1. Chapter 2 Your Personal Profile
Getting what you want starts with knowing who you are

2. Values…in a short clip
Click on the website below and play a different video each day at the beginning of the period

3. Chapter 2 Vocab Copy vocab into workbook (from word document)
Complete the Crossword for the chapter
Read vocab words once a night for homework
To prepare for vocab test at the end of the chapter.

4. Chapter Two Vocabulary List
aesthetic: relating to beauty; artistic
forthright: going straight to the point
forceful: full of force; powerful
authoritative: official; conclusive
influencing: to alter something in an indirect or even sneaky way
spontaneous: an action arising from a whim or sudden impulse
amiable: friendly; good-natured; sociable; pleasant
methodical: systematic, following a definite method
analytical: characterized by division of a problem into separate parts for study
meticulous: great care shown to details
diplomatic: using tact, especially in stressful circumstances; smooth
systematic: methodical thoroughness
submissive: submitting to others; obedient
charismatic: exhibiting a dynamic personality
empathy: having compassion or understanding for the pain or struggles of another
innovative: on the cutting edge; creative
perseverance: steadfastness; doggedness
versatile: able to move from one activity or situation to another easily; adaptable
synthesize: combine parts or pieces into a whole
negotiate: bargain; make terms

5. Letitia and James Who are you? What do you want to do?
Start to paint the picture of your life and what it will be like
Read pg 24-25
Discuss the following slides
Read pg 26

6. Bulls Eye Chart
Passion- a very strong emotion, an intense enthusiasm for something
Values- the standards or guiding principals that are most important to you
Personality/Strengths- Are you tactful? Bold? Sociable? Shy? Energetic? Funny?

7. Bulls Eye Chart (continued)
Skill- is something you can acquire or develop
Aptitude is something for which you have a natural talent or ability.

8. Bulls Eye Chart (continued)
Roles- Are the parts you play in life, son/daughter, student, friend, sister/brother. Roles relate to what you are and do not require any action on your part.
Vocation can be something you do for pay or not. Vocation requires action on your part and includes recreational activities.
Occupation is work you do for pay and require action on your part.
Occupation/vocation relates to what you do.
-Examples: grocery clerk, skateboarder, babysitter, basketball player, musician, artist, clerk, waiter.

9. Bulls-eye chart
Fill out the bulls-eye chart in your workbook that match pg. 27
Share out each ring so everyone’s chart can be full
write as much as you can and add as we continue through the chapters
Read pg 28
Complete each sentence in your workbook that matches pg 29, to begin to identify your passions

10. Letitia and James/Values Survey
Read pg 30
Reflect
Check through the boxes in your workbook that match pg 31-33
Calculate your scores in your workbook that match pg 34 & 35
Select the top 3 scores of the 13 categories & circle them
Review values on following slides

11. Values Adventure- Variety and unpredictability are important.
FBI agent, entrepreneur, travel writer, deep sea fisherman
Family- Careers with flexibility or opportunity to work at home.
Home inspector, computer processing, insurance agent, civil engineer
Knowledge and Truth-A career where you can pass on your knowledge.
Teacher, researcher, law enforcement, investigative reporter, librarian

12. Values (continued)
Power-Be prepared to be a leader, decisive and focused, business leaders, political leaders, business owners
More education/degrees, contractor, office manager, principal, CEO, Manager
Personal Integrity and Moral Courage- Your career should fulfill your sense of purpose and be worthwhile to society
What is more important to you? Do that.
LawyerLegal aid not Corporate law
Sales rep, youth counselor, systems analyst, logistics manager, law enforcement, human resources
Money or Wealth- Be prepared to work a lot and make sure your career choice meshes with your other values.
Spend more time working
Many career fields have potential to pay very well
Friendship and Companionship- It’s important to work closely with others and also have reserve time to spend with friends.
Making time for friends or meeting new people? Spend time with coworkers or clients?
Home care, nurse, physical therapist

13. Values (continued) Recognition- Be recognized for what you do.
TV/Movie star, professional athlete, politician, work you do well in your circle/career, police officer, fire fighter, military
Independence and Freedom- Freedom to set your own hours/work schedule.
Sales, freelance web designer, self-employed, real estate, insurance
Security- Prefer clearly defined duties with a job that you know will be around for a while.
Transportation, hospitality, customer service, teacher, mechanic, lab technician, scientist

14. Values (continued)
Beauty or aesthetics- Your setting should be visually attractive inside and/or outside, work may focus on beauty
Designer, architect, landscape artist, florist
Creativity- Need to exercise your imagination, creating or displaying works of art or solving a problem
Artist, song writers, florists, freelance web designer
Helping others- Enjoy working with people, service industry
Paramedic, teacher, law enforcement, social worker, physical therapist, nutritionist, child-care worker, psychologist

15. Strengths and Personality
We are all unique with our own individual characteristics
Read pg 38
Circle 10 total traits that best describe you in your workbook that matches pg 39
Total the columns
Individually, read pg 40
Complete the self-evaluation quiz in your workbook that matches pg 41
Calculate your scores based on your answers in your workbook that match pg 42
Read about your strength on pg 43 (next slide)

16. 4 Work Behavioral Styles
Dominance- they like to be in control of their work environment and are decisive and focused on accomplishing goals
Ex: Manager, store owner, entrepreneur, school principal, contractor, office manager, etc.
Influencing- are good communicators and enjoy the relationships they develop at work
Ex: sales, marketing, teaching, counseling, coaching, customer service, etc.
Steadiness- like tasks with well-defined procedures and excel at jobs calling for specialized skills
Ex: word processor, mechanic, assembly line worker, repair person, lab technician, scientist, etc.
Compliance- responsible for quality control, detailed people, and enjoy systematic approaches to problems and strive for accuracy.
Ex: accountants, law enforcement, officials, editors, quality control managers, building inspectors, zoning officials, etc.

17. Your Strengths
Read pg 44
Cross out the section that matches pg 44 in your workbook, we will use the strengths homework for that
HOMEWORK
Ask others for at least 3 of what they think your strengths are and add to your list if it is not already there
Pick ten of the strengths, from your homework list and from your bullseye, to elaborate on in your workbook that matches pg 45
Complete the sentence with your examples of why or how that item is a strength for YOU

18. Skills Identification/Resources
Each occupation requires a unique set of skills.
O*NET (O star dot NET) Online uses 6 broad general skill categories to group 35 general skills. This helps to group the extensive list of occupations out there.
(see pg 48)
Basic Skills
Social Skills
Complex Problem Solving Skills
Technical Skills
System Skills
Resource Management Skills

19. Skills and Aptitudes
Skill-Something that is learned, by doing over and over again
Aptitude-Something that you have a natural talent for and comes easily to you
Read pg 46
Name that skill in your workbook that matches pg 47
Write 3 accomplishments that gave you the most satisfaction (most proud of)
Determine what skills you needed to accomplish what you did
Decide which skills category (of the 6 headings) each skill is matches with; see pg 48

20. Roles, Occupations, and Vocations
Read pg 49
Record your present roles on your bullseye if you didn’t finish
Roles- Are the parts you play in life, son/daughter, student, friend, sister/brother. Roles relate to what you are and do not require any action on your part.
Vocation can be something you do for pay or not. Vocation requires action on your part and includes recreational activities.
Occupation is work you do for pay and require action on your part.
Occupation/vocation relates to what you do.
Examples: grocery clerk, skateboarder, babysitter, basketball player, musician, artist, clerk, waiter.

21. Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Divides all job skills into 3 categories
Data, People, and Things.
DATA: Information, knowledge, and conceptions, related to data, people, or things, obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalization.
PEOPLE: Human beings; also animals dealt with on an individual basis as if they were human.
THINGS: Inanimate objects as distinguished from human beings, substances or materials; and machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products. A thing is tangible and has shape, form, and other physical characteristics.

22. Find a career that you love!
If you choose a field that you truly love, a career that excites and energizes you, you will be motivated to
Do the work
Stick with your plan
Realize your goals

23. Chapter Two Vocabulary List
aesthetic: relating to beauty; artistic
forthright: going straight to the point
forceful: full of force; powerful
authoritative: official; conclusive
influencing: to alter something in an indirect or even sneaky way
spontaneous: an action arising from a whim or sudden impulse
amiable: friendly; good-natured; sociable; pleasant
methodical: systematic, following a definite method
analytical: characterized by division of a problem into separate parts for study
meticulous: great care shown to details
diplomatic: using tact, especially in stressful circumstances; smooth
systematic: methodical thoroughness
submissive: submitting to others; obedient
charismatic: exhibiting a dynamic personality
empathy: having compassion or understanding for the pain or struggles of another
innovative: on the cutting edge; creative
perseverance: steadfastness; doggedness
versatile: able to move from one activity or situation to another easily; adaptable
synthesize: combine parts or pieces into a whole
negotiate: bargain; make terms

24. Possibilities book
Read poem “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll
Volunteer from class to read
Read poems as sentences not as a rhyme
Discuss/Answer questions 1&2
Work in pairs, one paper per pair
Title your paper the title for the reading
Acrostic poem examples

25. Your Project Create an Acrostic of your name First and Last
Must use the “Personal Profile Bullseye” from your workbook to write about yourself
Create a rough draft in class
Tell me a story about yourself using your Bullseye words, try to make it sound like a paragraph or two.
Use 4 colors and pictures to represent the words/ideas on a plain piece of white paper (printer paper) for your final product
I will provide only 1 piece of paper (or 2 if you have a long name), so don’t mess up
Choose one: "beginning of the lines" or the "middle of the lines" acrostic (based on what was shown from website)

26. Acrostic Project Grade Sheet
Requirements
Points
Earned
Used first and last name 10
Used bulls-eye elements from ch 2 20
4 colors & pictures to represent words
“Beginning” or “Middle” of the lines
Rough draft attached
Neatness and creativity
TOTAL
100