Analyze a Cover Letter

2021.06.07 11:40 am - 12:21 pm

Teaching point: What elements do all great cover letters have?

Do Now

Summer jobs in the pandemic. Answer the questions in the doc.

2021.06.07 Do Now

Agenda

Do Now and Discussion (10 minutes)

Review the Cover letter Checklist (10 minutes)

Analyze a High School Resume (15 - 20 minutes)

Reflection (5 Minutes)

Review the Cover Letter Checklist

Before writing your own resume and cover letter, it’s important to look at some real life examples and discover what elements all great resumes and cover letters have. Let's review the cover letter checklist below so that we know what to look for.

2021.06.07 STUDENT COVER LETTER CHECKLIST

Analyze a Cover Letter

You will choose 2 out of the 4 cover letters to review. Go through the checklist and identify which elements this cover letter contains. Then, briefly summarize your critique in the given boxes with some “Glows” (things the cover letter did well) and “Grows” (things this job seeker needs to improve on).

Coming up......

  1. Wednesday is the last day for new assignments

  2. We will finish up with our cover letters tomorrow

  3. We will have our final quiz Wednesday, June 9