Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework
Lesson plans for ESL, ABE, GED, Study Skills and Workforce

Materials/Supplies

• Index Cards
• Newspapers want ads
• Green sheet
• Houston Press

Contributors & Organizations

1. Beverly Goodie - AMCS
2. Glenda Duck - HRC
3. Laura Walker-Foman -NHMCC
4. Sandra Buchholz - AMCS

Objective

Student will be able to find jobs in the newspaper and read classified ads.

Vocabulary: Alphabetize words

want ads/ classified ads, assembler, occupations, painter, carpenter, entry level, flexible, delivery person, delivery person, salary, interview, professional, benefits retail, restaurant/motel, cashier, retail, position, etc. abbreviations such as ft/pt, hrs, gd. bnfts., yrs., exp., lic., appt., apt. mgr., etc

Text Books

Stand Out, Picture Dictionary, Side-By-Side

Activity/Procedures

Have students look through the local paper and classify ads, guess who have students walk abbreviation drills

Evaluation/Assessment

Abbreviation Quiz

Grammatical Focus

I’m, you’ve, articles (a/an)

Pronouns carpentry

Tenses of work