LESSON SIX: Putting It All Together:  Revision

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Assemble portfolios.  Make corrections to individual pieces.

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS ADDRESSED

 R3C   Use details from the text(s) to analyze and evaluate the author's use of information and logic to express his or her    ideas through word choice.
W2F   In composing text, use a variety of sentence structures.

W3E   Compose texts for:

§         a variety of career and workplace communications (e.g., job application, resume, cover letter, college application essay, thank-you note, follow-up note, forms, project proposal,
brochure and/or concise directions)

§         various audiences and purposes, selecting and applying appropriate format, style, tone and point of view

LESSON MATERIALS AND SPECIFIC CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT

§         Materials – suggestions for publication of the portfolio include:

o        File folder

o        Three-hole punched folder

o        Small three-ring binder

o        A computer lab setting is suggested so students can easily make changes to the various letters included in the portfolio. 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1.        Review the writing process with students—especially focusing on revision.  Ask students how they could improve the various job search artifacts in their job portfolio.  Students focus on
word choice, sentence structure, and stylistic effect while revising their previous artifacts.

2.        Students create a job portfolio based on all unit writing activities.  Allow students to use the class period to make corrections to their previously completed artifacts.  Students assemble the
job portfolio in this order: cover letter, job application, resume, and letter of recommendation.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Formative Assessment:  Students complete a job portfolio including the following elements:  cover letter, application, resume, and letter of recommendation.  Students use the
Summary Assessment scoring guide to assess another student’s job portfolio.  After completing the scoring guide, students write the author of the portfolio identifying strengths and weaknesses in the artifacts.