Facilitator's Guide: - College in Colorado

Grade 11, Education After High School 9: Letters of Recommendation
Grade 11, Education After High School #: Lesson Title
OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................
Students review the purpose of letters of recommendation for college applications. They will
read examples and identify important characteristics of effective letters. Next, they will dis-
cuss steps they can take to help someone write effective references for them. Finally, they will
complete a worksheet with important details about their achievements, goals, and challenges
to help someone write a letter of recommendation. As a homework assignment, they will choose
one person and use this worksheet to request a letter of recommendation.
PREPARATION ....................................................................................
❑ List the day’s BIG IDEA and activities on the board.
❑ The following handouts need to be made into overhead transparencies:
• Student Handbook pages 151-152, One Student, Two Letters
• Student Handbook page 153, Recommendation Worksheet
❑ Prior to facilitating this lesson, consult with your school counselor regarding the procedures
for requesting letters of recommendation.
❑ Decide on how you want to handle the Letter of Recommendation homework assignment for
students who are not applying to college. Your school counselor may have suggestions.
IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS ...........................................................
In Activity IV, if you feel your students will need more time to complete Student Handbook
page 153, Recommendation Worksheet, this activity could be introduced in class and assigned
as homework.
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