October 2012—Wolters—Workplace
Mon
Tue
Interview Week 1
Collect Cover Letters
Vocab
Interview “Speed Dating”
Wed
2
Vocab
Interview “Speed Dating”
Thu
Interview Week 3
Vocabulary
Business letter basics
Partner work: questionsdiscuss as class
Practice Questions
ASSN: “Write to the Point”
Letter revision
Collect Letters
Address envelopes for
interviewers
Notes: Complaint Letter
ASSN: 5 W’s for your
specific complaint
9
Vocabulary- 2 words
Sample Complaint Letter
revision.
Brainstorm for Complaint
Letter
15
ITT Guest Speaker
16
22
Letter Writing Quiz
”Dist. Message handoutdo attached study guide
Distribute Options: To be
due on Friday at the end
of the hour.
Late Start
Vocabulary
Intro voicemail options
Intro recorders
Record message!
Vocab
Tabitha’s Salon Takeover—
Avanti Salon
31
Vocab
To CWL: Write script or
bad-news letter for
implanting the new policy.
-
ASSN: Thank you
brainstorm for two letters
11
Due at end of hour!
12
Vocabulary
To CWL- Write Bad News
Letters—due Tues
P-T Conferences 18
Vocabulary
Collect Letters
Letter Writing Unit Review
24
30
Vocab
To CWL: Write policy to
disciplinary scenario
17
Interview Week 5
Vocabulary
To CWL- must write two
thank-you letters
1-to interviewer (print two
copies)
2-optional
Vocabulary
Collect Complaint letter—
address envelopes
Notes: Bad News Letter
Handout Samples- color
parts
ASSN: Brainstorm
Vocabulary
To CWL: Write letters of
appreciation
23
29
Vocab Quiz
Notes: Creating
disciplinary policy.
10
Vocabulary
To CWL- Write complaint
letter—print two copies-Due Thurs
Vocab
Collect Bad News Letters
Notes: Rainbow Letters—
letters of appreciation
Dist: Rubric
Interview Week 4
Vocabulary
Notes: Thank you Letters
Handout-sample
Practice Questions
8
Fri
P-T Conferences 19
No School
25
26
Vocab
Discuss Tabitha’s
episode—what would you
have done?
Management Techniques—
Disciplinary policies on the
job
Guest Speaker—ManPower
Group, Inc
1
End of 1st Quarter 2
Vocab
Meeting handouts
- Formal vs. informal
- Officer positions
- Order of business
- Making motions
Vocab
Making motions video –
youtube
Notes: Meeting minutes
Dist. Handout
Read/discuss sampleanswer q’s
October 2012—Wolters—Workplace