Introduction

This lesson was developed as part of the Yorkville District #115's WebQuest workshop.  It was designed to integrate career education with Language Arts.

Content Area and Grade Level

The lesson is designed for our students to increase awareness of the careers available to them in the future.  In turn the groups will share their knowledge with primary grade students by creating ABC books on careers.  Throughout the project group collaboration will play an important part in the learning process.  In addition, a combination of writing and internet skills will produce a quality final product to share with the primary students.

Curriculum Standards

English/Language Arts

1.C.2d    Summarize and make generalizations from content and relate to purpose of  material

3.A.2     Write paragraphs that write a variety of sentence types; appropriate use of the parts of speech; and accurate spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

3.C.2b    Produce and format compositions for specified audiences using available technology

4.A.2b    Ask and respond to questions related to oral presentations and messages in small and large group settings.

5.A.2a    Organize and integrate information from a variety of sources.
 
 

Implementation Overview

This lesson has been designed to cover a two-three week period

Resources Needed

Resources needed to implement this lesson include:

• Alphabet Books
• Internet access
• Computer Lab access
• Adult to bind books on the binder

Throughout the year class discussions have been held concerning career opportunities.  In addition, our students experience a hands-on visit to our area vocational school. This knowledge, combined with researching on the internet and practicing writing skills daily, will enable the students to succeed with this activity.

Evaluation

The evaluation will be based on the Group Participation Rubric and the Book Rubric.  The students respond to two questions by e-mail.
 

Conclusion

This project is designed to help students develop writing skills,  increase their knowledge on careers, and give them opportunity to be creative in combining the two areas of study.