HS.37 Developing a Resume
This LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.37, “Developing a Resume”) teaches high school students the purpose and components of a resume and how to build one. Students learn to distinguish between chronological, functional, and combination resumes and develop their own resume using sample formats. The lesson includes an interest approach, teaching strategies, transparencies, sample resumes, a written test, and grading rubrics.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define the purpose of a resume.
- List common components of a resume.
- Distinguish between chronological, functional and combination resumes.
- Develop a resume that is purposeful, appropriate for the situation, and contains needed information.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector
- Colorful, lined 3×5 cards—one per student
- Transparencies HS.37.TM.A–E
- Copies of HS.37.TM.D–E—one per student
- Copies of HS.37.AS.A and HS.37.AS.B—optional—one per student
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- How Do I Begin to Grow?
- Precepts
- M2: Demonstrate professional job seeking skills.
- Key Terms
- Resume, Functional resume, Chronological resume
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.4Communication Skills – Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.