2019-20 Freshman Seminar Standards

Standards Resources
Unit 1 (4 weeks) Unit 1 Course Non-negotiables
Professional Skills • Unit 1-4: College and Career Readiness Rubric
 Attendance and Punctuality - Keeping appointments on time and completes
assignments on time. When absent, student makes up work in a prompt and
respectful manner.
 Personal Presentation - Exhibits professionalism in the areas of courtesy, appropriate
language, and dress.

Learning Expectations and Performance Tasks

1.1 Examine learning styles, identify their learning style, and use strategies tied to
their identified styles.
1.2 Prioritize and manage personal and academic activities using time management
strategies.
1.3 Use advanced study skills, such as organizing, note-taking, and test taking
skills.
1.5 Identify triggers of stress and ways to manage or deal with it.
2.1 Analyze the role of values and ethics in career and workplace.
2.2 Demonstrate attitudes conducive to workplace success.
2.5 Complete standard employment application forms.
2.6 Models appropriate interview behaviors.
2.7 Generates appropriate responses to common interview questions.
2.8 Selects appropriate attire for an employment interview.
4.1 Keeps appointments on time and completes assignments on time. When absent,
makes up work in a prompt and respectful manner.
4.2 Exhibits professionalism in the areas of courtesy, appropriate language, and
dress.
Unit 2 (12 weeks) Unit 2 Course Non-negotiables
Professional Skills • Unit 1-4: College and Career Readiness Rubric
 Interpersonal Effectiveness - Works effectively with others and contributes • Unit 2: YouScience (begin Sept. 4th)
productively as a member of a group—works toward achieving individual and group • Unit 2: Career Pathways for your school
goals. • Career Fair

Learning Expectations and Performance Tasks

1.6 Use strategies to resolve or reduce conflicts.
1.7 Work with others to achieve to a common goal while using problem-solving and
decision-making skills.
2.9 Evaluate personal characteristics required for working in the various career paths
offered at their local high school.
3.2 Predicts consequences of poor communication.
3.3 Analyzes characteristics of effective oral communication.
3.8 Analyzes characteristics of good listening.
3.9 Demonstrates good listening skills in class and during team activities.
4.4 Works effectively with others and contributes productively as a member of a
group works toward achieving individual and group goals.
Unit 3 (9 weeks) Unit 3 Course Non-negotiables
Professional Skills • Unit 1-4: College and Career Readiness Rubric
 Communication - Reads with understanding, writes with skill, and communicates • Unit 3: Everfi – Keys to Your Future (January)
effectively and responsibly in a variety of ways and settings.
 Ethics - Adheres to the ethical use of time, technology and other resources with
regards to property, privacy, and appropriateness.

Learning Expectations and Performance Tasks

1.4 Create short and long-term goals with a strategy for reaching each goal.
1.11 Demonstrate the transfer of employability and other related skills to and workplace
settings.
2.3 Conduct research and identify qualifications and requirements needed for a particular
job.
2.4 Create a resume and cover letter
3.5 Analyzes characteristics of effective written communication.
3.6 Creates effective business letters, memos, and e-mail.
3.7 Selects appropriate communication styles for given audiences.
4.3 Reads with understanding, writes with skill, and communicates effectively and
responsibly in a variety of ways and settings.
4.6 Adheres to the ethical use of time, technology and other resources with regards to
property, privacy, and appropriateness.
Unit 4 (9 weeks) Unit 4 Course Non-negotiables
Professional Skills • Unit 1-4: College and Career Readiness Rubric
 Quality and Commitment - Gives best effort, evaluates work, and completes work to
quality standards.

Learning Expectations and Performance Tasks

1.8 Create and use a budget to help identify the difference between wants and
needs.
1.9 Analyze the contribution of the family to the development of its members
individually, as family members, and as members of the community and workforce.
1.10 Analyze strategies to manage multiple individual, family, work, and community roles
and responsibilities.
1.12 Evaluate the effect of relationships and friendships on school and life.
3.1 Evaluates and explains the importance of clear and effective communication.
3.4 Demonstrates effective oral communication skills in class and during team
activities.
3.10 Interprets and uses written information in common job formats, such as tables, lists,
charts, graphs, and diagrams.
4.5 Gives best effort, evaluates work, and completes work to quality standards.
 Freshman Seminar Standards

Standard 1.0
The student will comprehend, utilize, and practice success strategies for school and life.

LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
The student will:
1.1 Examine learning styles, identify their learning style, and use strategies tied to their identified styles.
1.2 Prioritize and manage personal and academic activities using time management strategies.
1.3 Use advanced study skills, such as organizing, note-taking, and test taking skills.
1.4 Create short and long-term goals with a strategy for reaching each goal.
1.5 Identify triggers of stress and ways to manage or deal with it.
1.6 Use strategies to resolve or reduce conflicts.
1.7 Work with others to achieve to a common goal while using problem-solving and decision-making skills.
1.8 Create and use a budget to help identify the difference between wants and needs.
1.9 Analyze the contribution of the family to the development of its members individually, as family members, and as members
of the community and workforce.
1.10 Analyze strategies to manage multiple individual, family, work, and community roles and responsibilities.
1.11 Demonstrate the transfer of employability and other related skills to and workplace settings.
1.12 Evaluate the effect of relationships and friendships on school and life.

PERFORMANCE TASKS
1.1 Take a learning styles test; identify 2-5 strategies that will help students with that particular learning style.
1.2 Create a weekly calendar to show use of time or show use of a daily planner.
1.3 Demonstrate note taking skills and organizational skills (use of binder or folders).
1.4 Create 3 short AND long term goals with a step by step plan for reaching each one.
1.5 Identify triggers of stress and ways to deal with it.
1.6 Act out conflict resolution strategies.
1.7 Group work.
1.8 Create a budget/revise the budget after eliminating wants.
1.9 Reflect on your place in your family and how it affects the effectiveness of your family.
1.10 Identify your roles, how they affect each other, and create strategies for success for all of them.
1.11 Identify skills you have and where they would fit in at work (College4TN.org skill test).
1.12 Identify trusted adults to whom students can talk when in need (topics: Suicide, teen pregnancy, bullying, cyberbullying,
etc.).

Standard 2.0
Students will explore career paths and opportunities in their school while identifying and using job seeking skills and strategies
for workplace success.

LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
The student will:
2.1 Analyze the role of values and ethics in career and workplace.
2.2 Demonstrate attitudes conducive to workplace success.
2.3 Conduct research and identify qualifications and requirements needed for a particular job.
2.4 Create a resume and cover letter.
2.5 Complete standard employment application forms.
2.6 Models appropriate interview behaviors.
2.7 Generates appropriate responses to common interview questions.
2.8 Selects appropriate attire for an employment interview.
2.9 Evaluate personal characteristics required for working in the various career paths offered at their local high school.

PERFORMANCE TASKS
2.1 Define ethics and values. Practice answering sample ethical questions using personal values to determine it.
2.2 Practice interacting with unruly customers or difficult bosses.
2.3 Research at least 3 jobs.
2.4 Identify, define, and use all parts of cover letters and resumes.
2.5 Fill out an application (teacher discretion).
2.6 Participate in a mock interview as interviewer and interviewee.
2.7 Create appropriate responses to mock interview questions.
2.8 Model appropriate clothing for an interview.
2.9 Career Interest Survey (College4TN.org).
Standard 3.0
Students will communicate effectively using various oral and written forms of communication.

LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
The student will:
3.1 Evaluates and explains the importance of clear and effective communication.
3.2 Predicts consequences of poor communication.
3.3 Analyzes characteristics of effective oral communication.
3.4 Demonstrates effective oral communication skills in class and during team activities.
3.5 Analyzes characteristics of effective written communication.
3.6 Creates effective business letters, memos, and e-mail.
3.7 Selects appropriate communication styles for given audiences.
3.8 Analyzes characteristics of good listening.
3.9 Demonstrates good listening skills in class and during team activities.
3.10 Interprets and uses written information in common job formats, such as tables, lists, charts, graphs, and diagrams.

PERFORMANCE TASKS
Performance tasks for this standard are included in the FordPAS Training Module 2: Media and Messages

Standard 4.0
Students will demonstrate professional skills for college and career readiness.

LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
The student will:
4.1 Keeps appointments on time, and completes assignments on time. When absent, makes
up work in a prompt and respectful manner.
4.2 Exhibits professionalism in the areas of courtesy, appropriate language, and dress.
4.3 Reads with understanding, writes with skill, and communicates effectively and
responsibly in a variety of ways and settings.
4.4 Works effectively with others and contributes productively as a member of a group—
 works toward achieving individual and group goals.
4.5 Gives best effort, evaluates work, and completes work to quality standards.
4.6 Adheres to the ethical use of time, technology and other resources with regards to
property, privacy, and appropriateness.

PERFORMANCE TASKS
Evaluated on Professional Skills Rubric