Lesson Planning Guide
Justifying Student’s Career Choice
Strand #13.1: Career Awareness and Preparation
CEW Standard #13.1.11E: Justify the selection of a career.
Approximate Time: Two 45-minute periods.
Prerequisite Skills
Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening*
1.4.11 Types of Writing C. Write persuasive pieces.
Mathematics*
None
Science and Technology*
None
Career Education and Work*
None
Performance Standards
|Performance Standard |Suggested Evaluation Method |
|Justify the selection of your career as presented on the website with a score of |Product evaluation: PSSA Writing Rubric |
|“proficient.” | |
Suggested Projects
None
Multiple Intelligence Types
Verbal/Linguistic Intrapersonal
Resources
1. Website - Justification Report Guidelines http://core.ecu.edu/engl/snyderh/3880/justguide.html
2. Handout - “Example of a Justification” http://core.ecu.edu/engl/snyderh/3880/JustRpt_Website.html
3. Rubric - “PSSA Persuasive Prompt Scoring Rubric” http://students.philau.edu/kanter1953/Final%20Project/pssa.html
Equipment/Materials/Software
1. Computer with writing software Any supplier
Suggested Learning Sequence
|Strategy |Outline |Resources/Equipment |
|Performance Standard 1 | | |
|Introduction |Discuss with the students what it means to justify their career choice. |