1. Description/Abstract of Lessons Students will ◦ engage in discussions and activities focusing on skills/characteristics that employers are pursuing when looking for employees (leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions). ◦ discuss the importance/role of these skills/characteristics in pursuing employment/entrepreneurships. Discussion and activities will focus on: ◦ leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions. Discussions and activities will involve: ◦ self-assessment of these skills and methods of practicing these skills

2. Goals of Lesson: “212 Degrees” Student will ◦ Become acquainted with skills (leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions) important to employers and entrepreneurships. ◦ Become aware of their own employability/entrepreneurship skills (leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions). ◦ Learn methods of practicing employability/entrepreneurship skills (leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions) in areas of their lives: home, school, teams, work. ◦ Explore and use animation websites for presentations that focus on these skills.

3. Duration 5 days Day 1 English Figurative Language www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GzWgPJL0 fRo Day 2 leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions 212 Degrees www.212movie.com Day 3 & 4 Technology Integration “video” assignment show how they could “turn up” their lives “one degree” Day 5 Present leadership, initiative, teamwork and creative solutions critique videos

4. Goals of Lesson: Leadership and Initiative Student will ◦ Become acquainted with the skill of using limited creative solutions and realize its importance to employers and entrepreneurships. ◦ Become aware of their own ability to find limited creative solutions and will determine methods of practicing this skill in areas of their lives: home, school, teams, work.

5. Duration 1 day Part 1 Teacher Lead Students define limited creative solutions Students recall times in their lives Part 2 Student complete Activity Sheet 1 When do you use creative solutions Written response in MLA format Part 3 Group Role Play Various creative solution scenes Critique as a class.” Part 4 Personal Connection how you can use limited creative solutions to solve problems in your own life Written response in MLA format

6. Goals of Lesson: Leadership and Initiative Student will ◦ Become acquainted with how leadership and initiative are important to employers and entrepreneurships. ◦ Become aware of their own leadership and initiative skills. ◦ Learn methods of practicing leadership and initiative in areas of their lives: home, school, teams, work.

7. Duration 1 day Part 1 Teacher Lead Students define leadership and initiative Students recall times in their lives Part 2 Student complete Activity Sheet 2 When do you use leadership and initiative: Written response in MLA format Part 3 Group Role Play Various leadership scenes Critique as a class.” Part 4 Personal Connection how you can use leadership skills to solve problems in your own life Written response in MLA format