5.2 Building a Resume
This is Lesson Two (“Building a Resume”) of the National FFA Organization’s Unit 5: Employment Skills. The lesson teaches students the purpose and importance of a resume, guides them through developing a professional resume using the FFA Resume Generator, and shows them how to create an accompanying cover letter and gather references. It includes a worksheet packet with resume-brainstorming, cover letter, and reference activities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand the purpose and importance of a resume.
- Develop a professional resume.
- Create a cover letter to accompany the resume.
- Time required
- 75 to 105 minutes
- Materials
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- “Building a Resume” PowerPoint
- A copy of the “High School Resumes and Cover Letters” samples for each group or student
- A copy of the “Building a Resume” worksheet packet for each student
- Internet access to the FFA Resume Generator through www.ffa.org
- Resources
- 1. “Cover Letter Template” — My Journey lesson plan; 2. “Resume References and Thank You Letter” — My Journey lesson plan; 3. FFA.org — FFA Resume Generator©, https://resumegenerator.ffa.org/; 4. Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters, http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/30847_sample.pdf
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility
- Created
- 05/2017 by the National FFA Organization
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.10Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. Career-ready individuals take personal ownership of their own educational and career goals, and they regularly act on a plan to attain these goals.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
NASDCTEc
- AGC09.01Explain written organizational policies, rules and procedures common to AFNR workplaces to ensure employees perform job functions effectively.