Question

Rachel has been asked to contribute a brief video describing her summer as an engineering intern with the city's electric power company for her high school career counseling center. She was recently the featured subject of an article in the local newspaper about her participation in the Student Assistance for Education program (SAFE) and plans to use some of the information in her video script. Read Rachel's draft outline of her video script and answer the question.

I. Investing in Future
A. Inspiration—the birth of an idea
-What ignited my curiosity?
-What obstacles were in my way?
B. Follow up—ideas+effort=personal action plan

II. Where can you begin?
A. Teachers & Mentors
-ASU Summer Program, pre-freshmen engineering
-SAFE Program
B. High School career counseling services
-bulletins—READ updates regularly
-office visits

III. How is CPS assisting me today?

IV. What's In Your Future?
A. College and career
B. Mentoring others


Which section of Rachel's draft outline would the information in paragraphs 1-4 of the news article “CPS Energy: Mentors Jump-Start College, Careers” best support? Click here to read the news article.

A. It supports section III. How is CPS Assisting Me Today? because Ms. Gladstone is an employee of CPS, the city's electrical service provider.

B. It should be included in section II.A.2. SAFE Program because Ms. Gladstone was Rachel's mentor during her participation in the Student Assistant for Education program.

C. It should be a part of section II.B. 1. bulletins—READ updates regularly because in 2001 Ms. Gladstone was a high school student who read about SAFE through her school's career counseling services.

D. It should be linked to section IV.A. College and career because Ms. Gladstone was a former SAFE participant, graduated from college, and has a career as an engineer at CPS.

Answer 1

The information in paragraphs 1-4 of the news article "CPS Energy: Mentors Jump-Start College, Careers" would best support option D: It should be linked to section IV.A. College and career because the article highlights Ms. Gladstone's journey as a former SAFE participant, her college graduation, and her current career as an engineer at CPS. This information aligns with the topic of college and career aspirations, which is the focus of section IV.A in Rachel's draft outline.