Mrs. Thayer - English I
Career Research Paper

Subject: The career of your choice
Length: At least three pages typed. Be sure to double space, and use 12 font.
Include these topics in the paper: Explanation of the career (introduction), education and skill or training needed, pay and benefits, working conditions, other kinds of jobs  available with this training, why you chose this career, your plan to get there.

Write in 3rd person (don't use 'I' or 'you').  When you are ready to write about why you chose this career and your plan to get there, you may switch tenses and begin using 'I'.  It is important not to "talk" to the reader (example: you should...) in a more formal paper.

Required sources: career explorer, a job description and/or application (yahoo hot jobs, Monster, etc.) and an education site with classes/program to take

Requirements and points possible for final paper:

5 title page _________

5 picture ________

10 outline ___________

88 report body

includes all 7 required topics (35) ______

• interesting and thoughts well organized (20) ________

• correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation (15) ________

• clear and correct paragraph form and proper margins (10) ________

• transitions between paragraphs (5) _______

• pages numbered (3) __________

10 bibliography with at least 3 sources _________

total points possible: 118

Comments:

Total points ____________