1010thth Grade Culminating Project Grade Culminating Project

What does it look like?What does it look like?

As part of the 10As part of the 10thth grade grade Culminating Project Culminating Project you are required in you are required in English class to English class to complete complete a resume a resume and cover letter. and cover letter.

What is a Resume?What is a Resume?

A resume is a list of A resume is a list of credentials that credentials that demonstrates you are demonstrates you are qualified for a job.qualified for a job. Resumes are used to Resumes are used to market yourselfmarket yourself, or , or promote promote why you are the most why you are the most qualified for a job.qualified for a job.

Resumes usually include Resumes usually include categoriescategories such as such as Job Job Related Skills, Education, Related Skills, Education, and an Objective and an Objective stating stating what job you are applying what job you are applying for and whyfor and why..

What is a Cover Letter?What is a Cover Letter?

A cover letter is a business A cover letter is a business letter where you letter where you introduce introduce yourself and your yourself and your experience to an employer.experience to an employer.Since a cover letter is a Since a cover letter is a business letter make sure to business letter make sure to include include your address, your your address, your employers address, the employers address, the date of your application, date of your application, and a dear, and sincerely.and a dear, and sincerely.Consider your Consider your resume an resume an outline for your cover letter.outline for your cover letter.

How will I be graded?How will I be graded?

The The drafts of the resume drafts of the resume and cover letterand cover letter are each are each worth worth 50 points50 pointsThe final draft of the The final draft of the resume and cover letter resume and cover letter will be worthwill be worth 100 points 100 points each.each.These will be considered These will be considered part of thepart of the Summative Summative Category Category which equalswhich equals 60% of your semester 60% of your semester grade.grade.

Grading ContinuedGrading Continued

Your drafts will be Your drafts will be revised revised by either:by either:

--Mr. Sun-K, your peers, Mr. Sun-K, your peers, or a person who you or a person who you trust over 21 years of trust over 21 years of age.age.

However, However, Mr. Sun-K Mr. Sun-K will be grading all of will be grading all of your work.your work.

What about the Culminating Project What about the Culminating Project and Efolio?and Efolio?

The Resume and Cover Letter The Resume and Cover Letter will be will be taught and graded by taught and graded by Mr. Sun-K, Mr. Sun-K, but approved by but approved by your Advisory Teacher.your Advisory Teacher.

In addition, during 10In addition, during 10thth grade grade you need to also complete a you need to also complete a Career Inventory, Job Career Inventory, Job Application, Best Works, and Application, Best Works, and Reference Forms. Reference Forms. This will This will be be introduced and approved by introduced and approved by your Advisory teacher.your Advisory teacher.

But the But the responsibility is yoursresponsibility is yours to to complete all documents, complete all documents, upload them to Efolio, and upload them to Efolio, and submit them to your Advisory submit them to your Advisory teacher. teacher.

What happens after we complete What happens after we complete the resume and Cover Letter?the resume and Cover Letter?You will be saving your You will be saving your final final drafts drafts both onboth on

1.1. YourYour “H” Drive“H” Drive and and Mr. Sun-Mr. Sun-K’s “In-Box” on the “S” K’s “In-Box” on the “S” DriveDrive. I would also . I would also encourage you to encourage you to save a save a copy on a thumb drive for copy on a thumb drive for your records.your records.

2.2. Please save your resume Please save your resume and cover letter asand cover letter as 2 2 separate documents.separate documents.

3.3. When your final draft is graded, When your final draft is graded, it is it is your responsibility to your responsibility to load the final drafts into load the final drafts into Efolio! Efolio! We will be doing this We will be doing this in class at a later date.in class at a later date.

The Resume and Cover Letter ContestThe Resume and Cover Letter ContestThe entire PODThe entire POD will submit their will submit their

resume/cover letters to Mr. Sun-K.resume/cover letters to Mr. Sun-K.

-Mr. Sun-K will choose -Mr. Sun-K will choose 9 9 resumes/cover letters resumes/cover letters and submit and submit them to them to Jed Aldridge,Jed Aldridge, Co-Co-Founder and Interview Coach at Founder and Interview Coach at Principles of PerformancePrinciples of Performance

-Jed will -Jed will invite 3 students invite 3 students for a formal for a formal interview sometime in the Spring.interview sometime in the Spring.*All three students will receive a *All three students will receive a certificate of achievement for their certificate of achievement for their efforts.efforts.

-1 student -1 student will be chosen as finalist will be chosen as finalist and be given aand be given a.. personal letter of personal letter of recommendation from Jed.recommendation from Jed.

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A Note about the Due DateA Note about the Due Date

The The due datedue date for turning in for turning in your Resume and Cover Letter your Resume and Cover Letter is is December 20December 20thth, 2011, the , 2011, the day before Winter Break.day before Winter Break.

Please let Mr. Sun-K know ASAP if you will be absent on 12/20 so we can find an alternative due date.

Resumes and Cover Letters turned in after Winter Break will not be accepted!!!

110% Effort110% Effort

During the Resume and Cover During the Resume and Cover Letter Unit I will be judging your in-Letter Unit I will be judging your in-class behavior as well as your class behavior as well as your grading your Resumes and Cover grading your Resumes and Cover Letters.Letters.

If you want to be chosen as one of If you want to be chosen as one of the finalists, I am looking for the the finalists, I am looking for the following:following:

AttentiveAttentive

On TimeOn Time

Materials OutMaterials Out

ParticipatingParticipating

CourteousCourteous

Advocate for Yourself.Advocate for Yourself.

Please stand up for Think on Please stand up for Think on Your Feet!Your Feet!