CAREER EXPLORATION

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CAREER EXPLORATION

• Grade 9, Life Prep
• East High Library Media Center

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1. Task Definition

• What is the problem to be solved?
• What information is needed in order to solve the
  problem.?

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What is the problem to be solved?

• Research 3 careers.
• Write 3 one page papers.
• Papers must be typed.
• Papers may be double spaced and no larger than 12
  point font.
• You must use three DIFFERENT sources.
• You must include a bibliography (list of all the
  sources books, you have used).

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What information do you need about each career?
SALARY
JOB OUTLOOK
YOUR CAREER
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING
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Salary
Salary How much money will you be paid? Starting
salary? After you have for several Years?
CAREERS
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Education and Training
Education and/or Training How much training
will you need? College or technical school? other
training?
CAREERS
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Working Environment
Work Environment Where will you work? What do you
do? Hours? Do you work with people? Do you work
with things? Describe the job.
CAREERS
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Job Outlook
Job Outlook When you finish training for this
job will you be able to get hired?
CAREERS
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2. Information Seeking Strategies

• What are all possible sources of information?
• What are the best of all the possibilities?

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Possible Sources and Best Sources
Primary Sources Eyewitness_______________________
______________________________ Interview_________
_____________________________________________ Expe
riment___________________________________________
__________ Observation___________________________
_________________________ Video__________________
_______________________________________ Historic
Document_________________________________________
______ Secondary Sources Books (Nonfiction)______
_________________________________________ Books
(Fiction)________________________________________
__________ Dictionary____________________________
__________________________ Encyclopedia__________
__________________________________________ Atlas_
__________________________________________________
______ Almanac___________________________________
____________________ Indexes_____________________
__________________________________ Vertical
File_____________________________________________
______________ Newspapers________________________
____________________________ Video
Tapes____________________________________________
________ Audio Tapes______________________________
______________________ Slide/Tape________________
_____________________________________ Filmstrips_
__________________________________________________
__ Online________________________________________
_________________
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. Location and Access

• Where are these sources?
• Where is the information within each source?
• TIP USE THE INDEX, BACK OF THE BOOK, OR LAST
  BOOK OF SET!

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4. Use of Information

• What information does the source provide?
• What specific information is worth applying to
  the task?
• Note taking Techniques
• Cards
• Paper
• Photocopy/Highlight

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5. Synthesis

• How does the information from all sources fit
  together?
• How is the information best presented?

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6. Evaluation

• Was the problem solved?
• If the problem had to be solved again, what would
  be done differently?

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East High Library

• Library Hours
• M-Thurs. 700A.M.- 400 P.M.
• Friday 700A.M.- 330
• Library No Nos
• Food and Drink (Clear water bottles OK)
• HATS
• CELLS
• HEADSETS
• Copy Policy
• From library books or magazines you may have 3
  free copies per day.
• Personal copies are 10 cents each

• Computer Use
• Picture ID Required when not with classroom
  teacher.
• Sign in and display ID
• Ask for help with login or password
• Follow the AUP
• Library Staff
• Ms. Burks, Library Media Teacher
• Ms. Prince, Library Media Teacher
• Mrs. Stransky, Library Paraprofessional

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CREDITS

• Show created by Mrs. Jeanene Prince
• Images from Microsoft Image Library