Career Unit

Requirements

Monday, April 4- IMC

All students will take a career interest survey to begin the career unit. Students will be
given a list of 3 careers that are compatible to them based on their answers to the survey.
Students will rank their careers in order of interest and then a career will be assigned to
them for research.

Tuesday, April 5 – No School

Wednesday, April 6 – IMC Presentation about research & noodle bib.

It is important to take notes, and pay close attention to the presentation as it will review
and give information about how research & create a bibliography. Login and password
information will be provided at this time about how to access online research

Thursday, April 7 – Friday, April 15 – IMC research time

During this time it will be your goal to research efficiently and effectively in the IMC. Daily
checks on use of time will be taken as well as check-points for note card completion. You
need to be creating your bibliography as you research!

• All research will need to be completed on note cards

• 5-8 sources is required for your research
• A minimum of 20 notecards is required

The overall goal of the research:

• All information must be organized in a typed outline. (2 copies are needed)

• The final product will be a 3-5 minute informative speech on the research career.
• A visual is also required and will need to be a part of your speech.
• A typed bibliography is required

Week of April 18 – 22
18, 19 – write outline
20-21 – laptop/computer time to type outline – Outline due Mon 4/25
22 – no school

Week of April 25-29

April 25, 26 - Final preparations for speech
April 27, 28, 29 – Speeches
*if you are going on the band trip you need to let us know ASAP – you will
be scheduled to present on Wednesday, April 27
 What to research...

The following is what you are required to have in your speech. You will need to follow this
order while giving your speech.

You are also required to have at least 20 notecards by the end of your research.

Place a check as you complete notecards for the following:

• Introduction

• Job Description _________

• Educational Requirements/Background teaching _________

• Salary __________

A. Base Salary _________

B. Opportunity for advancement ___________

• Pros/Cons ____________

• Conclusion

*Your visual must be incorporated in your timeline. Meaning you will put the point where it
comes in within your speech. For example:
▪ Salary
A. Visual – pie chart

Once you are done reseraching Roman Numerals II – V you can move on to work “above and
beyond” and research any of the following. These would be following Roman Numeral V
and going in before your conclusion. Therefore, many of you may have more than VI.

Categories to choose from:

Additional duties
places of employment
future outlook
interesting facts
 Name _________________________

Checkpoints

Throughout the research there will be checkpoints that may be graded or else just recorded
in the gradebook for you and your parents to see how well you use your time.

Use of time in IMC checkpoints (no points but just marked in gradebook)
IMC Checkpoints will be:

Thursday 4/7 ___________

Monday 4/11 __________

Wednesday 4/13 _______

Friday 4/15 __________

X= worked for the majority of the period, and used time wisely, GREAT JOB!

S= satisfactory use of time, maybe not my best work of the day. May have been
redirected

0= did not use time wisely, needed to be redirected multiple times, talked with friends,
not on task.

Notecard Checks
Completion points for having assigned notecards on the day told.
First note card check will be Friday, April 8th. 3-5 notecard check. 3 point grade to earn.
All of nothing.

Noteacrd checks will be:

Friday 4/8 – 3-5 notecards _________

Tuesday 4/12 – 6-10 notecards _______

Thursday 4/14 – 10-15 notecards ________

Monday 4/18 – 20 notecard check in class ________