Thursday, October 31, 2013

• Today I demonstrated how to use Microsoft Word templates to type up your resume and cover letter.
• Then we went to the library to let you begin typing them up.
• Tomorrow we will be in the computer lab.
• Your resume and cover letter must be submitted to me by the end of the day via email. 
• You need to submit your resume with cover letter to tsummers@apswarriors.com.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

• Half day of school today.
• We traded our cover letter rough draft with a partner and did a peer edit. 
• Rewrite a second rough draft of your cover letter.
• At the end of class turn in your graphic organizer and two cover letter rough drafts.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

• Writing Prompt
• Today we finished filling out our cover letter graphic organizer and then wrote a rough draft.
• Tomorrow we will be peer editing the rough draft of your cover letter and rewriting a second rough draft.

• Thursday we will be in library typing the resume and cover letter.

 

Monday, October 28, 2013

• We discussed what a cover letter is used for and how it should be laid out. 
• We looked at a number of samples.
• Your cover letter should include the 3 F's just like your resume.

•  Has a clear purpose that shows why you are writing it

   Is visually appropriate and appealing, or easy to read

   Includes additional relevant information about the writer

   Is grammatically correct with no errors in punctuation or spelling.

  
  

  We had two handouts today:

  Visualizing Your Cover Letter: Graphic Organizer

  This needs to be completed and turned in with your rough draft on Wednesday. 

  Steps to Creating Your Cover Letter

  Use this as a guide to lay out your cover letter.

Friday, October 25, 2013

For today's writing prompt you need to compare and contrast the differences.

•  After the writing prompt we traded the resume rough drafts with a partner and did a peer edit. Partners should look for the following:
• Form: Is the resume laid out neatly, organized, and in a logical order?
• Function: Does the resume do what it is supposed to? Is all of the information relevant to the job they are applying for?
• Grammar: Spelling, punctuation, tense, etc.
• Are the wording and job descriptions clear, concise, and professional? 

• At the end of class everyone turned in their "My Resume Ideas", "Visualizing Your Resume: Graphic Organizer", rough draft (that has been edited), and a second rough draft that has been corrected.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

•  Today we finished completing the Visualizing Your Resume Graphic Organizer. 
• Write a handwritten rough draft of your resume. This needs to be done before class on Friday because we are going to peer edit them and rewrite them in class.

Wed. October 23, 2013

Today's writing prompt: 

Pick one of these U.S. Marines on the beach of Iwo Jima and explain how he got there and what he is thinking.

•  I demonstrated how to use a resume template on Microsoft Word to create your resume.
• We used the Visualizing your resume: a graphic organizer to narrow down the information you will use on your resume.
• You need to find a position that you want to apply for so you can focus your resume on a particular purpose. You can either create a current resume and apply to a job that you are currently qualified for OR you can "pretend" that you have finished college and apply for a job that you are interested in pursuing after college. If you go this route you need to make your resume as if you have already graduated from college.
• ***The "My resume ideas", "Visualizing your resume", and the rough draft of your resume are due Friday, October 25th. ***

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

•  Writing prompt: give as many details as possible. Make me visualize what you are writing.
• Students finished analyzing the two Sample Resumes.
• When finished with the samples students started brainstorming ideas and information for their own resumes. We used the My Resume Ideas Graphic Organizer to get our thoughts organized and ready to write our actual resume. When you are doing the brainstorming write down as much info as possible. We will pare it down to the important and pertinent info tomorrow. 

Monday, October 21, 2013

Today's writing prompt: What have adults forgotten about being a high school age person and why do you think they have forgotten?

 

This week we are starting a lesson on writing resumes and cover letters or letters of application. 

Today we talked about what a resume is, what it does, and what it should look like. We learned about the 3 F's of resume writing: function, form, and (e)ffectiveness. 

  

    Function: The function of a resume is to inform the audience about you in order to accomplish something. What you’re trying to accomplish depends on what you’re trying to do. This might include getting a job, getting into college, winning a scholarship, or being selected for an internship. There are many reasons to show people your resume.

    Form: Resumes need to look a certain way. This is considered their form. People who read resumes expect them to include specific information, such as your name, address, contact information, education, past jobs, volunteer experience, and special skills. If a resume does not look like a traditional resume, the reader may be confused and think the writer is not educated about writing proper resumes.

    (e)Ffectiveness: For a resume to be effective, it must demonstrate your knowledge of both function and form. An effective resume

    - Has a clear purpose that shows why you are writing it

    - Is visually appropriate and appealing, or easy to read

    - Includes all the necessary information about the writer

    - Is grammatically correct with no errors in punctuation or spelling

 In pairs students looked at two Sample resumes and critiqued them for the 3 F's.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Today's writing prompt:

After the writing prompt we began researching college scholarships.

College Scholarship Research

Your job is to conduct research to find scholarships that you could use for college or vocational schools.

Part of the challenge is conducting the research to find out what is available to you. You are expected to spend the class period exploring various options and narrowing them down to something that you could actually apply for. I do not want you to do an artificial search where you simply scan things quickly and find things as fast as you can. I want you to really dig deep and see what kind of money is out there for school. This is one of the few things that can actually make you money while you are in school.

You must include the following:    

•      Name of the scholarship.          5pts.________________                   

•      The URL where the scholarship can found. 5 pts._______

•      What is the scholarship amount?  5 pts._______________

•      What is the scholarship for?       5 pts._______________

•      Do you qualify for it? And how?  5 pts._______________

•      What are the requirements to apply for the

scholarship?                         5 pts.________________

•      Deadline for the scholarship.     5 pts.________________

•      Any notes or additional thoughts that would help you in securing the scholarship.           5 pts._______________

     

  Total Points: ___/40