Career Research Poster Project & Presentation

Career Research Outline, Poster & Presentation Project Due Date: Career Day 2016 (TBA) Outline & Poster: Using research you have conducted at home on your snow days, you will create a poster that showcases what you learned about a career that interests you. The outline and poster will focus on the following important aspects:

Day 1: Complete the Reading/Writing section. Day 2: Complete the Math section. Day 3: Complete the Social Studies section. Day 4: Work on presentation board. Day 5: Complete your presentation board and practice your oral presentation.

 Day 1: Educational requirements (Reading/Writing) o Does this career require a college or technical degree? o How many years of school? o What are good colleges to attend for this career? o What skills does the career require? o What is the job description? o Is this work done inside or outdoors? o  Day 2: Math o What is the annual salary or hourly rate? o Does it stay the same or does it increase annually? o What is the least you could make? Most? o Does education make a difference in salary? o What hours/days are required to work?

 Day3: Social Studies: Interview someone who has this career or use an online interview to answer the following questions: o What are the benefits of this career? o What are some things that may not be so great about the career? o Is this a career that can be found in any city? o Are there any historical/famous people who have had this career? o Show on a map where you would like to be employed.

Presentation: You will be presenting your poster in April. You need to present for a minimum of 4 minutes, speak clearly and loudly, have good posture, appear to know the career well and be able to answer questions on the topic. You may use note cards as guides, but DO NOT READ FROM THEM!!! See the oral presentation rubric for complete details.

**Use the rubric when making the outline, poster and presentation, as guidelines for the project.

Internet Resources for Career Exploration:

Career Aisle: http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/

Kids Work: http://knowitall.org/kidswork/

Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/

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Points Rubric for Career Research Project Poster Appearance & Creativity (30 points):  neatness  use of color  use of whole board _____  pictures  charts  data or objects  maps  graphs Content (10 points each): Must answer at least 3 bullets under each content heading.  Reading/Writing  Math

 Social _____ Studies/Science Correct, Accurate Copy (10 points):  Spelling, grammar, & punctuation _____

Oral Presentation (21 points) *see rubric

Resume (9 points)

TOTAL FOR PROJECT (100 points) Comments: 100 Criteria 0 1 2 3 Nonverbal Skills Only focuses Does not attempt to Occasionally looks at attention to one Constantly looks at look at audience at all, someone or some Eye Contact particular part of the someone or some reads notes the entire groups during class, does not scan groups at all times. time. presentation. audience. Appropriate Appropriate Facial No expression during Limited expression expression most of expression Expressions presentation. during presentation. the time during throughout the entire presentation. presentation. Speaker stands up Speaker slumps for Speaker occasionally Speaker slumps for the straight with both feet Posture the majority of the slumps during entire presentation. on the ground the presentation. presentation. entire presentation. Vocal Skills Speaker does not have Speaker maintains an an appropriate voice Speaker maintains an Speaker maintains an appropriate voice level during the appropriate voice appropriate voice Voice Level level throughout presentation, making it level throughout most level throughout the some of the difficult to hear of the presentation. entire presentation. presentation. content. Many vocalized Very few vocalized Speaking pauses or speaker Some vocalized pauses. Speaker Fluently mumbles and is hard pauses. sounds to understand. conversational. Content Presentation is more Presentation falls Presentation falls than 2 minutes less or within one or two Time frame within required time minutes more than minutes of the frame. required time frame. required time frame. Explains only one or Explains most points Thoroughly explains Completeness of Explains some points two points on on presentation all points on Content on presentation board. presentation board. board. presentation board.