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G.Lang.Arts- Cover Letter & Peer Reveiw

Now that you have written an interview between your characters, you need to write a cover letter.  This is a formal letter included with a resume, the expresses why you are giving the person or institution your resume.
Your cover letter should include at least three paragraphs:

1. What you are applying for and where you found the job posting - First Paragraph
2. What you have to offer - Middle Paragraph(s)
3. How you will follow-up - Final Paragraph 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILED INFO ABOUT HOW TO WRITE EACH PARAGRAPH

CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE COVER LETTER.

Be sure to write it in such a way to make your character sound like a good fit for the job!

Interview & cover letter: Peer review

• Your group:
• Group reviewed:

VOCABULARY

A.   Were at least 3 vocabulary words from the “Importance/unimportance” list present and  used correctly?

B.   List words used in the cover letter and interview that could be upgraded to a more interesting and/or descriptive word?

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ARGUMENTS

A.   What was the groups best argument for their character getting the job? (Explain why it was good.)

B.   What arguments need to be improved? Were any parts missing?

·      Remember the three paragraphs for the cover letter:

1. What you are applying for and where you found the job posting - First Paragraph 
2. What you have to offer - Middle Paragraph(s)
3. Why you are interested in the job and how you will follow-up - Final Paragraph 

C.   If you were the employer, would you hire the character based on the qualifications presented? Explain why or why not?­

Gifted Language Arts

Character Sketch (click to veiw)

• Copy the contents of this document in to your own and follow directions (or you can select "FILE" and "download and a WORD DOCUMENT).  Save it on your student drive!
• You can also sign in to your google account, save a copy of the doc, and work on it online as a Google Doc.
• Complete the sections giving as much detail as you can remember.
• Use complete sentences
• Use descriptive words
• Explain things instead of just mentioning them

What is our BIOREGION?

We are trying to determine what size and shape our bioregion should be.

How big should it be? What should define it?

   

• Use the above factors to search for maps that include our area. Start with searching "ecoregion" and "watershed" and add the words "map" or "New Mexico" to any search to get more specific. You will notice that each map is a little different, so save a variety of them!

• Save the image files for these maps on your STUDENT DATA DRIVE.  
• Once you have map images for each category, start a PowerPoint presentation and insert these images into your slides.