Career Day
What is an annual salary?
How much you get paid every year.
Give me one example of a Financial need and one example of a Financial want.
Answers vary
What is propaganda?
Biased information that is meant to promote a certain point of few.
What does it mean to come to a consensus?
A general agreement or compromise.
What galaxy is the planet Earth in?
The Milky Way
A resume can be sent out to any job and is usually a list of experience where as a cover letter is job specific and should be modified for each individual application.
Convert the following fraction to a decimal and a percentage: 12/17
Decimal: 0.70 or 0.71
Percentage: 70% or 71%
What is a coat of arms from the middle ages?
A design that used to be on the outside of shields that symbolized someone's family, heritage, or status.
What does it mean to be 'pro' something? What does it mean to be 'con' something?
Pro is to be for something, con is to be against something.
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Name 3 of the careers that you could have chosen to read and take notes about on Monday.
Architecture/engineering, biology, computer/technology, education, healthcare, mathematics, culinary services, political science, fitness/sports, agriculture/farming, business, construction, history, legal studies, military branches, psychology, railroad transportation, music, art.
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
45 - 6 + (3 squared + 2) + 14 = ?
45 - 6 + (9 + 2) + 14
45 - 6 + (11) + 14
45 - 17 + 14
45 - 31
14
What are the three branches of government and what are their main functions?
Legislative - Law makers (the Senate and house of representatives)
Judicial - Court system (supreme court justices)
Executive - Run by the president (defense)
Spell the following words for 100 points each:
Personification
Dialogue
Accumulate
What holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?
Juneteenth
Identify four things that you should include on a resume for 100 points each.
Heading, education, experience, certifications, previous jobs, extra curriculars, special skills, etc.
If you make $535/week as a dog walker, how much would you get paid biweekly? How much would you get paid monthly? How much would you make in one year?
2 weeks - $1,070
4 weeks - $2,140
1 year - $25,680
1. What are the two parts of Congress?
2. Name two cabinet level positions.
Senate and House of Representatives
Answers vary (Secretary of Education, Healthcare, Defense, etc.)
Provide one pro of school uniforms and one con of school uniforms according to the articles we read about and/or what we discussed yesterday in class.
Who was the first basketball star to appear on a cereal box?
Michael Jordan
Name 5 of the 10 questions that you were asked to consider about the three careers that you chose on Monday.
How it fits my interests, how it aligns with my workplace preferences, characteristics of the work environment, important skills to have, required education or certifications, average salary, related careers, advantages, disadvantages, and my overall impression of this job.
Solve the following equation using the distributive property: 4x + 5(7x - 3) = 9(x - 5)
4x + 35x - 15 = 9x - 45
4x + 80 - 15 = 9x
4x + 65 = 9x
5x = 65
x = 13
Name 3 of the 13 original colonies of the United States and 3 Native American Tribes.
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Native American tribe names vary.
What is the general structure of a debate that was provided on the organizer yesterday? (4 sections)
Opening statement
3-5 rebuttals with proof/research from each team
Closing statement
Reflection
What is the largest country in the world in terms of land mass AND the largest country in the world in terms of population?
Russia = land mass, India = population