Your Mission Statement
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students how to write/analyze a mission statement so that they have direction in goal-setting.
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Gifted: Finding Your Multiple Intelligences
Students will be able to read biographies closely to determine which multiple intelligence(s) are emphasized in order to understand their own intelligences and choose related careers. This lesson is designed to encourage students that they are intelligent and that they have gifts that can contribute to society.
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Part 1 of Essay on a Goal Achiever
Students will find relevant articles about a person who achieved a great goal. Students will analyze the articles for credibility and usefulness and use those articles to answer questions about the person. The students will write an informative essay on the person in a subsequent lesson. This lesson is important in that it will hopefully inspire students to set and achieve their own goals. This lesson will help students build their writing skills.
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Part 2 of Essay on a Goal Achiever: Writing the First Draft
Students will write an informative essay with sufficient textual evidence.
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The Vocabulary of Saving and Investing Money
Students will use context clues to determine the meanings of new words in articles about personal finance. Students will need to use this skill in future class, on exams, and in the workplace. Students will learn about the importance of saving and some basic ways to invest their money.
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GED Success Stories and Steps to Higher Education
Students will determine the key steps to beginning higher education courses. This lesson seeks to encourage students to earn their GEDs and pursue higher education degrees, certificates, or training.
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Goal Boosters vs. Goal Busters
To teach students the importance of identifying hindrances to goal achievement
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Don’t Let Cost Be Your Goal Buster: Ways to Pay for Higher Education
Students will learn about various ways to pay for higher education, which may encourage them to pursue a certificate or degree that will help them with a career. Specifically, students will learn about the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship and other grants, scholarships, and loans. Students will be encouraged not to charge tuition on credit cards and to avoid high interest loans if at all possible.
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Listening and Speaking Skills: The Wisdom of a Third Grade Dropout
Students will practice active listening skills and participate in small group and whole class discussion of a speech and the transcript of that speech. These listening and speaking skills are necessary for success in most jobs.