Colorful Communication: Get Real!!!

Imagine a unit that is colorful, visual, and fun for students. This unit offers teachers many creative activities and instructional tools to help their students become good communicators, and it addresses the National Standards of Communication. Teachers utilize different aspects of speech communication as they relate to business, including delivery techniques and group discussion.  Students study verbal and non-verbal (body language) communication, present fun and creative speeches, and engage in a variety of activities.  Diversity and global communication are also included. 

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Gatsby: Get Real!!!

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an intriguing and indulgent novel to teach, as the complexity requires deep thought and a bit of an investigative flair.  The payoff is tremendous for both the instructor and the student -- the questions, discussions, writings, and creative process will awaken a novel that has, sadly, been reduced to a misread.  Included in Gatsby: Get Real!!! is a multiple-faceted approach wherein the instruction includes time-period and applicable poets and poems (Carl Sandburg, Emily Dickenson, Langston Hughes,  James Weldon Johnson, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and others).   The vocabulary has been chosen specifically as part of the clues that unlock this novel.   The novel is translated through music and chosen for the theme, time-period, mood, or a mixture therein.   A multi-tiered explanation of each chapter is dissected through summary, understanding, and extended explanation sections, which allows teachers of varying instructional experience levels (with this novel) to find new and exciting ways to present and teach.   Each chapter includes an illustrated summary where the artist has been able to interpret the chapter into illustrations that are rich, helpful, and full of insight.  Each chapter emphasizes an interdisciplinary instructional approach to learning by blending English (literature, writing, vocabulary, etc.), music, history, art, and technology.   This teacher’s manual is designed from the perspective that The Great Gatsby is a novel that, when read thoughtfully and purposefully, will give great academic fulfillment through a variety of essay and discussion questions, vocabulary, and creative projects.  Gatsby: Get Real!!! will compliment any teaching style and methodology as it was written with the teacher in mind.   It was written to bring insight and enjoyment to an artfully crafted novel, and it was created to invite students into an educational opportunity unlike many others that they are faced with in today’s classroom.  The teacher and the student will have great success in unlocking this mystery preserved.

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No Nonsense Research: Get Real!!!

Study, research, and explore the life of an entrepreneur or other business professional, inventor, politician, author, artist, etc. who is exciting, dynamic, and fun, or a subject related to business (possibly a controversial topic) that involves the U.S. and its global counterparts. This unit brings research to life! Teachers help their students conduct research by utilizing one or both of two exciting options: multi-genre team project or a traditional term paper.  A number of creative activities and research strategies are presented with new and innovative ideas for research which can be easily implemented or modified by any English teacher who instructs students on the fine art of gathering viable information. See the versatile hands-on "copier ready" manual and table of contents for more information. 

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The Art of Selling Yourself (Careers): Get Real!!!

Capture the students' interest by engaging them in the completion of a dynamic and comprehensive career unit that prepares them for college admittance and/or for entrance into the workplace — the "Real World." Teachers of all disciplines receive expertly and thoughtfully developed teaching tools (teacher instructions, handouts, transparencies, samples, etc.) that are necessary to make this unit meaningful and relevant for their students. An exceptionally useful tool for the teacher includes the implementation step-by-step instructions ("When to do What").  Advanced planning for a career unit makes things go much more smoothly, enables the teacher to be less stressed during the process, and prepares them for dealing with the unexpected. 

This career manual enables the teacher of any curriculum area to give professional instruction to their students as they:

• Prepare comprehensive career studies on two or three occupations of their interest and choice
• Prepare a marketable and viable career portfolio that includes a: resume, reference page, cover letter, personal brochure, business card, follow-up letter, and pre-employment mathematics test — students update these items every year once they leave the classroom setting
• Develop successful interviewing techniques by engaging in mock interviews with business representatives from a variety of areas of expertise
• Explore and establish on-going networking opportunities with business professionals
                 

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Getting Technical (Writing): Get Real!!!

Students engage in a technical writing team project that they will never forget! Teams of students develop a proposal with an executive summary (based on research), and create business letters, interoffice memorandums, business cards, news releases, newsletters, brochures, design a basic web page, conduct market research, etc. These technical writing skills prepare students for college and the workplace. In this unit, teachers develop a variety of strategies (while addressing the National Standards) that can be incorporated into almost any interdisciplinary class (English, Science, Social Studies, Business, etc.).

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Walk the Talk (Ethics): Get Real!!!

Envision a class of engaged students debating today's hottest issues. Students vigorously analyze ethical behavior in a range of industries - from medicine to entertainment to sports. Explore the world of ethics. Learn about the philosophies that underpin ethical choices in business, and watch as students soak up this knowledge and apply it the current events that blare from today's newspaper headlines. Through team projects, debates and role plays, students literally "walk the talk" of ethical living. This manual provides EVERYTHING a teacher needs to implement this interactive unit, including:  readings, assessment tools, course timeline, student handouts and an inventory of the National Standards that the curriculum addresses.

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