Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Storytelling 101 (1:59 sec) Stories are powerful tools that can teach us about ourselves, life, and others. Role models in this video share their advice for creating and telling compelling stories for fun or as a future career. We are surrounded by stories every day: at school, talking with friends, and at the dinner table. But did you know that there are specific qualities that make stories powerful? Listen to the role models to learn about these qualities and how to apply them to your own stories. The resources here can help you learn even more about storytelling and the qualities that make stories powerful. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: In this “Story Writing Challenge”, you select from lots of funny options and then practice creating your own story. Remember to think about the qualities of a good story while you are writing! Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Storytelling 101” video, then think about the qualities of a good story and how to apply these qualities to your own storytelling. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a valuable discussion about the role storytelling plays in our lives. Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth “before, during, and after” learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.

Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Developing Communication Skills (2:43 sec) Want to crush that next presentation? Learn practical strategies and tips for improving communication skills, including to make speaking in front of people way less scary! How can you make people listen to what you have to say? Why is it important to listen when others are telling you something? Role models in this video share tips and techniques for building communication skills — including for those times you need to get up and speak in front of people, whether that’s a class presentation, with your family, or in another time in your life. Use the resources here to sharpen your communication skills! Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: What’s the best way to avoid being nervous when you give a presentation? Take this quick quiz to see what you know about six keys to communication. Then check the Answer Key to see how you did. Plus, try “painting a picture” of a favorite place! Independent Learning Guide: How can you convince someone to agree with you? Why is it important to think before you speak? Watch the “Communication” video, then use this guide to learn more about strengthening your own communication skills. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to jumpstart a valuable discussion that can help students understand the importance of developing good communication skills—in school and beyond. Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth “before, during, and after” learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.

Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Developing Writing Skills (2:41 sec) Some people love to get up at five in the morning to write. Is that you? Don’t worry! Anyone can write, and it doesn’t have to be at five in the morning. What does it take? Get some great advice in this video from professional writers who share strategies and tips that will help you build your writing muscles. If you ask 10 different writers how to develop your writing skills, you’ll get 10 different answers. Find out what some of those answers are in this video. Role models who also have careers as writers will help you learn to express yourself more clearly. The resources here can help you find ways to develop your writing skills that work for you. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: What kind of writer are you? Are there things you like to write and others not so much? This activity helps you learn more about the writing you do, and where you’d like to go from there! Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Writing Skills” video, then use this guide to learn more about how writers write‚ including you! This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to engage students in a lively discussion, such as with the ways practice in writing is like practice in a sport. Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth “before, during, and after” learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings. Write and Pass: Use this Empowerment Activity to reinforce the corresponding video topic or theme and build teamwork and community within your Career Girls Club.

Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series: Literary Arts Careers (1:29 sec) Do you like to create worlds with your imagination? A novelist, poet, filmmaker, producer, and playwright share why they are passionate about their careers in creative writing. Imagine inventing a character or story that didn’t exist before, and being able to share it with the world! Role models in this video discuss what makes a good character or story and what they love most about their careers. Use the resources here to learn more about the work of a literary artist, and whether this might be a career for you. Empowerment Lesson Video: Watch this short video as a jumping-off point for in-depth learning experiences using the resources below. Fun Page Activity: Try being a literary artist. Use this poem “starter” to write a poem about the real you — what you dream about, wish for, and can’t wait to do! Independent Learning Guide: Watch the “Literary Arts Careers” video, then use this guide to put yourself in the place of a literary artist to see what this career is all about. This all-purpose guide can also be used by educators, parents, and mentors to draw students into a discussion that connects a literary artist’s work to their own writing experiences. Classroom Lesson Plan: This step-by-step lesson plan is available to guide a more in-depth “before, during, and after” learning experience when viewing the video with students. This lesson plan is also suitable for use in after-school programs and other educational settings.