Workplace Professionalism | 5-Day High School Career Readiness Unit
5-DAY UNITCAREER READINESS

Career Readiness: Workplace Professionalism

A full 5-day unit on showing up like a professional

Most professionalism resources are a list of rules. Here students work through reliability, dress codes, communication and receiving feedback against a realistic first week, rotate through role-play stations, and commit to a plan.

5 days of instruction 24+ deliverables Original case study Self-grading Google Forms™
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What's in Every Lesson

Everything in the Workplace Professionalism unit, in one folder.

Editable Slides
A lean, low-text deck with day-divider sections and real-document examples.
Guided Notes
Concept-targeted notes with a complete answer key.
Original Case Study
A realistic workplace decision with a full teacher key.
Project & Performance Task
A team or peer project plus a graded performance task and rubric.
Assessment
An 8-question application MCQ set, a performance task and an exit ticket.
Self-grading Google Forms™
Assign in Google Classroom and let it grade itself.

See the Actual Pages

How the week runs.

Guided notes

Notes students actually fill in

Vocabulary-targeted guided notes with a complete answer key, taking students from the terms to using them on their own document.

  • Student version and answer key
  • Editable Word and print-ready PDF
Workplace Professionalism guided notes page
The case study

“First Week at Northgate”

A talented new hire nails the interview, then stumbles through week one: late with no notice, underdressed for a client meeting, defensive about feedback. Students diagnose each miss and fix it.

  • Student case and full teacher key
  • Diagnose first, then fix
  • Written for this unit
First Week at Northgate case study page
Project

Something finished by Friday

A project or performance task with a rubric, so the week ends with a document or a demonstration rather than a worksheet.

  • Project brief and rubric
  • Peer review against clear criteria
Workplace Professionalism project pages
Assessment

Graded without you writing it

An 8-question application MCQ set, a performance task and an exit ticket, each with a key or a rubric, plus self-grading Google Forms™ versions.

  • MCQ set with matched key
  • Performance task and rubric
  • Self-grading Google Forms™
Workplace Professionalism assessment pages

The 5-day plan

Day 1
Learn: The Whole Package
Students build the meaning of professionalism and the dress-code spectrum.
Day 2
Analyze: First Week at Northgate
Students apply the ideas to a realistic case and diagnose each mistake.
Day 3
Reflect: Know Your Habits
Students turn the lens inward with an honest professionalism self-audit.
Day 4
Perform: Professionalism in Action
Teams rotate through role-play stations and coach each other with a peer rubric.
Day 5
Plan and Assess
Students commit to a professionalism plan and demonstrate mastery.
In every unit
Read-First teacher guide
5-day lesson plan
Standards & Skills Map
Printable bell ringers
Vocabulary slip
Answer keys & rubrics

Plus self-grading Google Forms™ versions of the MCQ and the short-response task.

Why Teachers Choose It

Open and teach

A Read-First guide and a minute-by-minute 5-day plan mean about ten minutes of prep.

Editable and print-ready

Editable .docx and .pptx plus print .pdf, so it fits however you teach.

Application, not definitions

Every unit turns on an original case study students have to diagnose.

Standards mapped

A Standards & Skills Map with a page for converting it to your state's standards.

Answer keys for everything

Every handout, assessment and task ships with a key or a rubric.

Block-schedule ready

Every plan carries a block-schedule alternative and differentiation notes.

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FAQ

What exactly is in the Workplace Professionalism unit?
A full five days: a Read-First teacher guide and day-by-day plan, an editable slide deck, printable bell ringers, guided notes with a key, the “First Week at Northgate” case study with a teacher key, a project or performance task with a rubric, an 8-question MCQ set, an exit ticket, and self-grading Google Forms™ versions. 24+ deliverables in all.
What formats are included?
Editable .docx and .pptx plus print-ready .pdf, so you can teach it on paper, on a screen, or through Google Classroom.
Do I need to teach the whole Career Readiness line?
No. Every unit stands on its own as a complete week. The bundle simply costs less than buying them separately.
What grades is it for?
Grades 9 to 12. It fits CTE, career readiness, advisory, senior seminar, and work-based learning programmes.

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