Timeline and assignment
- 1. Name_______________________________________ Date___________________ Writing for College Ms. Johnson THE CAREER INVESTIGATION RESEARCH PAPER: Scheduling Your Project * Your 4-6 paged Career Investigation Research Paper is due in about six weeks. Since managing your time is the biggest challenge in completing a successful research paper, I have broken the assignment into smaller, more manageable tasks. Take the time now to examine the due dates of these tasks and to compare them to other obligations on your schedule (especially Christmas vacation). Use the chart below to plan accordingly (plan ahead) and to decide when to wrap up one step and move on to the next. * Some of your class time will be spent working independently on your tasks, as well as conferencing with both your peers and your teacher. Other days will be spent on formal lessons to help you with the research process. * In addition to class time, you will need to spend time working at home. Plan on budgeting a half hour to an hour each night to work on your Research Paper, and adjusting that time accordingly to ensure that you are up to date on your assignments. Be aware of the fact that you will not be able to complete your assignments using only class time and that many class periods will be used for formal lessons! POINT STEP-BY-STEP Approx. # of DUE DATES OF TASKS WORTH RESEARCH and WRITING DAYS SPENT STEP 1 - Get Started Preliminary Research HW check *Do Preliminary Research to 1 day Weds. 12/7 choose your topic 3 days for tentative STEP 2 - Form a Focus Thesis, *Do formal research to construct Note tentative Thesis Statement 5 points but Thesis Cards and tentative Works Cited Fri. 12/10 evolution is *Write a tentative Thesis Statement ongoing STEP 3 - Gather Information Note Cards and tentative 20 pts. *Do formal research to construct Note 13 days total Works Cited Cards and tentative Works Cited Mon. 12/23 STEP 4 – Prepare to Write *Organize your note cards by TAGS 11 days Outline (topic sentences) and sub-TAGS (including Mon. 1/3 15 pts. *Write an Outline. vacation) (The DAY back from *Continue formal research to add or vacation) delete sources as needed. STEP 5 - Write First Draft and final 7 days 10 pts. * Create final Works Cited Works Cited Mon.1/10 * Write First Draft STEP 6 - Revise and Edit Final Paper 50 pts. * Write Final Paper 4 days Fri. 1/14 Research Paper Topic – CAREER INVESTIGATION
- 2. Now that you are heading for college, choosing a career is right around the corner. To make the best use of your undergraduate education, it is beneficial to have an idea of the type of work you might be interested in. This research paper, a study of one specific career, can help you. Your Career Investigation Research Paper should include the following information: Information about a specific career in which you are interested. You should include information such as: o the nature of the work o the environment o the education o skills, training and personality traits required to be successful o average salaries o the labor market outlook o related positions o typical employers o level of competition for positions o travel requirements, etc. (Note: this information will need to come from a credible source. You may have found some information in your preliminary search, but you now need to switch it out for more reliable details.) A description of the typical career path one follows as he/she advances in this career. o What is an entry-level position? o Is there more than one path one could take? o What are the middle to upper level positions? o How quickly can one rise to the top? An incorporated reaction to the above sections. Use tone (but not 1st or 2nd person point of view) to express your opinion about working in the career field you’ve investigated. o Are there misconceptions about the field? o Which aspects of the career are favorable/unfavorable and why? o Throughout your paper, use a thorough and thoughtful analysis of the research to express your judgment about the information you’ve uncovered. My final career selection is: _________________________________________