Lesson Plans

8^th Grade Career Investigations & Keyboarding

Kate Burkhart

Week of:  April 21, 2008

	Career Investigations	Keyboarding
Monday	Thank You’s for Junior Achievement Volunteers Reflect on J/A	GWAM Quiz Numeric Keypad Lessons 1 and 2
Tuesday	Read Chapter 6 in Career Exploration Define Key Terms and Answer Check your understanding in complete sentences. Turn In J/A- 1st	All In A Row warm up Numeric Keypad Lesson 3 and 4
Wednesday	Chapter 6 Quiz   Start Computer Game in the A10 lab On your own in Central City J/A- 2nd J/A-5th	Finish up all Numeric Keyboarding Intro. To Formal Documents- Note Cards
Thursday	Computer Game in the A10 lab On your own in Central City	Continue PPT on formal documents Use notecard’s (open note test Monday)
Friday	Computer Game in the A10 lab On your own in Central City J/A- 5th	All MTP due today.

Lesson Plans

8^th Grade Career Investigations & Keyboarding

Kate Burkhart

Week of:  April 28^th , 2008

	Career Investigations	Keyboarding
Monday	Computer Game in the A10 lab On your own in Central City On Your own in CC summary report due for college career path and high school career path.
Tuesday	Fitness Grams ALL Day with 1st period
Wednesday	Read Chapter 7 in Career Exploration and complete Chapter 7 W.S.   Move tables and desk’s for TAKS test
Thursday	Science TAKS Watch Affluenza and discuss
Friday	Social Studies TAKS “Life” game

Lesson Plans

8^th Grade Career Investigations & Keyboarding

Kate Burkhart

Week of:  May 5^th, 2008

	Career Investigations	Keyboarding
Monday	Grade Chapter 7 worksheet and talk about resumes and the purpose. How to present yourself when you want to get a job. What you can do now to help get a job in high school.
Tuesday	Create Resume What goes into a resume? Resume Worksheet Resume’s do’s and dont’s
Wednesday	Writing a resume Meet in A2 to create a resume
Thursday	A2 lab finish creating our resume.
Friday	Finish up resumes and turn them in