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Students will examine personality characteristics that
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Primary Learning Outcomes
What are some characteristics that are required in selected
careers?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 3
Guidance
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
6
Topic: Skills to
understand and use career information.
Standard:
Describe work of family members, school personnel, and
community workers. Identify occupations according to data, people, and things.
Identify work activities of interest to the student. Describe the relationship
of beliefs, attitudes, interests, and abilities to occupations. Describe jobs
that are present in the local community. Identify the working conditions of
occupations (e.g., , inside/outside, hazardous). Describe ways in which
self-employment differs from working for others. Describe how parents,
relatives, adult friends, and neighbors can provide career information.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 5 min.
Have students make a list of occupations with which they are
familiar and write them on the board.
Step:
2 Duration: 10 min.
Distribute the “Characteristics” list. Take each occupation
individually and ask students which characteristics from the list they think
apply to this occupation.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: FileName: Characteristics.doc
Description: Print and copy for
each student.
Step:
3 Duration: 5 min.
After all occupations have been discussed, ask students to
pick out characteristics common to all the occupations.
Step: 4 Duration: 5 min.
After students have determined the characteristics, ask if
they were thinking of men and women for the job. Discuss the jobs women now do
that were once considered male-only jobs. Cite examples from your own
community.
Step: 5 Duration: 15
min.
Form small groups and have students write a job description
for an occupation of their own choosing.
Materials and Equipment
Pencil or pen, paper, “Characteristics” list
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
30 min.
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students' participation in the activity will be evaluated.
Their job descriptions can be assessed.
Extension
Give students a blank venn diagram and ask them to compare the
characteristics of two different jobs.
Remediation
Have students choose one career in which they are interested
and prepare a short written report that includes characteristics of the
job.
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
