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Interests Values

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YOUR INTERESTS AND VALUESReading Organizer

Directions: List your interests and values.

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Skills Aptitudes

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d.LESSON 1.2

YOUR SKILLS AND APTITUDESReading Organizer

Directions: List your skills and aptitudes.

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Personality Learning Style(s)

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YOUR PERSONALITY AND LEARNING STYLESReading Organizer

Directions: Describe your personality and list your learning styles.

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Rea

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Wor

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LESSON 2.1

WH

AT I

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OR

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BO

UT?

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Dir

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ons:

Lis

t fiv

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the

reas

ons

why

peo

ple

wor

k.

To m

ake

a co

ntri

buti

on

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Workplace Changes

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d.LESSON 2.2

HOW WORK IS CHANGINGReading Organizer

Directions: Write details about how work is changing.

Economic Changesglobal economy

Workplace Trends

Social Changes Technology Changes

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Care

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LESSON 3.1

CAR

EER

CH

OIC

ESR

ead

ing

Org

aniz

er

Dir

ecti

ons:

Def

ine

care

er c

lust

ers

in th

e le

ft o

val a

nd c

aree

r in

tere

st a

reas

in

the

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over

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ion,

des

crib

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w c

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nd c

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are

sim

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Hel

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a ca

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tha

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sts y

ou

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LESSON 3.2

CAR

EER

RES

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Dir

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ons:

Def

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five

way

s to

lear

n ab

out c

aree

rs b

y w

orki

ng.

A p

rogr

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hat

com

bine

s stu

dies

wit

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id w

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expe

rien

ce

Coop

erat

ive

Prog

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Job

Shad

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gIn

tern

ship

Volu

ntee

ring

Serv

ice

Lear

ning

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Define Your Needs or Wants

Analyze Your Resources

Identify Your Options

Gather Information

Evaluate Your Options

Make a Decision

Plan How to Reach Your Goal

Identify one specific decision that you need to make.

MAKING DECISIONSReading Organizer

Directions: Describe each of the seven steps of the decision-making process.

LESSON 4.1

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Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Understand what you need or want.

LESSON 4.2

CAREER STRATEGYReading Organizer

Directions: Write the seven steps to choosing a career.

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Reasons to Plan

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d.LESSON 5.1

HOW PLANNING HELPSReading Organizer

Directions: Write the four reasons why planning helps

Planning helps you manage your time.

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Ult

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G

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LESSON 5.2

DES

IGN

ING

A P

LAN

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Dir

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ons:

Wri

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e th

ree

diff

eren

t typ

es o

f goa

ls y

ou m

ust s

et to

rea

ch y

our

ultim

ate

care

er g

oal.

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Way

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Fin

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LESSON 6.1

GAT

HER

ING

LEA

DS

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Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te fi

ve w

ays

to fi

nd jo

b le

ads.

Net

wor

king

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LESSON 6.2

OR

GAN

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G Y

OU

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OB

SEA

RC

HR

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Org

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er

Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te fi

ve q

uest

ions

to a

sk a

bout

pos

sibl

e em

ploy

ers.

Is it

pos

sibl

e to

m

ove

up in

the

bu

sine

ss?

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LESSON 7.1

PR

ESEN

TIN

G Y

OU

RS

ELF

Rea

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Dir

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ons:

Wri

te n

otes

abo

ut c

hron

olog

ical

rés

umés

in th

e le

ft o

val a

nd n

otes

ab

out s

kills

rés

umés

in th

e ri

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val.

In th

e ov

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g se

ctio

n, w

rite

not

es th

at

appl

y to

bot

h ty

pes

of r

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Way

s to

pres

ent

your

self

to a

n em

ploy

er

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Ways to Prepare for an Interview

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PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARDReading Organizer

Directions: Write four ways to prepare for an interview.

Be prepared to answerquestions.

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Form

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Pay

men

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LESSON 8.1

WO

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PLA

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EXP

ECTA

TIO

NS

Rea

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Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te th

e de

finiti

ons

of e

ach

of th

e te

rms. A fi

xed

amou

nt o

f m

oney

pai

d fo

r ea

ch

hour

wor

ked

Wag

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um W

age

Ove

rtim

e

Sala

ryCo

mm

issi

onB

enef

its

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Suc

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on t

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LESSON 8.2

WH

AT A

N E

MP

LOYE

R E

XPEC

TS O

F YO

UR

ead

ing

Org

aniz

er

Dir

ecti

ons:

Lis

t six

thin

gs e

mpl

oyer

s ex

pect

em

ploy

ees

to d

o on

the

job.

Coop

erat

e.

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LESSON 9.1

BU

ILD

ING

REL

ATIO

NS

HIP

SR

ead

ing

Org

aniz

er

Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te s

even

poi

nter

s fo

r ge

ttin

g al

ong

with

oth

ers.

Be fr

iend

ly.

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Ben

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Te

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TEAM

WO

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Rea

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Dir

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ons:

Wri

te e

ight

ben

efits

of t

eam

wor

k.

LESSON 9.2

Team

s get

m

ore

done

.

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Guidelines for Writing 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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GETTING YOUR MESSAGE ACROSSReading Organizer

Directions: Write five guidelines for writing.

Organize your writing. Make an outline first. Use headings and subheadings.

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LESSON 10.2

APP

LYIN

G O

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SK

ILLS

Rea

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Dir

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ons:

Def

ine

and

wri

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abo

ut m

ath

in th

e le

ft c

ircl

e an

d de

fine

and

wri

te n

otes

abo

ut s

cien

ce in

the

righ

t cir

cle.

In

the

over

lapp

ing

sect

ion,

wri

te

note

s th

at a

pply

to b

oth

mat

h an

d sc

ienc

e.

Inte

rest

ing

and

chal

leng

ing

scho

ol

subj

ects

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d.LESSON 11.1

IT’S YOUR HEALTHReading Organizer

Directions: Write four things you can do to stay healthy.

Protect your health by getting enough regular medical checkups and guarding against eating disorders and addictions.

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Respect your limits.

LESSON 11.2

MAKE SAFETY YOUR BUSINESSReading Organizer

Directions: Write three safety tips for any activity.

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Mak

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the

Mos

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Any

Job

LESSON 12.1

SC

HO

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TO-W

OR

K T

RAN

SIT

ION

Rea

din

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izer

Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te fi

ve ti

ps fo

r m

akin

g th

e m

ost o

f any

job.

Do

your

job

as w

ell

as y

ou c

an.

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REEVALUATING YOUR GOALSReading Organizer

Directions: Write four reasons to change jobs.

You have decided to change your career plan.

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Term Definition

Economics

Goods

Services

Produce

Distribute

The study of how people produce, distribute, and use goods and services

LESSON 13.1

THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMReading Organizer

Directions: Fill in the second column with definitions for each term.

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BEING YOUR OWN BOSSReading Organizer

Directions: Write four qualities that are common to entrepreneurs.

Motivation

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you

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Step

2St

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Step

4St

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LESSON 14.1

THE

MO

NEY

YO

U E

ARN

Rea

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izer

Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te th

e si

x st

eps

to s

ettin

g up

a b

udge

t.

Step

6

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YOU, THE CONSUMERReading Organizer

Directions: Write three ways to be a smart shopper.

Gather information.

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d.LESSON 15.1

WORK ISN’T EVERYTHING!Reading Organizer

Directions: Write three tips for being present.

Avoid interruptions.

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Good Citizenship

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GIVING SOMETHING BACKReading Organizer

Directions: Write three ways to be a good citizen.

Show respect for others.

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LESSON 16.1

DEA

LIN

G W

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CH

ANG

ER

ead

ing

Org

aniz

er

Dir

ecti

ons:

Wri

te s

ix q

uest

ions

to a

sk y

ours

elf w

hen

look

ing

for

a ne

w jo

b or

ca

reer

.

Wha

t do

I w

ant

to

do n

ext?

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LIFELONG LEARNINGReading Organizer

Directions: Write three reasons to have a positive attitude.

LESSON 16.2

A positive attitude makes the future bright.