UNIT 3: APPLy TARGET MARKETS FOR YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT Independent Work Identifying Target Markets - challenge students to take what they learned from the collaborative activity and use it to make a plan for how they will tailor their personal statement for the different schools and programs to which they are applying. TAILORING YOUR RESUME Whole Group Discussion Tailoring a Resume - Break students up into small groups and give each group a " problem. " Have them discuss the problem, and come up with a negative approach to solving the problem (a " bad idea " ) and a positive approach to solving the problem (a " smart idea " ). after each group has worked, ask a volunteer to present their ideas to the class, and discuss. NEXT STEPS: YOUR COLLEGE APPLICATION ACTION PLAN Independent Work CAAP Work Time - instruct students to begin working on the next steps on their college application action Plans. For students who are unsure what to do next, challenge them to take class time to tailor the documents they'll need to submit in their application packets. YOUR ACTION PLAN: TAILORING YOUR DOCUMENTS Summary Before the end of the week, call students back together and ask each student to share out something they accomplished and something they still need to finish. congratulate everyone on their hard work, and take a moment to recognize someone who was helpful to their peers this week. lesson 11: Tailoring Your DocumenTs 187