Create your Business!

Good Morning my beautiful kids, please excused me for not being there with you today, it has been a tough weekend and my body finally decided its been too much to handle. I will stay but will be checking my email to make sure you are following instructions. This week we are experimenting with different career choices. Before we get into finding a career that you would like, I thought it will be better to start off with what you are good at; lets find out what would happen if you could start your own business.

Go to this website: http://www.smbresource.com/kids-businesses.html to find a list of a possible business(s) you can create. Choose one that really seems like a good idea to you. Then open a word document and start creating:
First: Create a title for your business
Second: Go to google.com to do a research in what the job entitles.
Third: Create a list of possible customers (your family members)
Fourth: Create promotional material using Publisher. You need to create a flyer and some business cards.

When you are done with this, add the date you are thinking to start operating and a few partners you would like to invite to work with you.

Time to take all the Christmas stuff off the wall! When you are done with your work, email your word document, the flyer and the business cards to Mrs. Velez. Make sure you print a copy of your flyer and post it on the wall!

Total points: 75

Do not post anything on the blog!

Research the Most Important News on CNN

Surf CNN.com today; find three stories you believe are important to our nation. Write the three titles and then elaborate on the one that impacted your vision of our nation.

Career Pathways

After reading the job description of each of the three careers you chose on the Michigan Career Pathways, write a reflection about your findings. To guide you in your reflection, answer the following questions: name the three careers you chose; which one was the most exciting one and why? which one has the most interesting job description and why? Can you picture yourself doing that type of job?

The Monster Experience!!!!!

In one paragraph, describe your experience in searching for jobs on Monster.com. Share your point of view of the education requirements for the jobs available nationwide, the states you researched and the jobs you were looking for. What did you learn?

Who are you as a person - Questions to be emailed to Mrs. Velez

1. What are you really good at doing?

2. What is easy for you to do?

3. What are your favorite subjects at school?

4. How do you spend your time when you are not in school?

5. What characteristics describe you?

BONUS POINTS - As you finish your assignments....

During the past three days we have been analyzing ourselves, our interests, our skills; How would you use these lessons to plan for your future career? (Write two paragraphs answering this question. Use phrases, terms you learned during the lessons. Make sure each paragraph has at least 3 sentences. When you are done you have free time!

Who Am I? - To be posted on the blog!

What part of the graphic organizer was the most difficult for you to write about? Why?

How do I choose my career?

After watching the video What am I going to do with my life? take time to answer the following questions;

1. What are some factors to consider when defining your career path and deciding what careers and jobs you might like and be good at doing?


2. What can you do now and in high school to prepare for your future?

Is Teresa in Danger?

What personal information has Teresa left out of her Member's Profile? Why is that a good idea?

What facts does Teresa provide in her Member's Profile and in the chat room posting that reveal personal information about her?

How could someone use the information she has posted to get more information about her?

What personal information did you find out about Teresa from the clues she provided?

TMI - Too Much Information

Facebook keeps your information even if you erase your account, Megan Meier met the boy of her dreams on MySpace, opened her heart to him and ended up killing herself after that boy insulted her. Later her parents figured out Josh, the boy, did not exist, it was all a prank by a couple of ADULTS!

Are we able to control the consequences of putting too much information online? Are you creating friends online who you do not know? Do you think you might be expose to predators because of the type of information you have online? Write your comments online.

Step 4 Checking your taste

The next step of your mini project "What am I doing with my life" will be to create a PowerPoint presentation based on your taste in different areas of your life; Housing, Food, Transportation and Clothing.

Slide 1 - Do you want to rent or to own? www.grar.com
How much are you paying for that house? How many bedrooms? bathrooms?

Slide 2 - Food - Choose a fastfood restaurant and a formal restaurant. How much do you pay to eat there?

Slide 3 - Transportation. Choose two modes of transportation (SUV, Car, Sportscar, Motorcycle)Prices.

Slide 4 - Clothing - Shoes, dress clothe and casual attire. Prices

When you are done, do not put your slides/powerpoint on the comments and do not comment about the assignment, rather wait until you are done to share your PowerPoint with 5 of your peers. Evaluate their presentations as they evaluate yours. Write two sentences for each presentation, type them to a Word document, then copy what you wrote and paste it as a comment on the blog.

Teens may be at risk... Take Action Now

Read the article "Misbehaving teens may be at risk for major adulthood problems". Then answer the following questions and complete the reflection piece.

Questions:
1. According to the article, what will happened to teens who display behavioral problems now?

2. For how long were students tracked?


3. What type of behavioral problems the article talks about?


4. What can we do to help these teens? (explain in a short paragraph)

Gifted Hands - Movie Analysis

Copy the following questions onto a Word document. Then answer each one and save them. When you are done with all the questions, email the answers to the teacher to verify you are done. The teacher will tell you when you have to post the answers on the blog.

1.Why was Ben Carson failing 5th grade?



2.What did Ben's mother did that helped him to do better in school?




3. Why did the teacher reacted negatively when Ben received the award? What award did he receive?


4. Describe Ben Carson's temper



5. What would've happened if Ben would've not changed his temper?



6.Name two successful achievements Ben Carson reached before becoming a neurosurgeon.