Career Study Project
Have you ever had someone ask you what you want to be when you grow up? It is a question that makes you think about what kinds of things you enjoy doing. You will be creating a video about a possible career choice that you are interested in pursuing. We will complete the following steps before creating the video.
1. Make a list of the different kinds of jobs you'd be interested in working in when you get older.
2. Research online for resources that would explain/inform you about your career choice
3. We will be focusing on creating strong research questions for this project. You will use the resources you find to answer the research questions.
4. Find someone in this career to write a letter to about what it takes to work in this field.
5. Create a Poster Craftivity that summarizes your career
6. Create a story board for your video. Videos take planning so this story board will be similar to the pre-write that we use for writing.
7. Your video will be made using Microsoft Movie Maker. We will take time to learn how to use the program.
Other Resources - The links below can be used for RESEARCH
http://www.bls.gov/k12/content/students/careers/career-exploration.htm
http://www.careeronest_op.org/Videos/CareerandClusterVideos/career-and-cluster-videos.aspx - videos
http://www.myplan.com/careers/video/library.php?sid=3be776dd1a479a862994b7e552ad8181 - videos
Creating a business letter
Find someone that is in your field or career and write a business letter to them. Your business letter should include:
- business format (see image to the left)
- introduction of yourself
- explain WHY you want to pursue this career
- questions about this career
- thank them for their time and expertise
- We will be mailing these letters and hopefully getting some feedback from the people you write
Poster Craftivity
You will be creating a poster that summarizes the career you've chose to research. You will need to answer the questions thoroughly that are on the poster and include the following illustrations and information.
Top left - illustration of YOU in this profression
First bubble - Three adjectives that describe this career.
Second bubble - What inspired you to want to pursue this career
Third bubble - Describe your DREAM JOB in this career
Three squares on the bottom - Three steps you will have to take to accomplish your goals
Top left - illustration of YOU in this profression
First bubble - Three adjectives that describe this career.
Second bubble - What inspired you to want to pursue this career
Third bubble - Describe your DREAM JOB in this career
Three squares on the bottom - Three steps you will have to take to accomplish your goals
Career Movie
You will be using MOVIE MAKER to create a movie about the career you are researching. Your video must include
YOUR INFORMATION SHOULD INCLUDE:
1. An introduction
2 Explain the steps that you must take to pursue this career
3. Describe what inspired you to want to pursue this career.
4. What a typical day would look like
5. The benefits of working in this job
6. GENERAL FACTS (salary, uniform/dress, options)
YOUR MOVIE SHOULD INCLUDE:
1. music
2. transitions
3. colorful and eye-catching photos and/or video
4. pictures are relevant and informative
5. flow logically; the order makes sense
YOUR INFORMATION SHOULD INCLUDE:
1. An introduction
2 Explain the steps that you must take to pursue this career
3. Describe what inspired you to want to pursue this career.
4. What a typical day would look like
5. The benefits of working in this job
6. GENERAL FACTS (salary, uniform/dress, options)
YOUR MOVIE SHOULD INCLUDE:
1. music
2. transitions
3. colorful and eye-catching photos and/or video
4. pictures are relevant and informative
5. flow logically; the order makes sense