Introduction PowerPoint

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Introduction PowerPoint

• Welcome to Ms. Carmichaels English 4 Class

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YOU know YOU best

• The real world is calling
• College Applications
• Interview
• Scholarship applications
• Job interviews

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Articulate you!

• Introduce yourself and make it memorable!
• Be unique but professional
• Always remember your audience
• Who is your audience?

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Marker Color Denotes Introduction Strategy!

• If I could be
• Red Any piece of furniture I would be
  _____________ because
• Orange A car I would be _____________ because
• Green A color I would be _____________ because
• Purple An office supply I would be _____________
  because
• Pink A celebrity I would be _____________
  because
• Black A flower/plant I would be _____________
  because

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Articulate you!

• Introduce yourself and make it memorable!
• Be unique but professional
• Always remember your audience

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Write on your folder

• My name is________________ if I could be any
  ______________ I would be ______________ because.

Be prepared to share
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Example

• My name is Ms. Carmichael and if I could be any
  office supply I would be a staple because I hold
  things together and I keep everything organized.

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Articulate you!

• Depth helps people to know you better too ?
• On your folder, answer the following questions

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Articulate you!

• What is your greatest STRENGTH?
• What is your greatest WEAKNESS?
• If you could only complete ONE more task in your
  life, what would it be? Explain.

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Articulate you!

• What is your greatest STRENGTH?
• Organization
• What is your greatest WEAKNESS?
• Flexibility
• If you could only complete ONE more task in your
  life, what would it be? Explain.
• Publish my book because it would be a shame to
  have completed writing it for naught.

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Establishing a Purpose

• Goals and College Plans

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I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy
you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on
a specific target, and hold it there you're never
going to accomplish as much as your ability
warrants. 

• ZIG ZIGLAR

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RESPOND

• 1. Paraphrase this quote. 2. Do you agree with
  Ziglars statement? Explain why or why not. 3.
  Explain how this quote could apply to you as you
  start your senior year. 4. What does Ziglar mean
  by specific target? What are some examples? 5.
  Based on the quote, how would you describe Mr.
  Ziglar (teacher, student, slacker, bum, athlete,
  artist etc.)? Defend your response.

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What is a goal?

• the end toward which effort is directed

• the end toward which effort is directed

Effort
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Why is it important to have goals?

• Purpose!

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Effective purpose

• Setting Effective Goals
• First, you must create your big picturewhat do
  you want to do with your life?
• What you want to achieve in your lifetimeor at
  least by the time you are 25.
• perspective
• where and what you need to do.

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Categories
Artistic Do you want to achieve any artistic goals? If so, what?
Attitude Is any part of your mindset holding you back? Is there any part of the way that you behave that upsets you? If so, set a goal to improve your behavior or find a solution to the problem.
Career What level do you want to reach in your career?
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Categories
Education Is there any knowledge you want to acquire in particular? What information and skills will you need to achieve other goals?
Family Do you want to be a parent? If so, how are you going to be a good parent?
Financial How much do you want to earn by what stage?
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Categories
Physical Are there any athletic goals you want to achieve, or do you want good health deep into old age? What steps are you going to take to achieve this?
Entertainment How do you want to enjoy yourself? - You should ensure that some of your life is for you!
Public service Do you want to make the world a better place? If so, how?
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What is your day, week, month, year, lifes
purpose?

• What are some goals that you have?
• Make a list. Your list must have at least 25
  goals (things you want to accomplish by the time
  you're 25). They can be short term (Get into
  college) or long term (go skydiving over Fiji).
  Really put some thought into your list.

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Examples

• Bad example I want to be rich.
• Good example I want to generate 100,000 in
  passive income within 5 years from this date.
• Bad example I am going to do my homework.
• Good example I am going to finish my homework
  by 8pm each night and Ill achieve this deadline
  by spending one hour on each subject.

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Obstacles

• Distractions
• Decisions
• Knowing whats right vs. whats wrong
• Handbook
• Honor Code

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What might prevent you from completing your goals
this year?
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Goofing Off
Drugs
Laziness
Jail
Senioritis
Friends
Family
So Why is it important to practice self
reflection?
Feeling Discouraged
Distractions
Death
Fighting
Finances
Procrastination
Tough classes
Teachers
apathy
Sickness
Not doing assignments
ME
Skipping
Work
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Goals need Direction

• Career Research How do I become a _________?

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Career Research

• https//www1.cfnc.org/Plan/For_A_Career/Explore_Ca
  reers/Explore_Careers.aspx (20 points)

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Education

• -What would your major be in school?
• -How many years would you be in school?
• -What type of school would you need to attend?

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One Technical School/University that offers this
program
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Outlook

• -What would you be paid?
• -Is the job field growing or declining?
• -What is the stress level involved in the career?
• -Where would I have to live to be successful in
  this career?

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How suitable am I for this profession?

• Explain

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What would a school/employer want to know about
me to see I am right for these careers?
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Writing and Your Career

• Page 2-3 Writing Handbook

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Audience, Purpose, Mode

• Page 3 Writing handbook

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Your audience is simple to determine.
Essentially, you ask yourself to whom am I
writing?
Academic Audiences vs. Non-Academic Audiences
vs.
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Identify the audience for the following types of
writingBe Specific

• 1. The New York Times-
• AmericansWhat type of Americans?
• -New Yorkers
• -Educated
• -Businesspersons
• -Liberals

2. The Chicago Tribune 3. The New Yorker 4. A Dan
Brown novel 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn 6. A Presidential Speech
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Mode The main purpose of this mode is
Narrative Writing
Expository Writing
Argument Writing
To entertain or to explain/teach or to reflect
To inform
To persuade
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Building A Resume

• Skills for the 21st Century

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What is a Resume?

• A Summary
• A List of Accomplishments
• A Biographical Sketch

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Resumes

• Audience
• Career/job specificchoose one that you
  researched
• What would a school/employer want to know about
  me to see I am right for these careers?
• Mode
• Narrative?
• Expository?
• Persuasive?
• Descriptive?
• Purpose
• Clearly stated in the objective

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A Good Resume

• Uses POWER VERBS (page 15 writing handbook!)
• Has PARALLEL structure (writing handbook!)
• Is unique to the individual
• Has a stated objective.
• Is concise.
• Is Typed

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Writing Handbook Page 15
Jackie ran a race last weekend What is the
action verb here? Notice that action verbs help
you be more concise

• Linking verb
• Passive
• Connect the subject of the verb to additional
  information about the subject (see pg. 11)
• Helping verb
• Passive
• help the main verb in a sentence by extending the
  meaning of the verb
• Action verb
• Active!
• Show that the subject is doing something, not
  just existing.

We are running in a race. What is the helping
verb here? Notice that many helping verbs can
also be linking verbs
Keila is a shopaholic. Ising isn't something
that Keila can do. Is connects the subject,
Keila, to additional information about her, that
she will soon have a huge credit card bill to pay.
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Note Card

• Define linking, action and helping verbs in your
  own words

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Action verbs SHOW rather than TELL.

• The man is a monster.
• Does this show or tell?
• Not very vividin fact its dull.
• Sochange it to action to show he is a monster.

Note Card How is this more effective?
The man ripped off the sheeps head and ate the
eyeballs with a sickening squishy crunch.
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Be precise use words that convey a better sense
of the action

• (a)  The goalie crouched low, swept out his
  stick, and hooked the rebound away from the net.

(b)  The goalie crouched low, reached out his
stick, and sent the rebound away from the net.
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Be Specific Concrete language is always better
than abstract

• a)  The senator spoke about the challenges of the
  future problems of famine, global warming, and
  arms control.

(b)  The senator spoke about the challenges of
the future problems concerning the environment
and global peace.
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Use definite, specific and concrete language

• (a)  In proportion as men delight in battles,
  bullfights, and combats of gladiators, will they
  punish by hanging, burning, and the rack.

(b)  In proportion as the manners, customs, and
amusements of a nation are cruel and barbarous,
the regulations of the penal code will be severe.
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No work Experience?

• Thats okay!
• Include as many interests and school activities
  as you can. Make sure you really highlight your
  positive attributes

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How is this practical?

• Valuable skills
• Economic struggles
• Competitive job market