1. Choosing Your Career Research Topic Unit 8 – Lesson 1 Mastery Activity

2. Choosing a Career For the sake of this research report you will be choosing from a list of careers based on a self-assessment of your interests and skills. For the sake of this research report you will be choosing from a list of careers based on a self-assessment of your interests and skills. Look at the chart on the next page and click on the box that best describes you. You do not need to visit every page to complete this assignment. Look at the chart on the next page and click on the box that best describes you. You do not need to visit every page to complete this assignment.

3. Career Choice Overview ABCDEF Athletic Mechanics Fixing things Animal lover Outdoors lover Gardening Problem solver Science Curious People watch Learner Music Drawing Acting Sewing Painting Creating Talking Helping Outgoing Teaching Leader Influencer Goal setter Convincing Math Like numbers Like details Technology Like order Finisher Click on the set of words that is the best description of the things you like or feel that you excel at. ( Note: You will not need to visit all of the columns.)

4. Based on your assessment of yourself you should think about being: Baker/Chef Baker/Chef Carpenter Carpenter Bricklayer Bricklayer Butcher Butcher Construction Worker Construction Worker Firefighter Florist Plumber Tailor Truck Driver I’ve picked my job. Let’s go! I want to go back to the chart.

5. Based on your self-assessment choice from the following: Dental Assistant Dental Assistant Horticulturist Horticulturist Medical Assistant Medical Assistant Veterinary Assistant Veterinary Assistant Website Developer Website Developer I want to go back to the chart. I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

6. Based on your self-assessment choice from the following: Fashion Designer Fashion Designer Photographer Photographer Furniture Designer Furniture Designer Dancer Dancer Advertising Advertising I want to go back to the chart. I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

7. Based on your self-assessment choice from the following: Chaplain Chaplain Cosmetologist Cosmetologist Dietician Dietician Beautician Beautician Housekeeper Housekeeper Mail Carrier Mail Carrier Medical Records Preschool worker Ticket Agent Teachers Assistant I want to go back to the chart. I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

8. Based on your self-assessment choice from the following: Cook/Chef Cook/Chef Dental Assistant Dental Assistant Flight Attendant Flight Attendant Hairdresser Hairdresser Nail Salon Nail Salon Housekeeper Travel Agent Traffic Clerks I want to go back to the chart. I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

9. Based on your self-assessment choice from the following: Cashier File Clerk Data Entry Library Assistant Typist Medical Records Service Station Attendant I want to go back to the chart. I’ve picked my job. Let’s go!

10. Now what? Now that you have picked a job from your list of potential careers begin a K-W-L chart for that job. After you have completed the K and W section turn this into your teacher. Now that you have picked a job from your list of potential careers begin a K-W-L chart for that job. After you have completed the K and W section turn this into your teacher. KnowWant to know Learned