Journal Entry -- Vacation
Next week is vacation! Will you be spending it relaxing? Working on school projects? Visiting relatives?
Do week long vacations help you focus in school? Or does it distract and lead to forgetfulness?
What does a vacation week mean to you?
Classwork
Today we are going to take the information we compiled about our activities and make a resume that we could send to a college.
Resumes are something you will want to tailor to suit the particulars for each application. For example, you would want to showcase your skills in the kitchen or working for restaurants and your people skills if you apply to be a waiter/waitress, but you will want to emphasize your typing and computer skills to be an office worker.
Keeping that in mind, a resume for college is a great start because you want to show a variety of skill sets.
Open the word program and select a new document. Before clicking on "blank document", look to the left. There should be a list of templates. Find and select a resume template, there will likely be several to choose from. You may select any one you like. Fill in the information and save your document.
I will be coming around to help and check in with you all. If you are done with your resume, you may print and turn it in.
REMEMBER: Tomorrow is Friday and so it is free journal day, but I want you to KEEP your journal over vacation. So bring the journal to class, but keep it with you.
USEFUL LINKS
resume template for students:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumetemplates/a/templatehs.htm
Sample resume:
http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blresumecomb.htm
sample resume:
http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blretailresume.htm
10 February 2010
Wednesday February 10th
Journal Entry -- Snow Day!
What is your best snow day memory? If you cannot think of a particular memory, think of what you look forward to about a snow day. Or perhaps you despise snow days! Reflect on what snow days mean to you.
What is your best snow day memory? If you cannot think of a particular memory, think of what you look forward to about a snow day. Or perhaps you despise snow days! Reflect on what snow days mean to you.
09 February 2010
Tuesday, February 9th
Journal Entry 10 -- "You learn something every day if you pay attention." ~Ray LeBlond
Do you think this quote is true?
When we think of "learning" and "education" we sometimes forget that not everything we are taught is found in a classroom. Or that you learn more than just chemistry in the science classroom. Think about an important or valuable lesson you learned once. What was it? How did you learn, through the guidance of someone or through your own trial and error?
Class Work Today:
Yesterday you were working on revising your personal statements. These are due by the end of class today. They need to be printed out, name on them somewhere, and turned in to me with the original version.
When you have finished your statement, you will work on gathering information for your resume. Write down a list of all the activities you would put on a resume. You need to know the dates you were involved in the activity, who you worked with/for, and be able to explain briefly what you did. This will be an informal list we will reformat. Use activities from since you started high school first, then work back to middle school.
Types of activities:
Do you think this quote is true?
When we think of "learning" and "education" we sometimes forget that not everything we are taught is found in a classroom. Or that you learn more than just chemistry in the science classroom. Think about an important or valuable lesson you learned once. What was it? How did you learn, through the guidance of someone or through your own trial and error?
Class Work Today:
Yesterday you were working on revising your personal statements. These are due by the end of class today. They need to be printed out, name on them somewhere, and turned in to me with the original version.
When you have finished your statement, you will work on gathering information for your resume. Write down a list of all the activities you would put on a resume. You need to know the dates you were involved in the activity, who you worked with/for, and be able to explain briefly what you did. This will be an informal list we will reformat. Use activities from since you started high school first, then work back to middle school.
Types of activities:
- school clubs
- sports teams
- offices held (president, secretary, etc.)
- volunteering
- club/organizations outside of school (Boys and Girls' Club, Girls Inc., Nuestras Raices, etc.)
- Church groups
- Community Groups
- Work experience
08 February 2010
Monday February 8th
Journal Entry -- A Difficult Situation
You will be given a random situation that would be difficult to try to work around. When you receive the situation, write the situation at the beginning of your entry under the title then skip a line and answer the following:
1. How would you be feeling if you found yourself in this situation?
2. Would it be easier/harder if someone was with you?
3. How would you get out of this situation if you ever really found yourself in it?
When you finish your entry, look over your personal response I will be handing back. Read the comments from your peers and from me. We are going to work on our open responses, so be thinking about what you want to do. Continue on the one you started, making some changes and adding some more information? Scrap it and start fresh? Feel free to get started if you already know what you want to do. I will be coming round to check in with everyone.
You will be given a random situation that would be difficult to try to work around. When you receive the situation, write the situation at the beginning of your entry under the title then skip a line and answer the following:
1. How would you be feeling if you found yourself in this situation?
2. Would it be easier/harder if someone was with you?
3. How would you get out of this situation if you ever really found yourself in it?
When you finish your entry, look over your personal response I will be handing back. Read the comments from your peers and from me. We are going to work on our open responses, so be thinking about what you want to do. Continue on the one you started, making some changes and adding some more information? Scrap it and start fresh? Feel free to get started if you already know what you want to do. I will be coming round to check in with everyone.
03 February 2010
Thursday February 4th
Journal Entry 7 -- Got to Have It!
We have many possessions. Some of these belongings are necessary, some are objects we simply enjoy. Some practical things can also bring joy. We need clothing to keep us warm (especially now!), but we also pick clothing that we like.
Think of all of your possessions. If you could only choose one thing, the one thing you cannot do without, what would it be (the old 'if the house was burning and you could only save one thing...)?
When you are done, take out a writing utensil and wait for the rest of the class to finish so we may move on. If you have not yet printed out your personal response from yesterday, do so now. It is okay if you are not done. Print what you have. :-)
We have many possessions. Some of these belongings are necessary, some are objects we simply enjoy. Some practical things can also bring joy. We need clothing to keep us warm (especially now!), but we also pick clothing that we like.
Think of all of your possessions. If you could only choose one thing, the one thing you cannot do without, what would it be (the old 'if the house was burning and you could only save one thing...)?
When you are done, take out a writing utensil and wait for the rest of the class to finish so we may move on. If you have not yet printed out your personal response from yesterday, do so now. It is okay if you are not done. Print what you have. :-)
Wednesday February 3rd
Hello! I hope you all enjoyed the day off due to MCAS testing. :-)
Journal Entry 6-- Super Powers
If I could have any one super power, it would be the ability to ...
Journal Entry 6-- Super Powers
If I could have any one super power, it would be the ability to ...
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