LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about the role of a mechanic, including its benefits and challenges; understand how to get started in a career as a mechanic.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use a goal-setting process to support health and well-being of self and others.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Self-management, responsible decision-making

Lesson Plan: I’m a Mechanic

If you love cars and want to work with your hands, check out Victoria’s story to learn what it takes to be an auto mechanic.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “I’m a Mechanic,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What does a mechanic do, and what skills are required to become one?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “I’m a Mechanic”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In Q&A WITH A MECHANIC, have students imagine that Victoria Bruno has agreed to do a Q&A session at their school’s job fair. Have students work individually or in pairs to write a script for the Q&A (both the questions that students might ask and the answers Victoria might give them). Students may use the example questions provided in the skills sheet to help them get started writing the dialogue, but they should also come up with some of their own questions. At the end, they should also write down a couple of questions they still have about being a mechanic that were not answered in the article. Have them research the answers to their questions online to share with the group.

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