Are you ready for the Real World?

Author: Dominique Dolhon

Lesson Plan:

Are you prepared?

Part 1. Briefly explain how prepared you feel you are for the real world. Make sure you are specific in your explanation. Give examples of skills that you learned in school that you think you may use in your future.
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Part 2. Looking at the below skills and topics, rate each from 1 to 5, 1 meaning you need help with this area and 5 meaning you are strong in this area.

Manners _______
Interviewing _______
Being timely (not tardy) _______
Time management _______
Respect _______
Public speaking _______
Collaborating _______
Responsible _______
Meet deadlines _______
Multitask _______
Constructing a formal email _______
Financial literacy _______
Writing a letter _______
Good behavior _______
Learn from mistakes _______
Create or follow structure _______
Finding a job _______
Holding a conversation _______

Part 3. Throughout your high school experiences, you may have developed some of the above skills. However, it is in your best interest to work on building the skills in which may not be as strong. Research some tools that can help you build these skills. For example, http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/letter-generator-30005.html can be used to help your letter writing skills, http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/how-to-write-a-resume can help you write your resume and find a job, and http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5836-top-interviewing-skills.html may be a good source for learning some interviewing skills. Write your findings below.
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