Is That Professional? Workplace Etiquette Case Files

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Career and Technical Education · Career Readiness / Exploration
SP-CAREER-004 · Free to print and use in your classroom · substituteplans.com
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Is That Professional? Workplace Etiquette Case
Files
Career and Technical Education · Career Readiness / Exploration · Grades 8-10 · 45 minutes
Time needed
45 minutes (one class period)
Prep
Copy the 2-page worksheet (one per student). No board work needed.
Technology
None.
Student
independence
High. Students work alone, then discuss with a partner.
Copies to make
One 2-page worksheet per student
Materials
Pencils, Worksheet
Goal for today: Students will evaluate workplace scenarios and explain which choices show professional behavior and
why.
Before the bell
☐ Copy the worksheet, one per student (2 pages).
☐ Read the answer key once so you can settle small debates quickly.
☐ No other prep is needed.
Say this to start
Good morning! Today is about the habits that make someone a good coworker. You will read short stories about people
at their first jobs and decide whether their choices are professional. There are some judgment calls, so be ready to
explain your thinking. Work on your own first and then compare with a partner.
Run of show
Minutes
What you do
What students do
0–5
Take attendance. Hand out the worksheet face down. Ask
students to wait.
Settle in and get a pencil.
5–10
Read the directions aloud. Ask the class: “What is one habit
that makes a coworker easy to work with?” Take two or
three quick answers.
Share ideas aloud briefly.
10–24
Tell students to complete the case files, questions 1–5.
Walk the room and encourage them to read each story
twice.
Circle the best choice for each scenario.
24–31
Tell students to complete true/false questions 6–11.
Mark each statement true or false.
31–41
Tell students to answer questions 12–14. Then let partners
compare answers for two minutes.
Write short answers. Compare with a
partner.
41–45
Collect all worksheets and place them in a stack for the
teacher.
Hand in the worksheet.

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If things go wrong
• If students argue about a judgment call, tell them to explain their reasoning in their written answer. The
reason matters more than the letter.
• If a student says “my boss would never care,” ask what would happen if every employee thought that way.
• If students share stories about real employers, thank them but redirect to the worksheet and ask them to
keep names out of it.
• If a student finishes early, use the early finisher list.
Early finishers
• Write a short list of five habits you would want from a coworker if you were the boss.
• Create your own two-sentence scenario about a workplace problem and write the best response.
Support and challenge
• Support: Read each scenario aloud before students answer.
• Challenge: Ask students to write what they would say to the person in scenario 3 in a polite, one-minute
conversation.
Notes for the teacher (you fill this in)
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How far the class got / what to pick up next:
Students who were especially helpful:
Anything the teacher should know: