Job+Shadow


 * JOB-SHADOW PROJECT **//"If we could sell our experiences for what they would cost us, we'd all be millionaires!" - Abigail Van Buren //

During the months of April and May, many of the 10th grade students who attend LCTI will have the privilege of being involved in a job-shadow program. Over the course of 8 Wednesdays, students will be excused from school and will be placed a local business as an apprentice. In English class, we will be working to prepare and educate students before and during the experience in an effort to maximize what they can get out of it.

 In English class we will be discussing and/or covering:
 * Professionalism (dress, expectations, etc.)
 * Business Etiquette (how to speak and act in various forums)
 * Interviewing Skills
 * Resumes & Cover Letters
 * Career Research //(educational requirements, necessary skills, job outlook, etc.)//
 * A 5 Year Plan Proposal


 *  *PROJECT CALENDAR: **[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mcquillan10.wikispaces.com/file/view/JS+%26+CR+Calendar+09.pdf"]] [|JS & CR Calendar 09.pdf]
 * *CHECKLIST OF ENTIRE PROJECT: [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mcquillan10.wikispaces.com/file/view/10th+-+JS+%26+CR+Folder+Check+List.doc"]] [|10th - JS & CR Folder Check List.doc] **
 *  *FINAL RUBRIC FOR PROJECT: ** [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mcquillan10.wikispaces.com/file/view/10th+-+JS+%26+CR+RUBRIC.doc"]] [|10th - JS & CR RUBRIC.doc]

 *GOOD NEWS! This paper CAN be used for graduation projects!

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;"> STAGE 1: RESUMES & COVER LETTERS <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">We will be using the Career Cruising website for much of our Job-Shadow Project. Listed below are downloadable directions and guidelines to complete all of the required tasks. Happy hunting! >
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">RESUME: [[file:Career Cruising Handout.doc]] **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">COVER LETTER: [[file:10th - Cover Letter.doc]] **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">RESEARCH (*for journal entries) **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">__CAREER CRUISING__: Cruising through Career/School Research & Resume Building
 * [[image:careercruising_intro.png width="285" height="160" caption="CLICK HERE!" link="http://careercruising.com/"]] || __**Username**:__ Parkland

__**Password**:__ Trojans || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Career Cruising is a website that can help students research careers, research schools/education programs, take career/interest tests, create resumes, and much, much more! The best part is... Parkland students have FREE access to this site!

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">STAGE 2: JOURNALING YOUR EXPERIENCES: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow." ~ Lawrence Clark Powell

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">After every Wednesday job-shadow day, students will have an opportunity to write journals and reflections in class about their experiences. For every day, students will be given an aspect of the experience to write about. Some days, it will simply be summarizing his/her experience, while other days, students will be required to conduct research or answer specific questions. In the end, all of the journals will be put together in a nicely formatted final paper

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Here are the journal downloads, along with the days they accompany:


 * //**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Journal Packet: [[file:10th - JS Proj Overview.doc]] **//
 * //**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">*Keep in mind this is an OLD handout, but it will give you a good idea about what to write. **//


 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//__JOURNAL 1__:// Typing ****<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> Date (//4/16/2009)// **
 * //**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__JOURNAL 2__: **// **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Typing ****<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> Date ** //**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">(4/23/2009) **//
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__//JOURNAL 3//__: ****<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Typing ****<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> Date ****<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">(5///1/2009)// **
 * //**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__JOURNAL 4:__ **////**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Final Reflection on the Experienc **////**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">e: **//**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Typing ****<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> Date: **//**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> (5/---/2009) **//



<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 220%; text-align: center;">STAGE 3: FIVE-YEAR PLAN PROPOSAL: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">"You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> might not get there." ~ Yogi Berra <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">For the last part of our job-shadow experience, students will be asked to develop a 5 year proposal plan. This plan will be a detailed explanation of what they will have to do over the next 5 years in order to get hired and become a successful __(insert career here)__ !

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Here are the handouts that should be used to complete this portion of the project: >
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//5 Year Proposal Brainstorming:// [[file:10th - 5 Yr Brainstorm.doc]] **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//5 Year Proposal Explanation & Research Handout: [[file:10th - 5 Year Plan Expl.doc]] // **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//5 Year Proposal Final:// ** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[[file:10th - 5 Year Action Plan FINAL 1011.doc]]
 * **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//Download the "Proposal Final" and type your information in the given boxes!// **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">CLICK ON THE GIVEN LINK TO TAKE A SURVEY ON THE PROJECT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON HOW THE PROJECT WENT (Ex. WAS IT USEFUL?), LIKES/DISLIKES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.
 * <span style="background-color: #0066ff; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 300%; text-align: center;">FINISHED? **

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">[|ON-LINE SURVEY] **__