Weekly Current Events!

Hey class! I would like to expand your knowledge using stories regarding local, state, national and global events.

Every Tuesday, you will have a current event due. You must use the current event paper plan every week. You can find this sheet on my web page!

You may use Internet or print sources but the only guidelines is that each week you use a different source. (Ex, NY TIMES , www.tenbyten.org)

Questions? Email me!

5 months and counting...

Wow! 5 months until you graduate! Can you believe it? You will soon be off to college and thinking about what you want to major in! That is where I come in! I am here to help!

1. Go to http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/index.html
2. Scroll down a bit and click on the link titled: “Hottest Careers for College Graduates”
3. Check out the top 10 lists of occupations. They are sorted by the level of education required (Graduate degree, Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree)
4. Choose 2 careers from each level of education and document:
1. Summary of the career
2. Summarize each of the following for that career:

i. Are you ready to

ii. It helps to be

iii. Make high school count

iv. Did you know

v. Outlook, compensation

5. Next, click back to http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/index.html
1. Click the link “Majors that Fit”
2. Read this page and notice the personal qualities on the chart. Follow some of the links to certain majors.
3. Find 2 personality traits that you think match you the best. And click on the majors that match with the trait. Document the following:
4. Summary of that career
5. Summarize each of the following for that career:

i. Are you ready to

ii. It helps to be

iii. Make high school count

iv. Did you know

v. Outlook, compensation

6. Notice the related careers and majors on the left of your screen…are those careers/majors of interest to you. Why or why not?