life long career of mines. 6. Aside from academic preparation in school, what are some other things that you can do in order to prepare for your intended career field? To academically prepare for my career field, I will enhance my reading abilities and expand my vocabulary. Also, I will try to speak in front of more people every so often. This will prepare me for the on camera part of my career. 7. Is there any important tips and or advice you were given by your mentor concerning your career field? My mentor, Bryan Salmond, told me in order to be successful in this field, I need to work on my speaking and pronunciation. This is a crucial part in broadcasting. Also, I need to work on being able to read from a script while looking into a camera. 8. Considering everything you have learned, what is most invaluable lesson you have learned from your job shadowing experience, and how will this help you to move forward in your intended career field? The most invaluable lesson I have learned from my experience is working under pressure is key. Many times, mentor would be at the last five minutes before show time, trying to edit highlights when the computer was running slow. The pressure of getting it done in time for the on air segment of the news was extremely stressful. Student Name: Joshua Johnson Date: 4/2/2014

Criteria Mentor Forms Reflection Questions Pictures Thank you letter Total:

Points 30 50 10 15 105 points

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Job Shadow Reflection Warren Easton High School

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Mentor Forms- Forms should be faxed to the school with attention to Mrs. Jones or submitted to Mrs. Jones in a sealed envelope. Reflection Questions- Answers should be answered in its entirety providing analytical insight and depth in explanation. Vague or surface answers will cause your score to be lower. Please download the template from my website with the questions. Under the questions, please provide the answers in a different color than the question so that the answers will be easily recognized. After completion, submit a copy to Mrs. Jones for grading and add the questions/answers to your career tab of your online senior portfolio. Pictures- You should incorporate pictures from your job shadowing experience. You should include a minimum of 3-5 pictures. Good pictures for your portfolio should include an outside picture of the building or business as well as some on the job pictures of your activities or duty. Thank you letter- Please follow the sample letter on my website. You should submit a final typed copy to Mrs. Jones along with your draft with grammatical corrections and revisions. Finally, you must submit validation of sending the letter either by email where you forward me the letter sent or take a picture of the envelope addressed to the mentors business with a postage stamp. The thank you letter should be sent a week or two after the completion of the shadow experience.