Instruction
WRITING TASK
Write a paper that focuses on the specific advantages and disadvantages of
a career you are seriously considering. These must relate to you personally
rather than to anyone considering this career. To meet this assignment, you
will use your knowledge of yourself, your personality, past experiences, likes
and dislikes, and the context in which you live to determine whether this
career is suitable for you. You will present the findings of your examination
to a reader.
For example, an advantage of nursing for you might be that your mother is a
nurse. There are certainly advantages and disadvantages of choosing the
same career as a parent and those can be explored in the assignment.
Another example is that salary might be important for you. To answer
personally, you would have to explain why salary is important. What are the
circumstances in which you have been or find yourself now that make money
important? I will be grading you on your ability to personalize this
assignment.
Part of this assignment is to refer in some way to content from the Ingraham
article “Want to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It?” on pages 25-30 in
CONTENT in the reading “Choosing Your Career.”
Think of your audience as a career counselor. She has asked you to write an
essay explaining what career you are considering. She will help you with
advice so it is important to explain yourself as thoroughly as you can. You
can use the information you have acquired from the Career Reading in
Content: sites like the Hamilton Project web site, the Occupational Outlook
Handbook website, or the My Next Move website. These are discussed in
Ingraham’s career reading on the electronic handout in CONTENT. Make
clear where your information comes from. You are to use only these
websites.
There is more than one sample of Paper Two in Content. Read them
carefully and ask yourself how they meet the assignment you are given.
EXPECTATIONS FOR AN ESSAY
Aim for a minimum of 425 words of text.
Make sure your paper is an essay, with at least four paragraphs. It should
have an introduction with a thesis sentence, body paragraphs with topic
sentences, and a conclusion. Use transitions to connect your parts and the
points each part makes.
FORMATTING
All papers must be double-spaced. Type/Font should also be standard (not
like cursive writing). Use size 12 font. Make sure that spacing is as
accurate as possible. Do not use a title page.
There is an MLA template available in Microsoft Word. Open MS Word and in
the box type MLA template. The template is set for double spacing and
suitable margins. You are not required to have a Works Cited page.
Make sure you proofread carefully. Check spelling, word usage, punctuation,
grammar, and clarity