Lesson Plan 3 Time: 60 min.

Literary Principle Focus: Writing, Visual Representing, Viewing

Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas

and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.B

Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

Goal:

Students will research about their future career field and hold a class job fair
(Day 2).

Cognitive Objective:

Given a worksheet and sufficient computer lab time, the student will write
and complete a worksheet questionnaire about their future career based on
their internet research with 3/4 on the rubric.

Affective Objective:
While working in the computer lab, student remain on task and attentive
receiving a on the checklist.

Materials:

-Career Worksheet

-Computers for each student

Procedure:
Introduction (5 minutes)

-Welcome class and ask students to sit quietly in their seats.

-Introduce the Career Fair Project Fair we will host the next day.
 Students, you will be researching about the job you want when you grow up and with
that research information you will become a mini-expert on your field. Tomorrow we will
have a classroom career fair day and you will be asked all about your job. Be ready and
use your lab time wisely today!

Review Appropriate Computer Lab Behavior

-Explain to students that today we will be working in the lab doing research on their
particular career fields.

What do you remember about researching on the internet?

How can we tell if something is a credible resource?

What website will we be using?

Mini- Lesson: How to give a 5 minute presentation:

-Why would it be important to give a presentation in under 5 minutes?

-What do you think you should include in your presentation?

-Why is it important to give a short but informative presentation?

Computer Lab (entire class period)

Allow students the entire class period to research and fill out the Career
Project worksheet.

Cognitive Objective Assessment:

2 1 0

Used a Student used a Student did not use a Student did not do
credible credible website credible website but listed a research
website website

Responded to Student Student responded to some Student did not

questions responded to all of the questions complete
questions worksheet

Affective Objective Checklist:

2 1 0

Remain Student stayed in their seat Student occasionally got out of Student did not
seated while in the computer lab their seat remain seated

Stayed on Student stayed on task and Student occassionally visited Student did not
task did not visit other website other websites stay on task

Raised Student raised hand when Student occasionally raised Student did not
hand they wished to speak hand when wanting to speak raise their hand

Wrap-Up (5 minutes)
Did you learn anything new that you didnt know about the job you want?

What information made you more interested in doing that job?

What information made you less interested in doing that job?

Modifications:
Students in the TAG program will create their own questionnaire and practice
with one another during the last five minutes of class.