Victor Martinez                                                                            Brawley Union High School

Introduction

Standards

Objectives

Activities

Assessment

Results

Resources

Introduction

This lesson is designed for English Language Learners to develop and improve language skills. Students will use the internet and Microsoft Office applications to research and present career choices. The students will learn terms associated with career preparation, demand, environment, and salaries. 

Subject:  Transitional English  
Topic:  Careers
Grade Level:  ELL 9-12
Student Lesson name and URL:  http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~vmartine/student/

Standards Addressed

Grades Nine and Ten
Language Arts: 2.0 Writing Applications 
2.3     Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports.

c.  Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas.

d.  Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.

ELD:  Writing Conventions
Organization & Focus, Research and Technology:
Write expository composition and reports of information that convey information from primary and secondary sources and use some technical terms. Use appropriate tone and voice based on purpose, audience, and subject matter.

1. After a brief review, students will be able to retrieve information from the Internet  that is relevant to an assigned topic. 
2. Upon completing research, students will be able to compare and contrast information on specific occupations.
3. Students will be able to organize and write a research paper on their findings. 
4. Students will be able to create and present graphs on data collected.
5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of terms associated with career paths upon completing a pre and post test. 

Instruct students to list different occupations.  Review some of their choices as a class.  Take a pretest on relevant terms. Introduce them to the subject of careers paths by having them take an online career questionnaire. This activity will get them thinking about personal career choices. 

Enabling Activities

1.  Instruct the students to choose two occupations to research on the Internet. Review the use of search engines. Students are to find specific information related to the following subtopics:  preparation, current demand, work environment, and average salary.  Review words that may be new to them (pre-test terms).

2.  Explain the use of a graphic organizer to record information.  Provide the students with an outline of a graphic organizer for recording their findings.

3.  Introduce students to the Microsoft Excel Program. Instruct students on how to create graphs using specific data. The students will use the data collected on their chosen occupations to create a graph based on average salaries. Students that understand this program well or have prior experience can work as mentors to others.

Culminating Activity

Students will prepare a 3-4 page type written research report comparing and contrasting their chosen careers. The focus of the paper will be on the four subtopics. The students will deliver an oral presentation of the report to the class. They will use their graphs as a visual aide.
 

Post-test

Rubric - written report
Rubric - oral presentation                                                   

Reflections and Adoptions
 

Introductory Activity

Career surveys at www.ipl.org/teen/pathways/

Enabling Activity

Search engines

Yahoo I Google I AltaVista

Career info. and stats.

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm

www.acinet.org/acinet/

http://library.thinkquest.org/13344/search/jobs.html

Brawley Union High School
480 N. Imperial Ave
Brawley, CA  92227
Victor Martinez   vmartinez@brawleyhigh.org  
Last Revised: 05/28/01