Exploración+de+Carreras

__Essential Questions__
What are careers that involve world languages? What additional skills are needed for these careers? What personality traits are best suited to this type of work? What training is needed for them? How can one get the necessary training? What is the salary range? What are other benefits? What is the demand for this type of work? Where can these jobs be found? In my community? In my state? Abroad? What careers interest me personally? Is there a way to connect them to languages?

__Language skills__
Students will interact with authentic documents that may include want ads, resumes, articles about career fields, and job applications. Students will acquire vocabulary related to professions. Students will review and correctly use adjective agreement, the structure ir + a + infinitive, and common constructions with verbs like gustar to express likes and dislikes. Students will present information to others in the target language in both oral and written forms using a variety of media to enhance their presentations.

__Kickoff__
German Coast Guard video media type="custom" key="9757800"

Article--How being bilingual can boost your career [|http://www.ctslabs.com/articles/whylearnalanguage.html__]

__Project Requirements:__
1. Think of a driving question for your project. Some examples can be found by opening this document:

2. Begin your exploration of a minimum of eight different careers that involve languages. Do a simple Google search on "careers using foreign languages" which will generate a multitude of good links. You can also find many good links here: [|Careers Using World Language].

3. Complete the following handout that asks you to describe eight professions in Spanish:

4. Form a team with two other students (group size of three) who have similar driving question. Notify la maestra of who your teammates are and your group's driving question.

5. Share your information with teammates. Choose TWO professions from each student to be included in your group's oral presentation.

6. Review the rubric below to help you decide how your group will present its information before an audience of language students and/or teachers.

7. Be an attentive listener during the presentations of other groups. Complete the Information Sheet during their presentations.

8.Create a final, individual work product that will be on display to parents and others visitors at Open House on September 15th. Your work will be due on the 14th by 3 p.m. and needs to be in a format that can be displayed such as a brochure, booklet, poster or even an help wanted ad. In your Individual Project, you will use your language skills to provide answers to most of the Essential Questions listed at the top of this page about one career involving languages that particularly interests you. Review the rubric below for how you will be evaluated. You can find even more helpful details about the individual project through this document below:

//This resource will help you with ideas for presentation tools to create the projects explained in steps #6 and #8 above//

9. Complete rubrics to evaluate how well you and your group have collaborated together. You will fill out one for yourself as well as one for each member of your group. La maestra will also be evaluating you throughout the process and will use the evaluations submitted by yourself and teammates to make a final determination for the collaborative part of your project grade.

__How Will I Be Graded?__
Use of classroom time and collaboration with team for research, project planning and implementation = 100 test points (see rubric in #9 above) Completion of Lab Chart (see #3 above) = 40 points homework Oral Presentation = 100 test points (see rubric in #6 above) Completion of Information Sheet during other oral presentations = 40 points participation (see #7 above) Individual Project = 100 test points (see rubric in #8 above) Total = 380 points (300 test points / 40 participation points / 40 homework points)

__**Timetable for Project**__ Ve el calendario para el mes de septiembre. INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DUE SEPT. 14 @ 3PM media type="custom" key="9756530" //Individual Projects on display at Open House//