Transcript Orange: A car I would be ______ because…

Introduction
PowerPoint
Welcome to Ms. Carmichael’s
English 4 Class
YOU know YOU
best
 The real world is calling…
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College Applications
Interview
Scholarship applications
Job interviews
Articulate you!
 Introduce yourself and make it
memorable!
 Be unique but professional
 Always remember your audience
 Who is your audience?
Marker Color Denotes
Introduction Strategy!
If I could be…
 Red: Any piece of furniture I would be _____________
because…
 Orange: A car I would be _____________ because…
 Green: A color I would be _____________ because…
 Purple: An office supply I would be _____________
because…
 Pink: A celebrity I would be _____________
because…
 Black: A flower/plant I would be _____________
because…
Articulate you!
 Introduce yourself and make it memorable!
 Be unique but professional
 Always remember your audience
Write on your
folder…
 My name is________________ & if I
could be any ______________ I would
be ______________ because….
Be prepared to
share
Example
 My name is Ms. Carmichael and if I could
be any office supply I would be a staple
because I hold things together and I keep
everything organized.
Articulate you!
 Depth helps people to know you
better too 
 On your folder, answer the
following questions…
Articulate you!
 What is your greatest
STRENGTH?
 What is your greatest
WEAKNESS?
 If you could only complete ONE
more task in your life, what
would it be? Explain.
Articulate you!
 What is your greatest STRENGTH?
 Organization
 What is your greatest WEAKNESS?
 Flexibility
 If you could only complete ONE
more task in your life, what would it
be? Explain.
 Publish my book because it would be
a shame to have completed writing it
for naught.
Establishing a
Purpose
Goals and College Plans
I don't care how much
power, brilliance or energy
you have, if you don't
harness it and focus it on a
specific target, and hold it
there you're never going to
accomplish as much as
your ability warrants.
ZIG ZIGLAR
RESPOND
1. Paraphrase this quote. 2. Do you agree with Ziglar’s
statement? Explain why or why not. 3. Explain how this quote
could apply to you as you start your senior year. 4. What does
Ziglar mean by “specific target”? What are some examples? 5.
Based on the quote, how would you describe Mr. Ziglar
(teacher, student, slacker, bum, athlete, artist etc.)? Defend
your response.
What is a goal?
 the end toward which
effort is directed
Effort
Why is it important to
have goals?
Purpose!
Effective purpose
 Setting Effective Goals
 First, you must create your “big
picture”—what do you want to do with
your life?
 What you want to achieve in your
lifetime—or at least by the time you are
25.
perspective
 where and what you need to do.
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Categories
Artistic
Attitude
Career
Do you want to achieve any artistic
goals? If so, what?
Is any part of your mindset holding you
back? Is there any part of the way that
you behave that upsets you? If so, set a
goal to improve your behavior or find
a solution to the problem.
What level do you want to reach in your
career?
Categories
Education
Is there any knowledge you want to
acquire in particular? What information
and skills will you need to achieve other
goals?
Family
Do you want to be a parent? If so, how
are you going to be a good parent?
Financial
How much do you want to earn by what
stage?
Categories
Physical
Are there any athletic goals you want
to achieve, or do you want good
health deep into old age? What steps
are you going to take to achieve this?
Entertainment
How do you want to enjoy yourself? You should ensure that some of your
life is for you!
Public service
Do you want to make the world a
better place? If so, how?
What is your day, week,
month, year, life’s
purpose?
 What are some goals that you
have?
 Make a list. Your list must have at
least 25 goals (things you want to
accomplish by the time you're 25).
They can be short term (Get into
college) or long term (go skydiving
over Fiji). Really put some thought
into your list.
Examples
 Bad example: “I want to be rich.”
 Good example: “I want to generate
$100,000 in passive income within 5 years
from this date.”
 Bad example: “I am going to do my
homework.”
 Good example: “I am going to finish my
homework by 8pm each night and I’ll
achieve this deadline by spending one hour
on each subject.”
Obstacles
 Distractions
 Decisions
 Knowing what’s right vs. what’s wrong
 Handbook
 Honor Code
What might prevent
you from completing
your goals this year?
Laziness Jail
Drugs
Senioritis
Friends
Family
So…Feeling
Distractions
Discouraged
Death
Fighting
Finances
Why is it important
to
Procrastination
Tough
practice self
Teachers
apathy
classes
Sickness
reflection?
Not
doing
ME
assignments
Skipping WorkGoofing Off
Goals need Direction
Career Research:: How do I
become a _________?
Career Research
https://www1.cfnc.org/Plan/For_A_C
areer/Explore_Careers/Explore_Car
eers.aspx (20 points)
Education
 -What would your major be in school?
 -How many years would you be in
school?
 -What type of school would you need to
attend?
One Technical
School/University that
offers this program
Outlook
 -What would you be paid?
 -Is the job field growing or declining?
 -What is the stress level involved in the
career?
 -Where would I have to live to be
successful in this career?
How suitable am I
for this profession?
Explain
What would a
school/employer
want to know about
me to see I am right
for these careers?
Writing and Your Career
 Page 2-3 Writing Handbook
Audience, Purpose,
Mode
Page 3 Writing handbook
Your audience is simple to
determine. Essentially, you ask
yourself: to whom am I writing?
Academic
vs. Non-Academic
Audiences
Audiences
Identify the audience for the
following types of writing—
Be Specific
1. The New York TimesAmericans—What type of Americans?
2. The
Chicago
Tribune
-New
Yorkers
3. The
New
Yorker
-Educated
4. A Dan Brown novel
-Businesspersons
5. The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Liberals Speech
6. A Presidential
Mode:
Narrative
Writing:
The main purpose of this mode is…
To entertain or to
explain/teach or to
reflect
Expository
Writing:
To inform
Argument
Writing:
To persuade
Building A Resume
Skills for the 21st Century
What is a Resume?
 A Summary
 A List of Accomplishments
 A Biographical Sketch
Resumes…
 Audience
 Career/job specific—choose one that you researched
 What would a school/employer want to know about me to see I
am right for these careers?
 Mode
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Narrative?
Expository?
Persuasive?
Descriptive?
 Purpose
 Clearly stated in the objective
A Good Resume
 Uses POWER VERBS (page 15 writing
handbook!)
 Has PARALLEL structure (writing
handbook!)
 Is unique to the individual
 Has a stated objective.
 Is concise.
 Is Typed
Writing Handbook Page 15
Jackie ran a race last weekend
 Linking verb
We are running in a race.
What is the action verb here?
 Passive
Noticeofthat
action
help you be
 Connect the subject
to verbs
additional
What is the
theverb
helping
verb here?
more
information about
theconcise
subject
(seehelping
pg. 11) verbs can
Notice
that many
 Helping verb
also be linking verbs…
 Passive
Keilainisa asentence
shopaholic.
 help the main verb
by extending the
meaning of the verb
Ising isn't something that Keila can
 Action verb
do. Is connects the subject, Keila, to
 Active!
additional information about her, that
 Show that the subject
doinghave
something,
just
she willissoon
a hugenot
credit
existing.
card bill to pay.
Note Card
 Define linking, action and helping verbs
in your own words
Action verbs SHOW rather
than TELL.
 The man is a monster.
 Does this show or tell?
 Not very vivid…in fact it’s dull.
 So…change it to action to show he is a
monster.
Note Card
How is
this more
effective?
The man ripped off the sheep’s
head and ate the eyeballs with
a sickening squishy crunch.
Be precise; use words that
convey a better sense of the
action
(a) The goalie crouched low, swept out his
stick, and hooked the rebound away from
the net.
(b) The goalie crouched low,
reached out his stick, and sent
the rebound away from the net.
Be Specific: Concrete
language is always better
than abstract
a) The senator spoke about the challenges
of the future: problems of famine, global
warming, and arms control.
(b) The senator spoke about the
challenges of the future:
problems concerning the
environment and global peace.
Use definite, specific and
concrete language
(a) In proportion as men delight in battles,
bullfights, and combats of gladiators, will
they punish by hanging, burning, and the
rack.
(b) In proportion as the manners,
customs, and amusements of a
nation are cruel and barbarous, the
regulations of the penal code will
be severe.
No work Experience?
 That’s okay!
 Include as many interests and school
activities as you can. Make sure you
really highlight your positive attributes
How is this practical?
 Valuable skills
 Economic struggles
 Competitive job market