Unit 2

Career Research Project

Week of 10/15/13

Agenda• Tuesday: Short Story; Intro

to Career Project• Wednesday: Independent

Reading BYOB• Thursday: Lab 406; Green

Packet• Friday: Lab 406; Green

Packet

Spirit Days• Tuesday: “Oh No You

Didn’t” Day• Wednesday: Bloom goes

Pink• Thursday: College or

Professional Dress Day• Friday: Spirit Day

Tuesday 10/15/13

Activities• Career Research Project

– Introduction– Interest Survey

• “Chocolate Almond Torte”– Read and make predictions

ObjectiveStudents will…• Make predictions about a

text• Modify predictions about a

text• Fill in the due dates for the

Career research project• Complete the Interest

Survey

Wednesday 10/16/13

Activities• Independent Reading

ObjectiveStudents will…• Read and analyze the text • Complete the ‘Time Line

Notes’• Explain each event, why it

happened, why it is important and/or what it will cause to happen next

Thursday 10/17/13

Activities• Career Research Project• Lab 406• Career Cruising

– Create an account– Complete interest survey– Choose career– Complete Career Cruising

Research Worksheet

ObjectiveStudents will…• Create a Career Cruising

account• Complete the Career

Interest Survey• Select a career to research• Paraphrase information

from Career Cruising for specific categories about their career

Friday 10/18/13

Activities• Career Research Project• Lab 406• Occupational Outlook

Handbook– Search your career– Complete the OOH research

worksheet

ObjectiveStudents will…• Select a career to research• Paraphrase information

from The Occupational Outlook Handbook for specific categories about their career

Monday 10/21/13

Activities• Career Research Project• Library• Alphaboxes

ObjectiveStudents will…• Read and analyze

information.• Paraphrase information

from the selected website and write in in the corresponding box.

Tuesday 10/22/13

Activities• Career Research Project• Paper Outline

ObjectiveStudents will…• Analyze their research.• Compose well-written

sentences/paragraphs that convey information about their career.

Wednesday 10/23/13

Activities• Late Start• Independent Reading

ObjectiveStudents will…• Read and analyze the text • Complete the ‘’

Thursday 10/24/13

Activities• Career Research Project• Paper Outline

ObjectiveStudents will…• Analyze their research.• Compose well-written

sentences/paragraphs that convey information about their career.

Friday 10/25/13

Activities• Career Research Project• Practice with Paraphrasing

ObjectiveStudents will…

PlagiarismBy: Mrs. Gehrt

Notes

• Copy the slides into your notebook

• You can copy the information word for word or you can put it into your own words.

What is Plagiarism?• Plagiarism is taking another person’s words

(written or spoken), ideas, theories, facts (that are not considered general knowledge), statistics, art work, etc. and passing them off as your own.

It is NOT okay to…• Change the

language of the information you are using and pass it off as your own.

You MUST…

• Acknowledge the proper source, otherwise it is considered plagiarism.

Avoiding Plagiarism• When borrowing another person’s words, use

quotation marks and include a complete reference (author, name, date, pages, internet site)

Just Remember…• Whenever you use

any information that is not your own, be sure to reference the source, in other words CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!

For Example:

Entry-level teachers typically earn $35,000 to $45,000 a year, depending on location,

seniority, level of education, and whether or not they are unionized.

This statement IS NOT considered “common knowledge”

Who said it?• In order to avoid

plagiarism you must add who said it!

The Correct Way• According to Career Cruising, “Entry-level

teachers typically earn $35,000 to $45,000 a year, depending on location, seniority, level of education, and whether or not they are unionized.” (careercruising.com)

What happens if I plagiarize?• Plagiarism is punishable by law!• Yes, that means you can be arrested and

sentenced to jail time, and/or fined.• Most of the time, a teacher will simply fail you for

the assignment, however in college you can fail a class for one plagiarized sentence.

• In Mrs. Gehrt’s class you will fail the assignment if you plagiarize.

Turnitin.com

• Check your plagiarism report on www.turnitin.com

• If your percentage is HIGH, and you didn’t properly cite your sources, you must go back and REVISE!

• Create English Folders

1. Remove headphones upon entering the room Place headphones in pocket, purse, or around neck. Headphones cannot be used unless you have permission from

Mrs. Gehrt. (One ear bud) You cannot use phones during journal, lecture, independent

reading, class discussion, or tests. You can use phones during independent work time, Bloom

Scene and pre dismissal (last 5 minutes of class).2. Keep phones off or on silent

“vibrate” mode is not allowed, HB p. 333. Keep phones on top corner of desk, in pocket, or in purse.

** cannot charge device in school, HB p. 33 **** it is not advised to share your electronics **

ELECTRONICS

MLA- Modern Language Association

What is MLA?• MLA is a list of

guidelines you must use when writing a paper.

Why use it?• The MLA guidelines

are used to make writing uniform and to help students avoid plagiarism.

Where are they?• The MLA guidelines are compiled in the

MLA Handbook which can be found in any bookstore, library, or even online.

• I will be providing you with the most important guidelines for your formal papers.

Setting up a Document• Margins=1”. (Microsoft Word does this for you)• Font= 12, Times New Roman or Calibri. • No underlined, italicized or bold font is accepted• Double-spaced• Heading=– Your name– Teacher’s name– Date– Assignment– Paper title

• Header=last name only and page number• Each paragraph should be indented five spaces (Use TAB).• No extra spacing between paragraphs.

Documentation• MLA will help you document your

sources.

• Remember you must tell where you get your information to avoid plagiarism.

Paraphrasing

• Reading information and putting it into your own words. (Source).

For Example:• “Entry-level teachers

typically earn $35,000 to $45,000 a year, depending on location, seniority, level of education, and whether or not they are unionized.”

• Teachers who are just beginning in their field usually make about $40,000 a year. The teacher’s salary depends on where they are teaching and how much education they have. (careercruising.com)

Using Quotes1. “According to” (list the

name of the source)2. The quote3. The source (in

parentheses)

• According to Career Cruising, “Entry-level teachers typically earn $35,000 to $45,000 a year, depending on location, seniority, level of education, and whether or not they are unionized.” (careercruising.com)

Using Quotes Continued…• In the novel, Of Mice and Men, George

says, “’Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.’” (Steinbeck 3). This is a great example of how George takes care of Lennie, like a father would take care of his son. George says, “’Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.’” (Steinbeck 3). George is aware that Lennie is not thinking about how the water could make him sick.

Works Cited • The Works Cited page

is the last page of your paper and includes all of the books, articles, and websites you used to write your paper.

• This page is set up in a special way

• Here’s an example…

Works Cited

Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin, 1993. Print.

"High School Teacher." Career Cruising. N.p., 2011. Web. 3 Nov 2011.

<http://www.careercruising.comCareers/JobDetails.aspx?Logi

nID=368bee9a-58f5-4047-85403ac3db4a165&OccNumber=

386&field=AtaGlance>.

Ness, M. (2007). Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary

Content-Area Classrooms. Phi Delta Kappan, 89(3), 229-231.

Works Cited

• Use the website below to help you with your works cited page

www.citationmachine.net

www.easybib.com

Any Questions?