Be cautioned that the language used in this lesson is reflective of the proficiencies needed to do the tasks. This WebQuest is strictly designed to help students become familiar with the process that is often used to find a job. Students will need to realize that education, training, and experience play a key role in finding a real job. This lesson is intended to improve literacy skills related to employment and can be used with basic skills classes or as support materials for a job development class.

It is important to pre-teach the vocabulary in this lesson. Prior knowledge of the key words in this exercise is extremely beneficial.

As with any lesson, you may need to modify the tasks to meet your students' special needs and abilities.


SUGGESTED STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Warm-up and Review of Content
Begin by discussing jobs/careers with the class. Why do we all need good jobs? How can a good job better our lives? What kind of education do we need to get the jobs that we want?

Introduction
Explain to the students that they are going to be studying jobs/careers. They will be using the Internet to learn about and discover different ways of finding the right job for them.

Presentation
Model the WebQuest activities using a projector or working at a computer in small groups.

Comprehension Checks
As a group, discuss the tasks and answer any questions. Once again, it would be helpful to use the projector to demonstrate.

Practice
Have students go to the computers, in groups or independently, and do the activities. Instruct them to report back when they are done.

Evaluation
Discuss each section of the Evaluation page as a class. Allow students to ask questions and make any changes to their work they feel is necessary.

Application
Once all of the tasks are completed you should discuss what the students have learned while doing this WebQuest. This could be done as a class or in small groups.