Justifying Student S Career Choice

Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation Page 2

CEW Standard #13.1.11E: Justify the selection of a career.

PA Career Education & Work Standards

Lesson Planning Guide

Justifying Student’s Career Choice

Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation

CEW Standard #13.1.11E: Justify the selection of a career.

Approximate Time: Two 45-minute periods.

Prerequisite Skills

Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening*

1.4.11 Types of Writing

C. Write persuasive pieces.

Mathematics*

None

Science and Technology*

None

Career Education and Work*

None

Performance Standards

Performance Standard

/ Suggested Evaluation Method
1.  Justify the selection of your career as presented on the website with a score of “proficient.” / Product evaluation: PSSA Writing Rubric

Suggested Projects

None

Multiple Intelligence Types

Verbal/Linguistic

Intrapersonal

Resources

1. Website - Justification Report Guidelines

http://core.ecu.edu/engl/snyderh/3880/justguide.html

2. Handout - “Example of a Justification”

http://core.ecu.edu/engl/snyderh/3880/JustRpt_Website.html

Equipment/Materials/Software

1.  Computer with writing software

Any supplier

Suggested Learning Sequence

Strategy / Outline / Resources/Equipment
Performance Standard 1
Introduction / Discuss with the students what it means to justify their career choice. Begin with a discussion of what it means to “justify” something in general.
Explain to them that the assignment is to write a justification of their career choice.
Presentation / Explain to the class the contents of a justification. Give them an example of an acceptable justification and individually let the students identify the parts. Confirm the parts in a class discussion.
Review the PSSA Writing Rubric and identify it as the rubric you will be using to grade the justification.
Related SCANS/Soft Skills: Information C / Resource #1
Resource #2
Resource #3
Activity/ Evaluation / Allow students time to outline and write a one-page report justifying their chosen career. Use the PSSA Writing Rubric to grade them.
Related Academic Skills: 1.4.11C
Related SCANS/Soft Skills: Information C, D; Thinking Skills B / Resource #3
Equipment #1

Related SCANS/Soft Skills

Resources

None

Interpersonal

None

Information

C. Interprets and Communicates Information

D. Uses Computer to Process Information

Systems

None

Technology

None

Thinking Skills

B. Decision Making

Personal Qualities

None

Related Worksite/Work Based Activities

None

Additional Resources

None

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This planning guide was written by Julie Nevin, Learning Support Teacher, Line Mountain, Herndon, PA.

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