Career Awareness Unit 1 – Work Ethics and Behavior – Vocabulary Terms

Ms. Davis Page 1

Write the definition to each word in the space provided.

1. Attitude

2. Career

3. Economics

4. Exploration

5. GPA

6. Job

7. Knowledge

8. Needs

9. Psychological

10. Skill

11. Social

12. Standard of Living

13. Wants

Name Date

Career Awareness – Where Does Money Go? 1. List four jobs for which people are paid a salary.

1. 2. 3. 4.

2. List four jobs for which people are paid hourly wage. 1. 2. 3. 4.

3. Give the four basic needs for survival.

1. 2. 3. 4.

4. Give four places where people spend money on clothing in your county.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. List four service jobs/careers available in your county.

1. 2. 3. 4.

6. Give three examples of ways people spend money for medical services in your county. 1. 2. 3.

7. Give three ways people spend money on transportation in your county.

1. 2. 3.

8. Give three examples of how you spend money on education.

1. 2. 3. 9. Name three places where people spend money on food in your county.

1. 2. 3.

10. Name three types of insurance coverage that most families have or need today.

1. 2. 3. 11. Give three examples of how your family spends money for recreation activities.

1. 2. 3.

12. How could students your ages receive or earn money? 1. 2. 3.

13. You like to eat out. You have $50.00 for food this week. What would you do? a. not go out at all b. go out every night and spend more than $50.00 c. go out once and not eat much the rest of the week 14. You have some extra money. You want a CD. You need a shirt. What would you do? a. buy the CD b. buy the shirt c. not spend the money at all d. borrow the money and buy both. 15. You need a haircut. Today is Saturday; every Thursday haircuts are $3 less than the rest of the week. When will you get a haircut? a. today b. Wednesday c. Thursday d. wait until next Saturday

Computing Your Overall GPA and Your HOPE Scholarship GPA

Your official GPA will not start until you are a freshman/ninth grader in high school. Your overall GPA will

consist of all classes that you take during your high school years. Your HOPE Scholarship GPA will consist of

all of your math, science, language arts, social studies and foreign language classes while in high school. You

must have a 3.0 GPA in those classes to qualify for the HOPE Scholarship. In the sixth grade we just introduce

the HOPE Scholarship so that they students learn the importance of a good academic foundation for their high

school years. Your GPA will be a deciding factor as to what you are allowed to do in life, such as getting into a

college or university.

You are to compute your GPA using your report card from the last grading period. Write down the actual grades

in your classes and then compute your overall GPA and your HOPE GPA. Compare the two GPA’s.

How to work a GPA:

Award points based to those grades on the GPA scale from zero to four.

A=4.0 B=3.0 C=2.0 D=1.0 F=0.0

Add your points together and divide by your number of classes.

If you have 6 classes per day, use this set of numbers to find your GPA.

24 = 4.0 = A average

23 = 3.833

22 = 3.66

21 = 3.5

20 = 3.33

19 = 3.166

18 = 3.0 = B average

17 = 2.833

16 = 2.66

15 = 2.5

14 = 2.33

13 = 2.166

12 = 2.0 = C average

11 = 1.833

10 = 1.66

9 = 1.5

8 = 1.33

7 = 1.166

6 = 1.0 = D average

5 = 0.833

4 = 0.66

3 = 0.5

2 = 0.33

1 = 0.166

0 = 0.0

HOPE Scholarship GPA

Add your points together and divide by your number of core academic classes.

If you have 4 academic classes per day use this set of numbers to find your HOPE GPA. 16 = 4.0

15 = 3.75

14 = 3.5

13 = 3.25

12 = 3.0 B average – HOPE qualification

11 = 2.75

10 = 2.5

9 = 2.25

8 = 2.0 C average

7 = 1.75

6 = 1.5

5 = 1.25

4 = 1.0

3 = .75

2 = .50

1 = .25

0 = 0.0 = F average

Essay Topic- What would my life be like if I had to live off of my grades? Write at least five sentences

to a paragraph and at least five paragraphs.