Monday, October 27th, 2014

The Day In a Nutshell:
1) Circle
2) Reading Quiz -- Next two stories for next class ("The Dentist" and "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong").
3) Careers Work

Circle:
One thing you learned from attending the college fair yesterday

Administrivia:

The Things They Carried Activity:
No activities on The Things They Carried today -- careers work all day long.

Careers Unit
All items for the career project are due by the beginning of class on Friday. By the end of class today, you must complete the following items:
-Select the career you are primarily researching
-Your budget (required -- no points)
-Ted Talk sheet for Mike Rowe Ted Talk (30 points in Speaking and Listening)
-Ted Talk sheet for Shawn Achor Ted Talk (30 points in Speaking and Listening)
-College Fact Sheet  (20 points in Research)
-Career Fact Sheet (20 points in Research)
-Resume but for the current you, not the future you (25 points  in Writing)
-Cover Letter (25 points in Writing)
-Write on your plan (I have them) the other items you plan to do to reach 100 points in each standard.
If you have time...
-Free Meyer's Briggs test -- complete a MB reflection  (30 points  in Writing)

Homework for Honors: Repeat the interview you did with a parent or relative over the phone with a family friend with a career. See the Google Classroom for the assignment)

Future: 
Planning for Downtown Norway -- investigating to answer some questions
Computer Etiquette
Note taking