The Process...
This research paper is on the topic of a career you feel you would like to pursue as an adult. The paper needs to include job description, job responsibilities, special licensing or education required, and salary. The next part of the paper is to focus on education needed after high school. This section should concentrate on major, classes required, cost, sources for paying for this schooling, grades, etc. The third part of the research paper is to investigate what classes you need to take in high school to attain your goal, grades required, any special activities that could be helpful in getting into your post high school educational institution, etc.
The final paper must be a minimum of 5 typed pages (3 pages for period 3), double-spaced with one inch margins. It must be typed in black. The font and size of font are outlined in the PVMS Literary Guide. There is NO separate cover page on a research paper! In the top left corner, in accordance with MLA format, you type your name, the date, teacher’s name, and class in a vertical fashion. Please be sure to follow the PVMS Literary Guide or to contact Miss Laird in class or online with any questions concerning this research paper.
Career Research Paper Proposal (due April 7, 2014)...
Student Name:
My first career choice is:
Possible Research Sources (list at least 5):
After you have your topic approved, the next step is to RESEARCH! Place one fact on a single notecard. Make sure at the top of each notecard you have the source information. You must be able to find this source again later!! Much of your research can be done on the Career Cruising website located online at www.careercruising.com. You need a username and password to use this website. You must have at least 50 notecards for this project by April 16, 2014. Then...
**HOW TO COLOR CODE AND NUMBER YOUR NOTECARDS...
Start by sorting your notecards into paragraph piles. These represent the topics of your body paragraphs. Sort your notecards as if you are sorting a deck of cards. You will not have a paragraph pile for your introduction or your conclusion since those paragraphs are fully your own.
Once you have the cards sorted by information in paragraph piles take one pile and mark them in the upper right corner with a color of your choice. Use markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc. If you don't have anything to color code your cards you can use shapes. One pile can be the triangle pile, another a circle pile and so on. Color or shape code each pile with a different color or shape. Now take you first pile again and spread out all the cards from that paragraph pile on your bed or kitchen table. Decide what fact should be first in that paragraph, what fact should come second and third and so on. Now that you know the order of the facts, place a number in the colored area of your card...1 on the first fact, 2 on the second, etc. Do this for each pile. Once you have your paragraph piles color and number coded you are ready to begin your rough draft!
WEBSITES TO HELP YOU...
http://www.careercruising.com....The best way to find possible careers and create your career portfolio as well as to create your resume.
http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx....the Keirsey Temperment Sorter....Just what kind of personality do you have? Be honest on this questionnaire.
http://easybib.com....A great website which is very easy to use to create a proper MLA format works cited page.
http://thewritesource.com/STUDENTMODELS/WI-Kllrbean.HTM....sample research paper, examples of parenthetical citations, and proper MLA format wor works cited page.
April 9, 2014...students will learn how to complete research notecards and use Career Cruising
April 16, 2014...properly completed notecards (at least 50) due Notecards must have complete bibliographical information at the top of each and every card. See PVMS Literary Guide for detailed information on what is included with bibliographical information.
April 17, 2014...students will be instructed on how to use notecards to compose their rough draft and receive instruction on citations in the body as well as how to create a works cited page (http://easybib.com)
April 25, 2014...hand-written rough drafts are due (handed in for comments and a grade)
April 28, 2014...students will get rough draft back with comments
May 7, 2014...final typed research papers due...all other research paper items (proposal, notecards, etc.) will be handed in with the final paper
May 8, 2014...students will be instructed on creating a resume using Career Cruising and will be given a job application to complete...due by March 16
May 14, 2014...collect resumes and job applications for grading...students will also complete an online interview which will provide feedback on what they do well and what they need to work on before the live interview
The final paper must be a minimum of 5 typed pages (3 pages for period 3), double-spaced with one inch margins. It must be typed in black. The font and size of font are outlined in the PVMS Literary Guide. There is NO separate cover page on a research paper! In the top left corner, in accordance with MLA format, you type your name, the date, teacher’s name, and class in a vertical fashion. Please be sure to follow the PVMS Literary Guide or to contact Miss Laird in class or online with any questions concerning this research paper.
Career Research Paper Proposal (due April 7, 2014)...
Student Name:
My first career choice is:
Possible Research Sources (list at least 5):
After you have your topic approved, the next step is to RESEARCH! Place one fact on a single notecard. Make sure at the top of each notecard you have the source information. You must be able to find this source again later!! Much of your research can be done on the Career Cruising website located online at www.careercruising.com. You need a username and password to use this website. You must have at least 50 notecards for this project by April 16, 2014. Then...
**HOW TO COLOR CODE AND NUMBER YOUR NOTECARDS...
Start by sorting your notecards into paragraph piles. These represent the topics of your body paragraphs. Sort your notecards as if you are sorting a deck of cards. You will not have a paragraph pile for your introduction or your conclusion since those paragraphs are fully your own.
Once you have the cards sorted by information in paragraph piles take one pile and mark them in the upper right corner with a color of your choice. Use markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc. If you don't have anything to color code your cards you can use shapes. One pile can be the triangle pile, another a circle pile and so on. Color or shape code each pile with a different color or shape. Now take you first pile again and spread out all the cards from that paragraph pile on your bed or kitchen table. Decide what fact should be first in that paragraph, what fact should come second and third and so on. Now that you know the order of the facts, place a number in the colored area of your card...1 on the first fact, 2 on the second, etc. Do this for each pile. Once you have your paragraph piles color and number coded you are ready to begin your rough draft!
WEBSITES TO HELP YOU...
http://www.careercruising.com....The best way to find possible careers and create your career portfolio as well as to create your resume.
http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx....the Keirsey Temperment Sorter....Just what kind of personality do you have? Be honest on this questionnaire.
http://easybib.com....A great website which is very easy to use to create a proper MLA format works cited page.
http://thewritesource.com/STUDENTMODELS/WI-Kllrbean.HTM....sample research paper, examples of parenthetical citations, and proper MLA format wor works cited page.
April 9, 2014...students will learn how to complete research notecards and use Career Cruising
April 16, 2014...properly completed notecards (at least 50) due Notecards must have complete bibliographical information at the top of each and every card. See PVMS Literary Guide for detailed information on what is included with bibliographical information.
April 17, 2014...students will be instructed on how to use notecards to compose their rough draft and receive instruction on citations in the body as well as how to create a works cited page (http://easybib.com)
April 25, 2014...hand-written rough drafts are due (handed in for comments and a grade)
April 28, 2014...students will get rough draft back with comments
May 7, 2014...final typed research papers due...all other research paper items (proposal, notecards, etc.) will be handed in with the final paper
May 8, 2014...students will be instructed on creating a resume using Career Cruising and will be given a job application to complete...due by March 16
May 14, 2014...collect resumes and job applications for grading...students will also complete an online interview which will provide feedback on what they do well and what they need to work on before the live interview