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LESSON:

1. Warm u p ( 3-‐5 m inutes) – A sk s tudents i f t hey k now w hat a r esume i s, a nd h ow o ne i s u sed. A llow

them t o t hink/pair/share w ith a p artner f or a m inute. I f s ome s tudents k now w hat a r esume i s, a sk

them w hat t hey t hink m akes a g ood r esume.

a. Reinforce t hat m ost e mployers o nly l ook a t a r esume f or a bout 3 0 s econds. M ake y ours

stand o ut!

2. Input ( 15-‐20 m inutes) – P ass o ut h andouts: C reating T he E ffective R esume a nd R esume T ips a nd

Suggestions

a. Walk t hrough a ll t he m ain p oints w ith y our s tudents, m aking s ure t o c over a ll i mportant

information. G ive p ersonal e xperience, o r a sk s tudents f or e xamples i f r elevant. C heck f or

understanding, a nd a sk f or q uestions.

b. Briefly c over R esume T ips a nd S uggestions; s tudents c an k eep t hese h andouts f or f urther

reference.

3. Modeling ( 5 m inutes) – U sing t he C reating Y our R esume w orksheets, b riefly g ive p ersonal e xamples

of w hat y our r esume w ould l ook l ike. T hen t he s tudents w ill h ave e xamples t o r efer t o w hile t hey

fill o ut t heir o wn i nformation.

4. Independent P ractice ( 20 m inutes) -‐ A t t his p oint, h ave s tudents s tart c ompleting t he C reating Y our

Resume w orksheets. T hey m ight n ot h ave a ll t he i nformation t hey n eed ( all a ddresses o r c ontact

numbers), b ut t ell t hem t o f ill i t o ut a s b est a s t hey c an. S tress t hat c ontent i s m ore i mportant t han

formatting!

5. Closure – T ell s tudents t hat t heir h omework i s t o c omplete t he i nformation o n t he C reating Y our

Resume w orksheets, t hen t ransfer i t t o t he F ill-‐in-‐the-‐Blank R esume. T heir t eacher w ill c ollect i t

tomorrow.

HOMEWORK A SSIGNMENT:

Students w ill c omplete t he F ill-‐in-‐the-‐Blank r esume u sing t heir p ersonal i nformation f rom t he C reating Y our

Own R esume w orksheets.

SUGGESTED F OLLOW-‐UP:

If t ime p ermits, a nd t he t eacher a llows i t, a sk t he t eacher t o h ave t he s tudents p eer e dit t heir r esume

drafts. I n d oing s o, t he s tudents w ill b e a ble t o s ee w hat o ther p eople h ave i ncluded i n t heir r esumes, o r

what t heirs m ight b e l acking.

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