FOCUS AREAS:What do you want to DO for the rest of your life?

What are Focus Areas

Focus Areas are plans to help you choose electives in high school that will help you when you graduate and want to go to university

Ex. If you want to be a French teacher, then you will need to take French 12. If you want to be an architect, you don’t need to take French 12.

Right Now…

Write down three jobs you want to do in the future

Activity

In small groups, you are going to learn about one focus area.

You will need to prepare a very short presentation on your focus area next class

Activity

You will need to tell the class: What your focus area means Who would want to take this focus area

(interests) What jobs you can have with this focus area

Everyone must speak in your presentationYou will be presenting October 31

Trades and Technology

ElectricianAirplane EngineerCarpenterMechanic

Stand by Miss Cassie’s Desk

Tourism, Hospitality and Foods

Travel writer/photographerHotel ManagerChefTour Guide

Stand by the Air Conditioner

Science and Applied Science

ChemistPharmacistForresterCheminal EngineerLab Technician

Stand in back corner

Liberal Arts and Humanities

Anthropologist (studying the history of people)

Language Teacher JournalistArchivist (working with historical documents)Writer

Stand by word poster

Health and Human Service

Nurse/DoctorPolice OfficerTeacherCounselorParamedic

Stand by front door

Fitness and Recreation

AthleteCoachTeacherPersonal TrainerAdventure Tour Guide (ex. Hiking)

Stand in Back Corner

Fine Arts, Design, and Media

PhotographerFashion DesignerMusicianCinematographerArtist

Stand at Front Board

Business and Applied Business

AccountantBusiness OwnerStockbrokerRealtor (Selling Houses)

Stand in back middle