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SKILLS for Success
Ten Basic 30-Minute Lessons
Updated 2/17/2012
Contact: Bill Coplin
wdcoplin@syr.edu
Contents
Introduction and instructor guide.....................................................3
Lesson 1: Skills Introduction...........................................................5
Lesson 2: Motivate Yourself............................................................6
Lesson 3: Manage Your Time..........................................................8
Lesson 4: Type Well........................................................................9
Lesson 5: Converse One-on-One...................................................11
Lesson 6: Manage Your Money.....................................................13
Lesson 7: Build Good Relationships..............................................15
Lesson 8: Identify Problems..........................................................17
Lesson 9: Sell Successfully............................................................20
Lesson 10: Skills Assessment........................................................22
Appendix A: 38 Skills…………....................................................23
Appendix B: Surveys.....................................................................24
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Introduction and instructor guide
Introduction
Skills for Success Basic Lessons is a set of ten 30-minute lessons based on the content of
3cskills.org, which is derived from Dr. Bill Coplin’s “10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in
College.” These lessons may be used in programs within and outside of school to introduce
students to ways that learning and applying basic skills can improve their chances of success in
college, careers and citizenship.
These lessons are designed to be short and simple enough to fit the constraints of an after-
school program of about 20 students between ages 14 and 18. However, the same skills and
similar lessons apply to high school students, and all 38 skills of the 3C Skills system (see
Appendix A) apply to college students and even working adults.
These lessons, in other words, are meant to introduce students to the lifelong knowledge
that these 38 skills, including the basic set of 13 around which these lessons are designed, can
help them lead successful lives.
Instructor guide
Lesson format
Each lesson is designed for a 30-minute instructional period and divided into several
parts: a “cool down” period to prepare students for the lesson; an introduction block for playing
the 3C Skills summary video for each skill page (the “Skills Girl Video”) and briefly discussing
its message; a 20-minute activity based on the skill; and talking points to help you reinforce the
lesson’s content in the final minutes of the session.
These lessons require the following materials:
Instructor computer with projector and sound for 3C Skills summarvideos;
Computer lab for skills assessments and lesson activities, as noted on lesson pages;
Printouts of supplementary documents, as noted on lesson pages.
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Surveys and Basic Skills Assessment
Before and after the ten lessons begin, students must complete a pre-survey and post-survey,
which gather basic demographic information and evaluate their skills proficiency with general,
open-ended questions.
The first and last lessons feature the Basic Skills Assessment, an online questionnaire that
tests your students’ abilities in 13 basic skills. The first and last assessments will be done using
the same online form. The results of the Basic Skills Assessment will automatically be sent to 3C
Skills to be annotated and returned to you within five days, so that you will have enough time to
review the results and share them with your students.
Although the included lesson plans cover eight of the 13 skills, the skills assessments track
students’ level of competency in all 13 skills, so that you will have a better sense of your students’
total skill sets.
For more information, visit 3cskills.org or contact
Bill Coplin at wdcoplin@maxwell.syr.edu
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 1: Skills Introduction
From this exercise students will learn to critically examine their proficiency in 13 basic skills.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Basic Skills Assessment pre-test (25 min)
● Send students to the online Skills Assessment page
(https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8RSH9ZG). Remind students to select the post-test
button when they enter the survey page.
● Have a short discussion of each skill and ask students to rate themselves. Use examples to
show why each skill is important. Make sure students provide clear evidence of their skill
levels.
● The 3C Skills team will review the responses and provide feedback before the second
lesson.
Part 3: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
● Ask students to think about their progress in each skill throughout the program.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 2: Motivate Yourself
From this exercise students will learn to work hard, exceed expectations and strive to improve.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video (5 min)
● Play the Skills Girl video from the Motivate Yourself page (http://3cskills.org/node/63).
● Ask students to identify the characteristics of a motivated person. After a couple of
responses, present the following key characteristics:
● Hardworking
● Enthusiastic
● Completes tasks to the best of his/her ability
● Not lazy
● Feels a driving force to accomplish something
Part 3: Interview Role Play (20 min)
1. Identify yourself as an employer looking to hire someone to work as a salesperson for a
paper company.
2. Select 2 students.
3. Identify one student as a motivated applicant, and the other as an unmotivated applicant.
Make sure the class does not know which student is motivated and which is not.
4. Instruct the motivated student to demonstrate the characteristics above and the
unmotivated student to demonstrate the following:
a. Make no eye contact with interviewer
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b. Have cell phone ring loudly and pick up
c. Say he can only work one hour per week
5. Using the interview questions below, interview each “applicant” as the class observes.
● Why do you want this job?
● If I asked your previous classmates to tell me about their experience working
with you in the past, what do you think they would say about you?
6. Ask students which applicant they would hire and why, discussing the importance of
being motivated using examples from the activity.
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
● Ask students how they will be more motivated during the week in school, at home while
doing chores, or in extracurricular activities such as sports.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 3: Manage Your Time
From this exercise students will learn to plan ahead and avoid procrastinating.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
1. Show the Skills Girl video from the Manage Your Time page
(http://3cskills.org/node/65).
2. Ask the students what they do to help manage their time. Possible topics could be
using a planner, calendar, alarm clocks, or other devices. Ask how these help them
manage their time.
Part 3: Group Activity (20 min)
● Divide students into 2 equal groups. Tell students each group must choose a group name
and make a sign for their group within a 15 minute time limit
● Each group must come up in front of the group and explain the name
● Bring in older kids or adults to judge on a 1-3 basis and decline the group with the
highest number as the winner
● Provide the winning group with some kind of prize.
● Show Video 2: How to Properly Manage Your Time.http://3cskills.org/node/65
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Instructor comes in and reiterates the importance of the skill and encourages students to
practice using the skill
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 4: Type Well
From this exercise students will learn to identify the importance of typing proficiently.
For this lesson, each student needs exclusive use of a computer.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
1. Show the Skills Girl video from the Type Well page (http://3cskills.org/node/69).
2. Discuss the importance of being able to type at least 35 words per minute error free.
Here are some suggested discussion topics:
● Typing is necessary for most careers, and typing rapidly and accurately makes
you more employable
● Accuracy in typing leads to stronger computer skills; i.e. writing reports, entering
data, etc.
● Quick and accurate typing will help with school work as well as most jobs
● Typing quickly and accurately within a team may lead to a leadership position
Part 3: Typing activity (20 min)
1. Divide the class into the groups from the previous lesson. Using the website
http://www.typingtest.com/ instruct the students to take a typing test for 2 minutes.
Students can practice once and then take the test. Somebody must watch each group to
make sure they record the right number.
2. Once every student has completed the 3-minute test, have each group average their
scores; the group with the highest score “wins.”
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3. If possible, record video of each student while typing and show the best and worst form
to the group.
4. The group with the highest score “wins” and you can use this opportunity to provide
some kind of prize to the winning students
5. The activity creates competition among the class, but also demonstrates that quick typists
can finish a job faster and be rewarded.
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Challenge the best typist to a “type-off”.
Encourage students to practice their typing.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 5: Converse One-on-One
From this exercise students will learn to listen and express ideas.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
1. Show the Skills Girl video (Video 1) from the Converse One-on-One page
(http://3cskills.org/node/71).
2. Show the How to Improve Your Communication Skills (Video 2) from the Converse
One-on-One page
3. Talk about the importance of this skill. Have the students brainstorm ways to make
good conversation. Some ideas:
a. Being confident
b. Asking questions
c. Listening
d. Smiling
e. Knowing when the conversation is over
Part 3: Conversation Activity (20 min)
1. Put students in the groups used in the two previous meetings.
2. Give each group an even number.
3. Tell each group to discuss one thing they like and one thing they don’t like about the
Boys and Girls Club one pair at a time in front of the other group members.
4. Have the group select the best two communicators.
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5. Present a panel of at least 2 adults
6. Each group will send their best pair to have a 2 minute conversation about what they
like and don’t like about school in front of the panel.
7. The panel will select the best pair
8. The panel will talk about pros and cons of presentations
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Emphasize how conversing one-on-one is significant at a workplace and in life in general.
It is important to be able to effectively convey your ideas and thoughts to others.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 6: Manage Your Money
From this exercise students will learn how to calculate expenses and balance a personal budget.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
● Show the Skills Girl video from the Manage Your Money page
(http://3cskills.org/node/66).
Part 3: Money Management Activity (20 min)
● Present the following scenario:
o You are a Corporate Financial Assistant making a salary of $47,000, married and
with a child entering high school. Your wife is unemployed, so you are the
primary source of income for your family.
● Go over the living options below. Explain that students have a choice of one from each
category.
Saving Options
1. 0% of paycheck after taxes
2. 10% of paycheck after taxes
3. 25% of paycheck after taxes
Housing Options
● Two Bedroom Apt ($900/mo)
● Single Family House ($1500/mo)
● Mansion ($3000/mo)
Grocery Options
● Bare Necessities ($150/mo)
● Full Fridge ($250/mo)
● Eating out ($100/week)
Transportation Options
● Public Transportation ($60/mo)
● Basic: Hyundai Elantra ($400/mo)
● SUV: Nissan Pathfinder ($700/mo)
● Luxury: Mercedes-Benz E550 4Matic ($1300/mo)
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Entertainment Options
● Netflix ($10/mo)
● Cable Television ($50/mo)
● Movies Every Weekend ($60/mo) (per person)
● 1 and 2 ($60/mo)
● 1 and 3 ($70/mo)
● 2 and 3 ($110/mo)
● After selecting living options, students should calculate each of the following below and
evaluate their spending.
Salary - $47,000
Monthly Income -
Monthly Income after 24% total tax -
Savings -
Family Needs - $300
Rent -
Groceries -
Transportation -
Entertainment -
Total Expenditure -
Amount Left Over -
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
● Stress the importance of financial stability and the significance of the difference between
wants and needs.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 7: Build Good Relationships
From this exercise students will learn how to form positive and constructive relationships.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
● Show the Skills Girl video from the Build Good Relationships page
(http://3cskills.org/node/78).
● Additional links:
a. Lifetofullest.com: “How to build good relationships with people?”
(http://lifetofullest.com/how-to-build-good-relationships/)
b. WikiHow.com: “How to make people feel good”
(http://www.wikihow.com/Make-People-Feel-Good)
c. Howcast video: “How to build trust” (from skill page)
● Ask students to identify the characteristics of someone who knows how to build good
relationships. After a few responses, use the following keywords:
a. Polite
b. Sympathetic
c. Persuasive
Part 3: Dale Carnegie skits (20 min)
● Divide students into two groups and assign them the following fictional situations:
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○ “You want to visit your best friend across the street. He’s an A student, but your
mom doesn’t want you hanging out with him. How might you try to change her
opinion?”
○ “Your friend is really good at hoops, but she’s a ball hog. How do you persuade
her to share the ball?”
● Give each group the following set of simple Carnegie guidelines to help them through the
activity.
○ “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.”
○ "Remember that a man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound
in any language."
○ "Talk in the terms of the other man's interest."
○ "Dramatize your ideas."
○ "Throw down a challenge."
● Students, in groups and with minimal instructor help, decide the solution to their fictional
situation and how to act it out.
● Give each group 3 minutes to act its solution in front of the entire class.
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Treat people with respect.
Try not to argue or offend except when absolutely necessary.
Hand out full list of basic Carnegie guidelines and tell students the guidelines will help
them do almost anything, especially outside of anything related to school.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 8: Identify Problems
From this exercise students will learn how to identify and solve problems.
For this lesson plan, each student needs exclusive use of a computer.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
1. Show the Skills Girl video from the Identify Problems page
(http://3cskills.org/node/98).
2. Ask students to identify the characteristics of someone who knows how to identify
problems. After a few responses, use the following keywords:
a. Knowledgeable
b. Careful
c. Observant
Part 3: What’s Your Problem? (20 min)
1. Print each student a copy of the Identify Problems worksheet on the following
page.
2. Students must use the Internet, personal interviews and their own knowledge to
identify and substantiate problems in the program, their schools and their
neighborhoods.
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Look to identify problems in most things.
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Learn to evaluate problems that come to mind, and don’t be afraid to ask people for
answers.
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Identify Problems – Finding Evidence
Name: Date:
Directions: Identify six problems in school, your after-school program, your neighborhood or your state. Record evidence of each problem and
where you found the evidence. Evidence includes Internet sources, personal interviews and pictures.
Problem Did you find evidence that proves this problem exists (yes If yes, what is the source of the evidence?
or no)? If yes, what is the evidence?
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 9: Sell Successfully
From this exercise students will learn why being able to convince someone to sell an idea or buy
a product is important.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Skills Girl Video & Quick Discussion (5 min)
● Show the Skills Girl video from the Sell Successfully page (http://3cskills.org/node/82)
● Talk about the importance of this skill. Have the students brainstorm situations where this
they have sold something or would have to sell something. This may include selling:
○ personal qualifications and skill in a job interview
○ an idea or concept to a group or team
○ shoes and clothes at a retail store in the mall
○ Girl Scout Cookies
Part 3: Group Sales Activity (20 min)
1. Show “How To Sell Anything To Anybody” (use skill page).
2. Divide the class into the usual groups to develop a pitch to convince a friend to join
the Boys and Girls Club. The instructor or a older big mouth teen could be the target
of the sale playing a 13 year old. A member from each group would come up front
and try to convince the role player to join the Boys and Girls Club and the role player
would give them a hard time.
3. Ask the class to vote on which group was the most convincing. Be clear that a group
cannot vote for themselves. If there is a tie, the teacher will decide what group was
the most convincing.
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4. After a winner is chosen, ask the class what the winning group did to convince the
rest of the class they were the best. Record what students say on the board. Suggested
characteristics of a good salesperson may be:
a. knowledge on what’s being sold
b. enthusiasm
c. ability to appeal to the interests of other
d. likability
e. ability to display the value or importance of an idea or product
f. persuasiveness
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Discuss why being a good salesperson is important. Good salespeople must convince others
that their ideas or products are worth the price or commitment. this is applicable in any career.
Encourage students to work on their sales skills over the week and report back to him on how
they used them.
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Lesson 10: Skills Assessment
During this exercise, students will review their answers from the Skills Introduction and record
any changes in their skills proficiency over the duration of the program.
Part 1: Cool Down
Settle students down and make sure they are ready and attentive.
Part 2: Review Skills Introduction (5 min)
1. Give students printouts of their results from the original Skills Introduction survey.
Part 3: Skills Assessment (20 min)
● Send students to the online Skills Assessment page
(https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8RSH9ZG). Remind students to select the post-test
button when they enter the survey page.
● Have a short discussion of each skill and ask students to rate themselves. Use examples to
show why each skill is important. Make sure students provide clear evidence of their skill
levels.
● The 3C Skills team will review the responses and provide feedback within five days.
Part 4: Instructor’s synopsis (5 min)
Hand students copies of the “Everyday Skills for Career, College and Citizenship” sheet on
the following page.
Remind students to read and keep the 38 Skills sheet because these skills are what they need
to be good and successful citizens.
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Everyday Skills for Career, College and Citizenship
Taking Responsibility
Motivate Yourself • Be Ethical • Manage Your Time • Manage Your Money
Developing Physical Skills
Stay Well • Look Good • Type Well • Write Legibly
Communicating Verbally
Converse One-on-One • Present to Groups • Use Visual Displays
Communicating in Writing
Write Well • Edit and Proof • Use Word-Processing Tools • Master Online
Communication
Working Directly with People
Build Good Relationships • Work in Teams • Teach Others
Influencing People
Manage Effectively • Sell Successfully • Politick Wisely • Lead Effectively
Gathering Information
Search the Web • Use Library Holdings • Use Commercial Databases •
Conduct Interviews • Use Surveys • Keep and Use Records
Using Quantitative Tools
Use Numbers • Use Graphs and Tables • Use Spreadsheet Programs
Asking and Answering the Right Questions
Detect Nonsense • Pay Attention to Detail • Apply Knowledge • Evaluate
Actions and Policies
Solving Problems
Identify Problems • Develop Solutions • Launch Solutions
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Student pre-survey
Note: The student pre-survey is also available online
(https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3cstudentpresurvey).
Name:
Education
Questions 2 and 3 are multiple choice.
1. What grade are you in?
2. How would you describe your grades?
[ Mostly A’s ] [Mostly B’s] [Mostly C’s] [Mostly D’s]
3. What is your desired level of education?
[None] [High School Diploma/GED] [College] [Master’s or Professional Degree]
Basic knowledge of skills
Answer the questions below.
4. What skills have you learned in school?
5. List as many skills as you can that you think would make you successful in life.
6. Where do you think you can practice skills that will make you successful?
Experience
Answer the questions below.
7. Have you ever been a volunteer (i.e. helped out at a soup kitchen or tutored students without
pay)?
8. What clubs, sports, or after-school programs do you participate in?
9. Do you think you should participate in more?
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Skills for Success Basic Lessons
Student post-survey
Name:
Education
Questions 2 and 3 are multiple choice.
1. What grade are you in?
2. How would you describe your grades?
[ Mostly A’s ] [Mostly B’s] [Mostly C’s] [Mostly D’s]
3. What is your desired level of education?
[None] [High School Diploma/GED] [College] [Master’s or Professional Degree]
Skills Improvement
Answer the questions below.
4. List as many skills as you can that you think would make you successful in life.
5. Where do you think you can practice skills that will make you successful?
Experience
Answer the questions below.
6. Have you joined any new clubs, sports, or after-school programs since using the 10 Skill Sets?
7. What do you think was the most beneficial aspect of the 10 Skill Sets?
8. What was the least beneficial?
9. Will you continue to practice the skills you learned? Why or why not?
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Teacher/administrator post-survey
Background
Answer the questions below.
1. What is your position at the school where you work?
[Teacher] [Administrator] [Counselor/Student Advisor] [Coach/After School Program
Coordinator]
2. What grade(s) do you work with?
Skills Improvement
Answer the questions below.
3. Do you think your students now have a better understanding of skills? Why or why not?
4. Were your students able to demonstrate that they practiced the 10 skills (i.e. made a planner for
Manage Your Time)?
5. Do you think your students will continue to practice the skills they learned? Why or Why not?
6. Will you continue to use the 3C Skills website and 10 Skill Sets? Why or why not?
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