American+Dream+Portfolio

=For Summer School Students:= =Learning Targets:= 1. Be able to define the "American Dream", explain what its core is, and illustrate how it has changed. 2. Be able to analyze and evaluate the current career market using provided and outside statistics. 3. Be able to write a resume and establish a professional profile. =Formative Assessment: Define the **// American Dream //**= 1. Read the following article: Keeping the Dream Alive by Jon Meacham (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2117662_2117682_2117680,00.html) 2. Fill out a Reading Outline Template as you read the article: 3. **When you outline the article, be __detailed__!!** 4. Write a 250 Word Thesis Paragraph, reflecting on the question: __** Has the American Dream changed? **__ If so explain what specifically has changed about it using __**direct quotes**__ from Meacham's Article. Paragraph Format =Diagnostic Assessment:= > Of the 3 following choices, rank them in order of importance: money, sense of accomplishment, health. media type="youtube" key="TK9-M32Xs8E" width="425" height="350" Sample of a Career Fair media type="youtube" key="2x-WjVXmpcQ" width="425" height="350" || What is a Job, What is a Career? American Society has labeled what its people do for a living based on how the current generation defines the American Dream. As you move from Question 16 into Part 2, reflect on this fact. || 1. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/07/10/the-difference-between-a-career-and-a-job/ 2. http://blog.timesunion.com/careers/job-vs-career/831/ || =Summative Assessment:= To conclude your American Dream Portfolio, you will need all of the following components in the 3 Sections below:
 * Assignments || DUE DATES ||
 * FA || 8 AM 7/12 ||
 * DA || 8 AM 7/12 ||
 * SA || 12:30 7/12 ||
 * For Regular Year Students **
 * Assignments || DUE DATES ||
 * FA || 5/14 3:30 PM ||
 * DA || 5/15 3:30 PM ||
 * SA || 5/16 3:30 PM ||
 * ADP Presentation || On Your US History Final Exam Day ||
 * On 1 Word Document, complete the following tasks: **
 * What is Meacham's viewpoint on the American Dream?
 * Has the American Dream changed?
 * Identify 5 Events that Agree with and 5 Events that disagree with Adam's quote in Paragraph 3 of the Article.
 * How is the American Dream being restored?
 * Part 1: Reflective DA **
 * Add the DA to the FA document.
 * Keep your answers confidential.
 * **Paste the questions below into your FA Document then label the section** "Diagnostic Assessment" **in order to organize your work!**
 * Be honest!! ** Do not discuss anything with your peers: **
 * 1) How important do I consider working for what I //**need**//? (150 Words)
 * 2) How important do I consider working for what I **//want//**? (150 Words)
 * 3) **(Be sure to think carefully about your answers to questions 3-4 very, __//very//__ carefully.)**
 * 1) Of the 3 following choices, rank them in order of importance: knowledge, wealth, lifelong companionship.
 * 2) How important do I consider schoolwork?
 * 3) How many hours a week do I spend doing schoolwork?
 * 4) What are 3 tasks in my life that motivate me?
 * 5) What are 3 tasks in my life that give me fulfillment and joy?
 * 6) On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, how much do I value school? (In 5 sentences, explain why.)
 * 7) On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, how much do I believe school will play into my social status?
 * 8) Of the 3 following categories, I categorize myself **//most//** as: (intuitive, creative, independent)
 * 9) What are 3 fun things that I like to do?
 * 10) What are 3 things that I cannot tolerate?
 * 11) List 3 of your strongest skills.
 * 12) List 3 skills you feel you could improve on.
 * 13) Use the following videos/article to help you build a thesis based on the ** Question: Does concept of the American Dream encourage career-minded people or job-minded people? ** Be sure that you remember to include this thesis in your diagnostic assessment. (Hint at Success: What kind of thesis template should you use to help you answer the question.)
 * How do Career-Minded People Think?
 * Part 2: Career Outlook DA **
 * In this section, begin to look at what kinds of careers that are available using the posted documents below. Investigate and Research!!
 * On your Document, create a Table with three categories: Career/Job Title, Description, Salary Information
 * Be sure that you use your own words, particularly for the "Description" category. This will help you to demonstrate that you have comprehended your research findings!!!
 * You may arrange your table in 1 of the 3 following Orders:
 * Level of Interest: Least to Greatest
 * Chronology: What career should be the //end result along// a development path?
 * Identification: Select 5 occupations that should be labeled as "Jobs" and 5 occupations that should be labeled as "Careers".
 * Part 3: Career Synopsis DA **
 * A synopsis is a sophisticated way of summarizing and piecing together information using proper and correct analysis and evaluation of information.
 * Using a Second Table on the same document that you started for your original FA, either narrow down the 10 selections from Part 2 //__**or**__// create a new list of actual interests that you have developed at this point to __**5**__ selections.
 * The Second Table should contain the following categories in this order: Career/Job Title, Job Description, Historical Data, Salary Ranges.
 * Your Resource for Part 3 is this website: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/). Research the four categories based on this website after watching the demonstration.
 * **Be sure that you rewrite the information in your own words!!**
 * For Your Information:** http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/best-jobs/
 * Section 1:**
 * A revised version of your FA/DA Document that does not contain any grammatical, spelling, or usage errors.
 * Section 2:**
 * A typed-resume (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/resumewriting)
 * Additional resume information that **__must be included in your original resume__**. (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/resumewriting/8.2)
 * A typed-cover letter (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/coverletters/1)
 * If you wish to start a business, rather than work for a company, this website features some tips on how to write a business plan ( http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/how-write-business-plan/)
 * Section 3:**
 * All your information should be stored on a professional profile.
 * Usually career seekers, more accurately, American Dream Seekers, create "Professional Profiles" on LinkedIn, just as you would create a social networking profile on Facebook.
 * The difference is you are not trying to use this "Professional Profile" to //make new friends//.
 * You are trying to get people to pay you!
 * For this course, instead of using a LinkedIn Profile, we will be using Weebly.