LESSONS FOR GRADE 11
CAREER GUIDANCE WASHINGTON INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the 2014 version of Career Guidance Washington is to:
► Provide an easy-to-use readily accessible curriculum map and set of lessons for each grade level
► Select the best-of-the-best from prior college and career planning curricula and consolidate into a
20 lesson per grade level sequence
► Customize the curriculum for the state of Washington, reflecting changing graduation requirements
and course admission requirements
► Modernize activities and terminology to reflect current research
► Serve as a go-to source for ease of use, recognizing that schools may choose to draw from the
original curricula from which these lessons came:
o Sparking the Future
o Career Ready Washington
o My Dreams My Story My Voice
o Career Ready Washington
► Make an impact in the lives of students!
USING THIS CURRICULUM
The design was intended to create a plug-and-play option, yet, as always, educators are encouraged to
adapt the curriculum map for local needs however they see fit.
► Adapting for calendar
► Adapting for student-led conferences
► Adapting to meet the needs of local student demographics
CAREER GUIDANCE WASHINGTON THEMES
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What makes a student college and career ready? Career Guidance Washington addresses 7 themes
important to a college and career ready student:
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Career and College Development
Ownership of Learning
Transition Skills
Learning Techniques
Metacognitive Skills
Academic Eligibility
High School and Beyond Plan
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER
The Career Guidance Washington lessons work to teach college and career readiness knowledge and
skills through topic areas such as goal setting, college and career planning, and financial aid. Career
guidance can be critical in increasing overall literacy and numeracy levels, as well, because it helps to
develop discipline – based on personal desire – that is necessary to succeed in virtually every area. The
Career Guidance Washington lessons help students develop their High School & Beyond Plan to acquire a
range of skills that directly prepare them to plan for and then succeed at the next stage in their lives. The
foundation of the lessons’ outcomes and are woven throughout the lessons, so that teachers, counselors
and advisors have clear indications of what their students should be accomplishing.
ALIGNED WITH ACADEMIC AND GUIDANCE STANDARDS
Because the development of the High School & Beyond Plan over time prepares students to be ready for
college and career, the Career Guidance Washington curriculum is carefully aligned with academic and
guidance standards. In particular, the lessons have been aligned with:
 Common Core State Standards: The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear
understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and families know what they
need to do to help them. The standards, which have been adopted by 45 of the 50 states, are
designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that
students need for success in college and careers. Learn more about the Common Core State
Standards at www.corestandards.org.
 ASCA National Standards for Students: The American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA’s)
National Standards outline competencies in academic, career, and personal/social skills that
students should obtain as a result of participating in a school counseling program. As an integral
part of a school counseling program, Career Guidance Washington is fully aligned with the
standards in all three domains. Learn more about the ASCA National Model and National
Standards for Students at http://ascamodel.timberlakepublishing.com/files/NationalStandards.pdf.
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GRADE 11 ▲ CURRICULUM MAP
CURRICULUM MAP
GRADE 11
Lesson Title
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Where am I going in the 11th Grade 1
Theme
Learning Goals
Ownership of Learning ►Identify the key readiness milestones of 11th grade
►Analyze their 10th grade portfolio/plan achievements and
challenges
►Create at least five academic and/or activity goals for 11th grade
How Can I Learn From Others?
2
Learning Techniques
Junior-Senior Calendar
3
Transition Skills
Personal Character Traits
4
Metacognitive Skills
►Identify their ten top character traits
►Identify the character traits of a person they admire
►Define how personal character traits relate to achievement of
their post-secondary goal
Balanced Career / Life Planning
5
Career and College
Development
► Evaluate a career for its capacity to satisfy personal motivations
and utilize personal assets
►Identify recreation, leisure, and volunteerism activities that fill in
the gaps for key motivations and assets not satisfied by the
identified career
►Create a balanced career/life plan that satisfies key personal
motivations and skills
Student Products
PPT
►Reflective paragraph
►Golden Ticket: 11th Grade
Goals Worksheet
►Journal Page
►Students will describe their career interests and goals.
►Career Information Interview
►Students will plan and (potentially) conduct a career information
Worksheet
interview.
► Students will identify the time-sensitive tasks they must complete ►Questions on Jr-Sr
for college applications
Postsecondary Preparation
►Students will describe their progress toward graduation and
Checklist
postsecondary
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►Top ten character traits
identified
►Character Traits and
Postsecondary Worksheet
►Journal Page
►Two copies of My Balanced
Career/Life Plan
►Journal Page
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College Searches
6
Career and College
Development
SAT and ACT Strategies
7
Learning Techniques
Post Secondary Admission
Requirements
8
Academic Eligibility
High School and Beyond Plan
9
High School and
Beyond Plan
Course Registration
10
Academic Eligibility
Creating an Effective Resume
11
Academic Eligibility
►How to organize an online search for college information
►Questions to ask yourself about the search
►Critical information to find
►Identify information for a college they are interested in attending
►Outline effective methods for SAT and ACT test-taking
►Access practice questions for each section of the SAT and ACT
tests
►Work with other students to practice SAT or ACT test taking
►Students will describe the admission requirements for admission
to a Washington State public or other four-year college or
university
►Students will summarize their progress toward meeting
postsecondary admission requirements
►Students will complete a high school graduation requirements
credit check
►Students will develop a High School & Beyond Plan and/or
Program of Study
► Students will write a resume or activity log.
►Review academic progress toward graduation and postsecondary admission.
►Plan for coursework and activities for next year.
►Register for next year’s courses.
►Customize a goal statement to align with the requirements of a
job posting.
►Write concise and effective descriptions of personal credentials.
►Use action words to create effective descriptions of personal
experiences.
►Customize references to align with the requirements of a job
posting.
►Create a written resume that effectively presents top assets to
another person.
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►Finding the Right Fit
Worksheet
►List of test taking strategies
as identified on SAT and
ACT Strategies
►Journal Page
►Postsecondary Timeline
Worksheet
►Credit Check Worksheet
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►Draft My High School and
Beyond Plan
►Resume (Activity Log)
Worksheet
►Program of Study Template
►Next Year Course and
Activity Plan
►Journal Page
►Resume Worksheet
►Draft Resume
►Journal Page
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Academic Progress Review
12
Ownership of Learning ►Compare personal academic and activity progress to defined 11th ►11th Grade Academic
College Inquiries
13
Career and College
Development
Career and College
Development
More Career Options Than You
Can Imagine
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Postsecondary Application
15
Transition Skills
Preparing For The College
Application Essay
16
Academic Eligibility
Financial Aid Fundamentals
17
Transition Skills
An Investment in the Future
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Transition Skills
grade goals
Progress Review
►Identify tactics for improving performance in 11th grade
►Update 11th grade academic and activity goals to reflect progress
►Write a one-page summary of mid-year progress towards defined
11th grade goals
►Students will identify at least two colleges that interest them.
►College Inquiries Worksheet
►Students will request information from each of these colleges.
►Students will identify a potential career of interest.
►Career Bridge Worksheet
►Students will identify and research at least one postsecondary
program that could prepare them for a career of interest.
►Students will locate the application form for a postsecondary
►Applying to Postsecondary
program of choice.
Worksheet
►Students will log on and begin work on an application (or practice
on a sample paper application
►List the attributes of an effective college application essay.
►College Application Essay –
►Evaluate college application essay examples for strengths and
to be completed after class
weaknesses.
and filed in their portfolio.
►Create an outline for their college application essay.
►Journal Page – on personal
strengths and weaknesses
anticipated for writing the
college essay
►Students will define and describe financial aid terms and
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procedures.
►Students will identify resources to secure scholarships.
►Students will describe the benefits of a postsecondary education ►An Investment in the Future
for their career goals.
Worksheet
►Students will define key college admission terms.
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Preparing For Student-Led
Conferences I
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Ownership of Learning ►Understand the student-led conference structure
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Preparing For Student-Led
Conferences II
20
Ownership of Learning
4
►Planning a Student-led
►Schedule conference and invite parents/significant adult to
Conference. Used for
conference
information and reference
►Organize High School and Beyond Plan and portfolio materials to
only.
use as artifacts in the conference
►My SLC Outline. Completed
outline to use during
conference.
►Invitation for Student-led
Conference. Students
should complete and share
invitation.
►Review the student-led conference structure
►Completed Student-led
►Finalize outline and organization of High School and Beyond Plan
Conference Outline.
and portfolio materials to use as artifacts in the conference
Updated and fine-tuned
►Finalize invitation of parents/significant adult to conference
outline based on practice.
►Conduct a practice student-led conference
►Supporting Materials for
Student-led Conferences
(work samples, etc)
►Journal. Reflecting on
improvements
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