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Senior Portfolio

-Class of ‘1

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Put your •resume•your mission statement•personal documents•awards•letters of recommendation•research project

in a notebook.

This is your Senior Portfolio.

All Seniors must

…prepare a research project.*

*You may use your Senior Project from another teacher.

2. All Seniors must prepare a research project. Choose a job that interests you. Describe this job. Where did you find information? Describe the training. Do you need to take a test? Where would you work? What is the entry-level salary for this job? What is the outlook for this job?

ResumeMission Statement your personal goals your professional goalsPersonal Documents (ID, birth certificate)Award Certificates (from 9th-grade and up)Letters of Recommendation (one letter from ALHS staff)Research Project –Write this in a document.

Senior Final Components Has Three Parts

1. All Seniors must assemble a portfolio:Put these documents in your Senior Project Portfolio.

Senior Research Project: My Future Job

Your research project must have seven parts:

Research Project: My Future Job

3. What training will you need? Where will you study?

1. Choose a job that you like. Why did you choose it? Describe this job.

5. Where will you work?

4. Must you pass a test? Do you need a special license?

6. How much money do entry-level workers earn?

2. Where did you find information?

7. What is the outlook for this job?

Research Project: My Future JobI. Choose a job that you like. Why did you choose it?

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What job will I like…?

Research Project: My Future JobI. Choose a job that you like. Why did you choose it? II. Describe this job.

What does that worker do all day?

Research Project: My Future JobII. Where did you find information?

Use the Pennsylvania Career Guide.

http://www.bls.gov/OCO/

You can read this book on line.

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Read about your job in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Research Project: My Future JobII. Where did you find information?

Find a person who has the job you like. Ask that person about her job.

Interview a worker.

Will you please tell me about your job?

Of course!

Research Project: My Future JobIII. What training will you need? Where will you study?

Training school?Two-year or four-year

college?On-the-job

training?

Research Project: My Future JobIV. Must you pass a test? Do you need a special license?

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Research Project: My Future JobV. Where will you work?

…in an office building?…in a hospital?…outside?…in a garage?

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Research Project: My Future JobVI. How much money do entry-level workers earn?

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Research Project: My Future JobVII. What is the outlook for this job?

Will many workers in this job earn money in 2021?

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Write answers to each question.Each question will help you write a paragraph.When you finish, you will have about seven to eight paragraphs.

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All Seniors must

3. …present portfolios and research to judges.

Question: How do I present my research?

Answer: Prepare a Powerpoint presentation.

What is Powerpoint?

• A power point is a ‘show’ that you watch on the computer.• YOU make the show using Microsoft’s Powerpoint program.• You will present your Career Research to a panel of judges using

Powerpoint.

Use a clear pictureon each slide.

You need about eight slides.

• Title page• How I found information• Career Description• Training• Job Location• Salary and Benefits• Job Outlook• Conclusion

Use just a few words on each slide.

Type MAIN IDEAS only. Do NOT type an essay!

Are you reading this page? I am surprised because there are too many words. If your page looks dark, then you wrote too much. If you have too many words, then no one will read your text. Don’t make that mistake. Are you reading this page? I am surprised because there are too many words. If your page looks dark, then you wrote too much. If you have too many words, then no one will read your text. Don’t make that mistake. Are you reading this page? I am surprised because there are too many words. If your page looks dark, then you wrote too much. If you have too many words, then no one will read your text. Don’t make that mistake.

Do you think this is interesting? Nobody does! There are too many words on this page!Pictures and simple charts are very important on powerpoint. Use just a few words on each slide.

If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September.

Pictures and simple charts are very important on powerpoint. Use just a few words on each slide If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September.

Pictures and simple charts are very important on powerpoint. Use just a few words on each slide If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September.

Pictures and simple charts are very important on powerpoint. Use just a few words on each slide If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September.

Pictures and simple charts are very important on powerpoint. Use just a few words on each slide If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September. Use a few words on each slide. If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September.

Use a few words on each slide. If you have too many words, no one will read it. Your powerpoint presentation will be very boring. If the judges fall asleep during your presentation, you will be required to repeat the 12th –grade beginning next September.

…boring Powerpoint …boring

Powerpoint…boring

Powerpoint

Too many words on a slide = F

On Judging Day, wear business clothes.Explain your research to the judges.

Everybody is nervous about making a speech.

Practice your presentation in front of a mirror.

Your Final Presentation:Judges’ Evaluation

• Show judges your Senior Portfolio.

• Make your powerpoint presentation to the judges.

Earn good grades on your evaluation, then your Senior Final is complete!

CONGRATULATIONS, SENIOR!!!

2. All Seniors must prepare a research project. Choose a job that interests you. Describe this job. Where did you find information? Describe the training. Do you need to take a test? Where would you work? What is the entry-level salary for this job? What is the outlook for this job?

ResumeMission Statement your personal goals your professional goalsPersonal Documents (ID, birth certificate)Award Certificates (from 9th-grade and up)Letters of Recommendation (one letter from ALHS staff)Research Project –Write this in a document.

Senior Project Components Has Three Parts

1. All Seniors must collect this information in a portfolio:Put these documents in your Senior Project Portfolio.

3. Present your portfolio and your research.Prepare a Powerpoint that summarizes your research  You will show your portfolio to judges in May. The judges will watch your PowerPoint and hear your final presentation.