Writing Skills Vocabulary
Skills
Job-Seeking
Skills
Career Pathways
CASAS
Highlights
Common
Core College
and Career
Readiness
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Write a
narrative
paragraph
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Use phrases of
time and place
(
in the morning
,
back at home
)
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Identify collocations
Learning strategy:
Group words by
number of syllables
Word list page 164
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Find job-
seeking
resources at
the library
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Show leadership
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Delegate responsibility
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Prioritize tasks
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Communicate information
clearly
0.1.2, 0.1.6, 0.1.7,
0.2.3, 2.1.7, 2.1.8,
2.5.6, 3.1.2, 3.2.1,
3.6.2, 3.6.4, 4.1.3,
4.1.4, 4.5.1, 4.6.1,
4.7.2, 4.7.3, 7.2.3,
7.2.4, 7.2.7, 7.4.2,
7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.4.8
R.1, 2, 3, 6, 7,
8, 10
W.3, 4, 5, 7
SL.1, 2, 4
L.1, 2, 4, 6
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Write a
descriptive
email
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Use descriptive
adjectives
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Understand word
roots
Learning strategy:
Group words by part of
speech
Word list page 165
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Answer
common job
interview
questions
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Mentor others
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Show leadership
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Ask questions
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Report your progress
0.1.2, 0.1.6, 0.1.7,
0.2.3, 4.1.5, 4.2.4,
4.4.1, 4.4.3, 4.6.1,
4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.7.3,
4.8.1, 4.8.2, 5.6.2,
5.6.5, 6.7.4, 7.2.3,
7.2.5, 7.4.2, 7.4.3,
7.4.4, 7.4.8
R.1, 2, 6, 7, 10
W.3, 4, 5, 7
SL.1, 2, 4
L.1, 2, 4, 6
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Write about
your goals
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Use quantifiable
language
including
numbers, dates,
and times
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Identify adverbs
Learning strategy:
Write personal
sentences
Word list page 165
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Ask
questions
at a job
interview
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Accept criticism
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Learn from mistakes
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Be self-aware
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Develop interpersonal
relationships
0.1.2, 0.1.6, 0.2.4,
1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.5,
1.3.2, 1.8.6, 3.5.8,
3.5.9, 4.1.5, 4.4.4,
4.4.5, 5.7.6, 7.2.2,
7.2.5, 7.2.7, 7.4.2,
7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.5.1
R.1, 2, 3, 10
W.2, 4, 5, 7
SL.1, 2, 4
L.1, 2, 4, 6
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Write a letter of
complaint
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Use a business
letter format
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Look for context clues
Learning strategy:
Group by function
Word list page 166
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Recognize
illegal job
interview
questions
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Develop interpersonal
relationships
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Communicate a complaint
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Show tact
0.1.2, 0.2.4, 1.2.6,
1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.6.3,
1.6.5, 2.7.1, 2.7.3,
4.1.5, 4.2.6, 4.6.2,
5.7.6, 7.2.3, 7.2.5,
7.4.2, 7.4.3, 7.4.4
R.1, 2, 4, 10
W.4, 5, 7
SL.1, 2, 4
L.1, 2, 4, 5, 6
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Write a
personal
narrative about
important life
events
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Use adverbial
clauses of
time (
After I
graduated
)
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Recognize word
families
Learning strategy:
Write a short story
Word list page 166
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Respond to
a job offer
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Show persistence
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Manage stress
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Think on your feet
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Network
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Make informed decisions
0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.2.3,
2.8.1, 2.8.3, 2.8.6,
4.1.4, 4.1.9, 4.2.1,
4.2.5, 4.4.1, 4.4.2,
4.4.5, 6.7.2, 7.1.1,
7.1.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4,
7.2.5, 7.4.2, 7.4.3,
7.4.4, 7.4.8, 7.6.3
R.1, 2, 3, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10
W.3, 4, 5, 7
SL.1, 2, 3, 4
L.1, 2, 4, 6
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