Dressing for Success

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 1 Assignment 1, 2
Unit 3 Assignment 5
Unit 4 Assignment 1, 4

Stage 4 Academic
Unit 1 Assignment 1

Unit 2 Assignment 2

Stage 4 Employment
Unit 3 Assignment 1, 2

Unit 4 Assignment 1, 2
Unit 8 Assignment 1, 2
Unit 10 Assignment 1
Unit 12 Assignment 1
















DescriptionPen and Paper Method

1. For this assignment, the students may work individually or in small groups.

2. The students will look through catalogues and magazines for two different pictures. One picture should be of a person who is dressed for success at a job interview. The second picture should be of a person who would not set a good first impression at an interview.

3. The students will take the two pictures and create two posters. The students should label the different elements of the pictures that would present or not present a good first impression to a potential employer.

4. The students can be as creative as they want, keeping in mind the elements of good design when creating a poster.

Sub-skills Needed:

1. Co-operative learning strategies

Materials Needed

1. Old catalogues and magazines from which the students may cut
2. Poster board
3. Glue and markers or pencil crayons
4. Stencils, perhaps

Resources

http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca
/infocecs/CRC/manual/success.
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Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

The students will use some of the creative features in the word processing program to assist in the creation of their posters. They may choose to use WordArt or some of the other features found on the draw toolbar.

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Change Font, Font Sizes, and Colours Section Two, Pg. 15
ClipArt Section Three, Pg. 6
WordArt Section Three, Pg. 9
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

Group Work Rubrics and Checklists
  • Group Participation Assessment Rubric
  • Group Work Rubric
General Rubrics and Checklists
  • Rubric Template


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