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=Formative Assessment= 1. Perceptions of Careers Men Choose by Mr. Silva 2. Review Overall Career Statistics (I don't expect that you read through the whole document, however you should target the charts and graphs.) a. Bureau of Labor Statistics Overview: http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/11/art5full.pdf b. Select and read 4 of the following PDFs that interest you the most: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 3. Use the materials from Step 2 to identify 3-5 Possible Career Choices and Rank them from 1-3, 1 being top choice. Write this on the same document as your journal entry, which you will write in Step 4. 4. Journal: What were your career plans prior to viewing the charts of the BLS Report? Have they changed? Why? (150 Words) 5. Navigate to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (http://www.bls.gov/) and begin to search for your Top 3 career choices, which you already determined in **Step 3**. Summarize your career descriptions in a 5-7 sentence paragraph. 6. Research the historical background on your Top 3 Career Choices. Identify the role they played in American History to this point, state why they were important and how they impact society today (500 Words, MLA Cite Sources). 7. Do a search on what university/vocational programs would best serve you in terms of training for the position and choose 3. 8. You should be keeping your information consolidated onto one Google Document thus far... 9. Move into your Diagnostic Assessment. =Diagnostic Assessment= 1. Form a resume for each of your 3 career choices. 2. Form a cover letter for each of 3 your career choices. 3. Approach possible references and ask permission to include them in your employment profile. =Summative Assessment= 1. Compile a web portfolio using WikiSpaces. 2. Depending on your career choice, university of choice and college degree plan, you should emphasize and create tabs for current high school courses that contribute to your overall career path. 3. On the navigation bar that you can create on the left or right side of your WikiSpaces, include these tabs: Home English Math Science Social Studies Physical Education Religion Resume 4. Link each of the tabs individually then click "Save". 5. Click your "Home" Tab. 6. On your Homepage, write 150 words about yourself stating interests, career aspirations, school experiences, and athletic accomplishments. Think about what you are writing and make sure that you make yourself attractive to a college recruiter and employer. **Do not incorporate anything from Facebook or any social network. Post appropriate photos that represent you and display any accomplishment that makes you proud.** I emphasize that your photos be professional and do not portray silly or recreational activities. Perhaps a photo of you in Thursday dress would be a good idea 7. For the tabs indicating your subjects, showcase three assignments such as projects or papers of which you are proudest. I leave you to decide what you want to post on your Social Studies tab. You don't need to necessarily pick something from my class, but keep in mind that you are trying to impress a future college or employer, so a paper mache project that you did in 5th Grade may not necessarily be something that "fits the bill". Remember on these project tasks, I am not grading you on the quality of your projects that you posted on your website. Your teachers did that already. What I am looking for is how you showcase yourself. In other words, I am grading you on your level of appropriateness and professionalism as an employer would. 8. On your resume page, through process of elimination, select which career you want to gear yourself toward. You should have a "favorite career" by now. 9. Once you save everything, send me the link to your portfolio.