North Rose-Wolcott School District
North Rose-Wolcott School District
Course: Introduction to Occupations Instructor: Mr. O’Brien
Course Outline
Course Outline
A. Units of Study:
A. Units of Study:
The Introduction to Occupations program covers the following four (4) units of study. We will spend approximately five (5) weeks on each unit.
1. Economics
2. Working Citizen
3. Wise Consumer
4. Personal Finance
B. Class Activities:
B. Class Activities:
1. Homework / Classwork
2. Quizzes / Exams
3. Group Instruction and Discussion
3. Projects
a. Weekly Articles - Students will submit one news article each week, along with a written summary, dealing with economic or job related issues. The source of the article may be the newspaper, magazine or on-line.
b. Introduction to Occupations – THE GAME: Students will work in teams to design, test and create a that can be effectively used in an I/O class to review information from all four units of study.
c. Other: Our longer class period might give us time to do new activities during class.
C. Grading
C. Grading
Students will be graded in the following manner:
Quarterly Grades - a. Classwork / homework 25%
b. Quizzes / Tests 25%
c. Projects / Weekly Article Summaries 25%
d. Class Participation & Cooperation 25%
NOTE
: Factors affecting the Class Participation Grade are:
1. Active participation in class
2. Classroom job.
3. (-3pts) Class Lateness
4. (-10pts) Class Cut
5. (-3pts) Unprepared for class session (notebook, papers, pen/pencil)
Final Grade - Average of 10wk, 20wk, and State Proficiency Exam.
Student: I have read and understand this course outline, requirements and grading policy.
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Student Date
My e-mail address. ______________________________
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