Lesson Plan: (Writing an Effective Resume).

Learning Objective/ Outcome:

Upon successful completion, students will be able to create a complete resume
representing their skills, experience, and educational background.
Skills:
Listening, English grammar and composition, business etiquette, keyboarding, editing
Key Vocabulary:
Chronological resume, functional resume, career objective, reference, extra
curricular, work experience, recognitions, specialized skills, relevant.
Materials:
1- Copies of Resume worksheets.
2- Copies of Creating an Effective Resume Guide.
3- Copies of Tips and Suggestions.
4- PowerPoint.
5- Resume Samples.
6- Resume Sample Form.
Time Required:
10 minutes at the end of one class to assign the Resume Worksheet followed by one
50-minute class to discuss resume structure and formatting. A follow-up 60 minutes
class allows students to peer review other resumes.
Questions To Set the Lesson:
1- What is a resume?
2- What information is included in a resume?
3- Why do I need a resume?

Lesson (Teacher-Student interactions):

1. Ask students if they know what a resume is and how one is used. If some students
know what a resume is, follow-up by seeing what they think should and should
not include on a good resume.
2. Instruct students to complete the Resume Worksheet part one.
3. Before presenting the PowerPoint: Hand out Creating the Effective Resume and
Resume Tips and Suggestions to students.
4. Give the Student a time period of 3 minutes to skim through the handout quickly to
cover the most highlighted points during the PowerPoint presentation.
5. Start presenting the PowerPoint a bout Building a Resume, which focuses on
definitions and criteria of an effective resume. (15-20 minutes). (Note: allow
student to ask question during slides and after the presentation)
6. After the PowerPoint Presentation, students should be able to start practice filling
information into the 3rd and the 4th part of worksheet and then transfer those
information in the resume form worksheet. (Note: Discuss the practice with
students and stress on the importance of accuracy of the content).
6. Hand out the Action Verbs to Strengthen Your Resume and Transferable Skills as an
extra guide to apply in writing an effective resume.
An example of using the action verbs: Evaluated school progress toward meeting the
Learning Results.
7. Review with students sample of Resumes. (Good and bad).
ASSIGNMENT:
Students will create a draft copy of a resume aimed at a career of interest.
SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP: Students could conduct a peer review of their draft
resumes. Good resumes often borrow ideas from other resumes.