Daily Learning Contract
- Topic: Resume Writing
- Objective: Students will write a truthful, privacy-safe one-page resume with standard headings and specific evidence from school, projects, activities, service, or responsibilities.
- TEKS: d(7)(A)
- Demonstration of Learning: three-page résumé planner and assembled one-page résumé submitted privately in Canvas or on paper.
TEKS: d(7)(A) Evidence: three-page résumé planner and assembled one-page résumé
Before Class
Per student, provide the three-page packet, a pencil, one private Canvas or paper route, and the student-owned CCE Six-Weeks Evidence Log when available. Students work independently; they may rehearse one redacted bullet with a partner but do not exchange devices, files, or full resumes. Preserve the adapted teacher-created comparison: project Objective: To get a job. Skills: Can use a computer. Project: Helped with flyers. Contrast it with Designed two original event flyers and revised the hierarchy after teacher feedback. Ask what action, task, evidence, or purpose the weak sample hides. The Evidence Log is a source only; do not collect it or require old artifacts again. Jordan is the complete fallback. Optional Xello copying must not replace the Canvas/paper route.
50-Minute Flow
- Purpose and privacy — 7 min. A résumé matches true evidence to a target; it is not a personal-data form.
- Compare the models — 10 min. Use the teacher-created weak sample to reveal the missing action, task, evidence, and purpose. References and photos stay off.
- Plan and assemble — 23 min. Students select one Evidence Log entry, another true experience, or the labeled Jordan fallback; draft specific bullets; and assemble a one-page résumé. Paid work is not required.
- Assembly check — 7 min. Check standard headings, action words, specific evidence, consistency, readable formatting, and privacy.
- Exit — 3 min. Strongest bullet and one needed revision.
Monitor and Key
At minute 14, students should be able to explain why Can use a computer is weaker than an action + task + evidence bullet. If one-third still list traits or tools only, label the four missing parts directly on the teacher-created sample. At minute 31, look for three truthful evidence bullets and standard headings. At minute 44, the one-page draft should be readable and contain no sensitive data. Do not reward invented titles, dates, awards, hours, results, or tools. “No paid experience” is not a deficit when projects and responsibilities provide evidence. CareerOneStop recommends standard headings and relevant true evidence; graphic decoration cannot rescue weak content. Safe trim: assemble two strongest bullets plus one supported skill, then finish formatting in catch-up. Collect one resume route; leave the Evidence Log and old artifacts with the student.
Privacy and Absence Route
No home address, personal phone/email, date of birth, student ID, SSN, photo, family information, or reference contact. Students never exchange accounts or devices.