1.01 Job vs. Career
This middle school agricultural literacy lesson (“Job vs. Career,” Lesson MS.CAS.1.1) teaches students to distinguish between a job and a career as part of career exploration within the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster. Through a card-sorting interest approach, a scavenger-hunt activity comparing time, training, full/part-time status, and salary, and dictionary-definition posters, students develop their own definitions of a job and a career. The lesson includes application activities, FFA/SAE connections, and an assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will explore the eight pathways of the Agricultural, Food and Natural Resource (AFNR) career cluster
- As a result of this lesson the students will explain the difference between a job and a career.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Tape
- MS.CAS.1.1.AS.A – one copy cut apart before class
- MS.CAS.1.1.AS.B – one copy per student
- MS.CAS.1.1.AS.C-G – one copy to hang around classroom before class begins, more than one may be necessary for a large class
- Dictionary – hard copy or computer based
- MS.CAS.1.1.ASSESS.A – one copy per student
- MS.CAS.1.1.ASSESS.KEY – one copy per teacher
- Precepts
- C. Vision; C1. Contemplate the future
- Key Terms
- Job, Career
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills