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DISCOVER® is used beginning in the 9th grade to expose young students to various careers and colleges/universities. It provides the guidance office with the necessary information to help students make important educational decisions.
It's researched based assessments of career relevant interests, abilities, and values enable students to begin their own career search.
It offers a complete up-to-date database of occupations, majors, schools, and various training institutions, financial aid/scholarships, and military options.
It enables students to prepare resumes, cover letters, job applications and interviewing skills.
• In the ninth grade, freshmen will complete three inventories and summarize their information by writing an essay. Students will receive a grade (via the Guidance Office) that will go toward their 1st quarter English grade. See below.
DISCOVER ASSIGNMENT
- After completing all three inventories you will need to review your Inventory Summary. In the box to the left labeled “My Results-Career Areas” you will find a list of careers most suited to you. Peruse the career area and pick one, click on the career area and you will be directed to a list of occupations related to the career area you chose.
- Choose an occupation and write an appropriate one-page response to the suggested career explaining why or why not you would be interested in this occupation.
RUBRIC
MLA format [-5 pts.]
Response to prompt (pick a job, give supporting evidence) [-5 pts.]
Cohesiveness of essay (good flow) [-5 pts.]
Grammar [-1 pt.]
Use of Contractions [-1 pt.]
Spelling [-1 pt.]
Punctuation [-1 pt.]
Run-on sentences [-2 pts.]
Comma splices [-2 pts.]
Fragments [-2 pts.]
Double negatives [-2 pts.]
DUE DATE
September 25, 2009, 3:30 pm
Turn-in to Mrs. King
For more information regarding the DISCOVER program visit: http://www.act.org/discover/overview/index.html