Career Clusters

There are 16 career clusters leading to various career pathways. Instructors can incorporate these clusters into curriculum design and instruction. Adult education services will include workforce preparation activities and training for specific occupations; this will allow students to achieve their educational and career goals. For a listing and description of these career clusters, please click on the link below.

Career Cluster Pathways

Lesson Preview

Lesson Title	Text Structure Know-How
Unit Title	Career Snapshots
NRS Level	Level 2
Length of Lesson	90 minutes

Lesson Purpose

To introduce students to strategies for comparing/contrasting similar texts

Lesson Objectives

Students will identify information in texts based on key parts of textual structure

Student Target

“I can use text structure to find information.”

CCR Standards

Reading

Reading Anchor 5
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)

Lead CCR Level Specific Standards

Reading Anchor 5: Level B

RI.2.5
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards

RI/RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

KYAE Employability Standards

E.7
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.
E.8
E.8 Interact with others in a professional manner.