TPOL Prep: Interview Practice

Gimme Question: Why are you ready for 11^th grade?  EVERYONE will be asked this question!

• 5 minutes: What would be the qualities of a good response to this question?  What do you think we're looking for in your responses to this question?
• 10 minutes to prepare an answer (make sure you can give examples/evidence!)
• Give response to table, table gives you verbal feedback on strengths and revisions
• 5 minutes to revise answer
• Speed dating format- practice 3 more times, no feedback

Watch Video 1 (Chris)

1. List the questions the students were asked by the panel (during video)
2. Were there patterns in the types of questions students were asked?  What were they?
3. T-chart strengths and weaknesses
4. Debrief as a class 

Anticipating Interview Questions

1. Based on the job description, write 5 questions you anticipate. (in pairs)Think of these as more general questions.
2. Based on your cover letter/resume, write 5 questions you anticipate.  Think of these as more personalized questions, specific to you.

Responses

For the questions you anticipated, write down the evidence/example you would use for each question.

Interview Practice

Pairs

Give them your list of questions

Ask back and forth (they ask, then you ask)

Make sure to balance job description questions with cover letter/resume questions

Homework:

Final Draft Cover Letter:  DUE start of class Thursday.  PRINT BEFORE CLASS!!!

Finish brainstorming evidence (if not done in class)

Humanities DP: DUE start of class, Thursday.  Email Lori the link before class!

TPOL Prep: Cover Letter Critiques

Announcements:

1. Videos are UP!  All of your spoken word and digital projects have been uploaded to YouTube.  They are titled AHS 2013- Your Poem Title.  Click on the link to check them out, embed them on your DP, etc.
2. TAKE YOUR STUFF HOME!!!  Rugs, couches, stools, etc. must be gone by the end of the day on THURSDAY.

Cover Letter Critiques

1. Descriptions: 1 sentence about what each paragraph is trying to do/communicate
2. Find a TEA paragraph and highlight the T, E, and A in that paragraph
3. Find a place in this letter where they are not selling themselves as well as they could be.  Explain how they could sell themselves better in this section.
4. 2 things they could improve.  Mark with a check, explain HOW.
5. 3 things they did well.  Mark with a star, explain.
6. Give feedback verbally

Cover Letter Revisions

1. Revise your cover letter.
2. If you want, get another round of feedback from someone (you could even ask me!).
3. Have someone proofread your final letter very carefully for spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.

Humanities DP Updates

1. Get your DP completely updated.  Use the list I've given you to make sure everything is there!
2. When you are CERTAIN that you have everything there, email the link to me at lori.teacher@gmail.com so I can check it.

HOMEWORK

1. Revise and refine cover letter.  FINAL DRAFT DUE: Start of class, Thursday.  Must be printed.
2. Finish Humanities DP.  LINK DUE: Start of class, Thursday.

TPOL Prep: Cover Letters

TURN IN:

1. Resume- Printed copy turned in to Lori.
2. Poetry Growth Reflection- Email to lori.teacher@gmail.com.
3. Humanities DP- Email link to lori.teacher@gmail.com when complete.  Remember, I will only check it twice, so make sure it's complete!  DPs must be totally updated by the start of class on Thursday.

Announcements

1. Poetry books are here, and they look great!  Come get your copy!
2. TAKE YOUR STUFF HOME.  If it's not gone by the end of the day on Thursday, it will be placed in the loving home of a faculty member.

Cover Letter Purpose:

1. Show how you fit job qualifications
2. Show employer you can write professionally and clearly
3. Give employer context and evidence for some of the things you’ve listed on your resume
4. Talk about things that don’t fit on your resume, but show you’re qualified for the job

Reverse Outline- Model Cover Letter

Use the cover letter linked above to complete this activity.

1. Descriptions: 1 sentence about what each paragraph is trying to do/communicate
2. Find a TEA paragraph and highlight the T, E, and A in that paragraph
3. What do you notice about how this letter is written?  What about this letter do you want to emulate?  List at least 3 things.

Cover Letter Guidelines

Review as a class

Cover Letter Drafting Process

1. Look at the 11th Grade Job Description
2. Choose 3-4 of the qualifications from the job description you think you can best speak to, and provide evidence for.
3. Choose 1-2 pieces of evidence for each qualification you chose.
4. Write cover letter, using TEA paragraphs and following the guidelines

Homework:

Finish rough draft of cover letter.  Bring printed copy to class tomorrow.

Finish DP

Homework over Project Week

Hey all!  As I said on Friday, normally I would not be giving you homework over Osprey Week.  Unfortunately, given the timing of Exhibition and Osprey Week, I don't really have a choice!

All of assignments listed below are DUE the Monday you return from Osprey Week!

If you have any questions about these assignments, please email Lori to ask for clarification.  However, I would recommend not waiting until Sunday night to do this.  :)

1. Final Draft Resume:  Please have a printed copy of your final draft resume ready to give to Lori on Monday.  Proofread carefully, and make sure that your formatting is clear, and that each bullet point starts with an active verb!

2. Poetry Growth Reflection:  See the linked document for details.  This is a 4 paragraph piece of writing.  Please remember that this will account for 1/3 of your final grade for this project, so follow the directions closely and proofread carefully!  When you are finished, please email it to lori.teacher@gmail.com.

3. Humanities DP Updating:  Again, see the linked document for details and instructions.  If you are missing photos or elements, get everything updated that you can, and then you can get any missing photos from Lori when you return on Monday.  I will be putting up videos of digital projects and spoken word performance on my YouTube channel, TheLoriTeacher, over Osprey Week.

Thank you all for your hard work- you make me so proud to be your teacher!  See you in a week...

Our book is published!

The 10th grader poetry book, "Fabric of Words," has been published on Lulu.com!  Follow the link to order additional copies!