Lesson 19: Classified Ads
About This Lesson: This lesson introduces students to the job search process, emphasizing the importance of being proactive, prepared, and informed when seeking employment opportunities. It explores how job searching has evolved from traditional newspaper classified ads to modern online platforms, while highlighting the original purpose of classified ads—to connect local employers with local job seekers. Students will learn where to find job listings today, including newspapers, community bulletin boards, and localized websites like Craigslist, and will begin to understand how to navigate and interpret these postings. The lesson also sets the foundation for developing the skill of reading and decoding classified ads, an essential step in identifying and securing job opportunities.
Lesson Plan & Other Important Documents
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Prompt:
If you were looking for a job today:
If you were looking for a job today:
- Where would you search first?
- What information would you need to decide if a job is right for you?
Directions: Download the WORKSHEET WITH FILL INS in the blue box below. You will need to fill it in and attach it to lesson 19 on Schoology to get credit for this lesson. The videos below will show you how to complete each page of the worksheet.
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Introduction Video
This video will give you background information on the lesson and will help you fill out the cover page of the worksheet.
Video For Section 1. Reading Classified Ads
Directions: Watch the video below. We will answer question 1 together and then you must finish the rest of page of this section (1. Reading Classified Ads)
Video For Section 2. The Language Of Classified Ads
Directions: Watch the video below and download the document below the video to help you with this section (2. The Language Of Classified Ads).
Video For Section 3. Interpreting Classified Ads
Directions: Watch the video below. We will answer question 1 together and then you must finish the rest of page of this section (3. Interpreting Classified Ads)
Video For Section 5. Classified Ads: Business Opportunities
Directions: Watch the video below and download the document below the video to help you with this section (5. Classified Ads: Business Opportunities)