Life Skills:

• Employability

Time Frame:
1 class period that runs 60 minutes.

Group Size:
Large Groups

Summary:
Students will learn how attitude can make a difference in how they progress and become successful. Students will view movie clips and discuss how attitudes can change and influence people's lives. Students will look at characteristics that employers look for when hiring.

Main Curriculum Tie:
Critical Workplace Skills
Standard 3 Objective 2
Examine and discuss the role of attitude in the workplace.

Materials:
Rudy Movie Forrest Gump Movie USA Today, Michael Jordan Quotes Attitude Power Point Take Positive Attitudes to Work handout

Intended Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn how attitude can make a difference in how they progress and become successful.

Instructional Procedures:
See attachement for lesson plan procedures.

Attachments

• Choose_Your_Attitude_lessonplan.doc
  File contains lesson plan procedures.
• Choose_Your_Attitude.ppt
  File contains PowerPoint outlining lesson plan information.
• michael_jordan_quote.doc
  File contains attitude quote from Michael Jordan.
• Take_a_positive_attitude_to_Work.doc
  File contains assignment for students on changing your attitude.
• USA_Today_quote.doc
  Contains USA Today job satisfaction quote.

Web Sites

• State of Virginia
  Contains report put together by businesses that surveyed what is important to employers and employees in the work place.

Author:
SHANNON FISCHIO
Amber Williams

Created Date :
Jun 10 2005 14:13 PM