CONCEPT MAP

Key Concepts: Key Vocabulary:

ASVAB

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Encyclopedia of Vocations

College tuition

Additional college tees

Compare/contrast

Conventions of writing

Adjusted lifetime earnings

MyRoad.com

Summary code

Occupations finder

Cost of living adjustment

Nature of the work

Training Involved

Topic: School-to-Work Project: Researching two careers after high school (one requiring 4yrs. Of college and one that does not)

Costs of becoming skilled

Salary Range

(Step 1 to Top Step)

Current Job Outlook

Examples:

ASVAB self-directed search to locate areas of interest

Calculating Life-time Earnings of Both Carreers

Opinion-Reason writing

Thesis-Proof Writing

Enduring Understanding (s): ___Locate and use school, public, academic, and special library resources for information and research.

Essential Question (s): __What is the importance of learning the investigative process? Is the information on these two careers relevant to my life? What special resources might I use to locate certain types of information? How do I decide what to include/ exclude in my final project? _____________________________________________________

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