Offered First Semester Only
Skills for living is an elective course which guides students to the next step of their life with the creation of resumes and electronic portfolios, interview skills, presentation skills and reflection. Students also fill out college applications and scholarships, search for careers and build relationships with our community.
Student Work and Helpful SitesScholarship Site- http://www.studentscholarships.org/scholarship.php#.UulwqvV6qlU.gmail
MInnesota Office of Higher Education
This site has great checklists and college tips! College Board-
provides resources, tools and services to students, parents, colleges and universities in the areas of college planning, recruitment and admissions, financial aid, and retention.
College Essay Topics- Click here to see samples of questions that colleges have required.
College Comparison-You are going to LOVE this site! You can type in up to four colleges to compare statistics, it has a top 5 list, college tips and more!!
Elk Rapids High School Scholarship List- Thank you Ms. Anderson!
Career Crusing-Research careers and colleges.
Bench Prep- Use this site search for great college tips and to prepare for the ACT!
* What are some tips for visiting a college class Financial Aid Planning Calendar Checklist |
Daily ActivityWeek 1 -Who Are You?
9/2- Labor Day 9/3- Teacher Work Day, 7:00-9:00pm Open House 9/4- Half Day, Website Review, Syllabus, Blog
9/5- Greetings. Ice Breaker R.I.P
9/6- Finish presenting Tombstones
Week 2- Where Are You Going
9/9- **Informational meetings with Mr. Travis**
Juniors 1st , Sophomores 2nd, Freshmen 5th, Seniors 6th
9/10-
9/13- Due: Student Questionnaire (Letter of Rec is due from your teacher in three
weeks!) - SSR 15 minutes - Continue college and scholarship research - Fill out the college comparison worksheet below - Poster: You will gather information today to compare your two most likely colleges.
Week 3- College Research and Comparison9/16- SSR
Create College Poster to hang outside of Ms. Anderson's Office 9/17- Happy Constitution Day- Follow this link and find out how well you know the Constitution? Advanced Constitution Day Quiz- You can try this one too! Present College Posters to each other Assignment: On Edmodo answer first question regarding SSR 9/18- Research college applications and essays. Search and Share on Edmodo Review basics for writing generic college essay. 9/19- Continue research for college applications and essays. Complete one application. 9/20- Due today- College application. Discuss do's and don't of college essays. Research topic for essay. Be prepared to write on Monday! Week 4- College Scholarships, Essays and Apps9/23-
9/24- Guest Speaker: Ms. Anderson on scholarships and FAFSA
9/25- Guest Speaker- Sgt Bradley
9/26- Scholarship research- Find at least two scholarships you can apply for. Find at least two sites we have not discovered put them on Edmodo. (National, State and Local scholarships).
9/27- Continue to research and fill out scholarships.
Week 5 Resume Building, Vita, Cover Letter9/30- Work on Scholarship Forms. Share our research and scholarships with each other.
10/1- Final Day of Scholarship Research.
10/2- LMC:
Career Research- What classes should you be taking, what after school activities, summer employment, internships, college classes, college choices, areas of employment. Career Cruising! SSR- Journal #2 How can you apply the book you are reading right now to your possible career? Are there lessons you can use, theories you can apply? Quotes you can live by? Answer this in Edmodo! 10/3- Career Cruising Continued
10/4- Resume Building
Week 6 Career Week10/7- Due: Rough Draft Resume PRINTED OUT.
10/9- Guest Speaker- Gary Chenoweth- Sales 10/10- Work Day- Resume, Cover Letter, References 10/11- Guest Speaker- Ron Smith- Navy/Human Resource Week 7 Interview Week10/14- Peer Edit Resume, Cover Letter, and References
Homework: Find 10 commonly asked or difficult interview questions and write answers for each. Be prepared to interview each other on Wednesday. 10/15- Guest Speaker- Rick Stewart Music/Sales
10/16- Practice for Mock Interview
10/17- Mock Interviews (LMC)
10/18-
Week 8- Interview Review & Teaching Skills10/21- Introduce "Teaching Skills"
10/22
10/23- Share a 3-5 minute video from TED TV that was inspirational, motivational or educational. Answer the following questions: 1. Why was this speaker engaging? 2. What techniques did you like? 3. What will you borrow to use during your presentation?
10/24-James King: Apple Identification Brandon Bruce: Music Theory 10/25- Chelsea: French Braid Hair Erykah: Softball Techniques Emily Osborne: Dog/Horse training Week 9 Collaborative Teaching10/28-
Kole Douglas: How to tie a tie Lizzy Petrie: Debate Adam Sabourin: 10/29- Paige Granger: Writing Logan Boyce: Mints Logan Senteri 10/30- Danny Torres Kollyn Wilson 10/31- Happy Halloween! Team Planning
11/1-Team Technology Planning
Week 10 - Your Place in the Community/World & Communication11/4-
11/5- Team Teaching Planning 11/6- Team Teaching Presenting- You Tube 11/7- Team Teaching Presenting- Basic Computer Skills 11/8- Half Day- Teams go to NMC for Education Day.
Week 11 Communication & Community Connection11/11- Veteran's Day (Slightly shortened classes, assembly at 1:49)
11/13-
11/15- Letter of concern due. Peer correction.
College Review- Look for new scholarships. Complete another essay. Fill out another App.
Week 12- Motivate
11/18- Motivation- Discuss what motivates us. Why do we need to be motivated? How can we motivate others?
Examples:
11/19- Work on Motivational Video, Song Medley, Speech 11/20- Continue to work on Motivational Presentation 11/21- Due: Motivational Presentations 11/22- Patch Adams Week 1311/25- Patch Adams
11/26- Patch Adams 11/27- Thanksgiving Break 11/28- Thanksgiving Break 11/29-Thanksgiving Break
Week 14 -Inspire, direct youth and peers
12/2-
12/3- Work on Middle School Advice 12/4 -Work on Middle School Advice
12/5- Present Middle School Advice to each other 12/6- Visit Middle School to share with 8th grade Week 15- Scholarship Searching Again
12/9- Research new scholarships. Find at least three scholarships for you or someone in class.
12/10
12/11-
12/12- LMC to work on project 12/13- LMC to work on project Week 16-12/16- LMC to work on project
12/17- Present projects 12/18- Present Project 12/19- Present projects Journal # 7- Problems and Solutions 12/20- Set up your Weebly Account (www.weebly.com) Week 17 & 18- Electronic Portfolio Construction and PresentationAll electronic portfolios are due Monday 1/20
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