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.
It is important for students to understand the importance of the therapeutic skill of developing the desire to help people heal as they consider careers in health care.
Lesson Objectives
Students will read patient testimonials, watch a video and read a text paired with the video, listen to the instructor model comparing and contrasting the texts, work with a partner to analyze a new text and video, and then work independently to compare and contrast two new paired texts.
Student Target
"I can identify examples from a text and compare and contrast paired texts.”
CCR Standards
Reading
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outline by Standard 10.)
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
Lead CCR Level Specific Standards
Reading Anchor 7: Level D
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
KYAE Employability Standards
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.
E.10 Seek out opportunities for advancement and improvement of personal skills and abilities.
