LEARNING ABOUT MYSELF Self Knowledge LEARNING OUTCOMES At

LEARNING ABOUT MYSELF Self Knowledge

LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: • Orally and in writing describe the connection between personal interests and an occupation. • Orally negotiate group roles and responsibilities. • Work in small groups to create a poster based on common interests.

THINK ABOUT THIS… • Why is it important to consider what a person likes to do when deciding upon a career?

QUICK WRITE (5 MINUTES) I believe when planning for a career, it is important for a person to think about what s/he likes to do, or is good at because…

TAKE YOUR INVENTORY We will now allow you to have a chance to go over your personality traits and how they might fit into different careers. As a class, we will work through this together.

REALISTIC DOER Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

INVESTIGATIVE THINKER Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

ARTISTIC CREATOR Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

SOCIAL HELPER Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

ENTERPRISING PERSUADER Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

CONVENTIONAL ORGANIZER Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

GROUP PRESENTATION • Each group will create and present • Roles: • Recorder who draws the pictorial • Reporter who reports out on pictorial to whole group • Summarizer who restates the steps the group took to get to their finished product after group is done working, and before reporter is ready to share out • Facilitator who assists with keeping the group working and productive

PRESENTATION FRAMES • “The poster we created illustrates category. • The reason we are all in this category is because we like to ”. • “Our visual depicts the category, which we relate to because many of us enjoy ”. After presentations are over, have students share out with the class what they learned about themselves and their classmates by doing this activity.