PROJECT: EXPLORING AND RESEARCHING YOUR CHOSEN PROFESSION
Project Introduction:
In the project, you will write a 1,000-word essay about your chosen career. In this essay, you will include information gathered through research of external sources and your personal thoughts about your chosen career. You will use the entire writing process, from establishing a purpose and brainstorming to incorporating research in your essay using APA format. While completing the project, you will be practicing steps that will help you create various documents and complete projects throughout school and in your career. The project will also help you to build skills in researching and supporting your own ideas with credible, reliable support.
Submit Project Part 1 in Module 3 and Project Part 2 in Module 5. Incorporate feedback received from your instructor on Project Part 1 into both your revised draft and the final project submission in Module 5.
Course Learning Objectives Covered:
? Write a composition demonstrating the writing process-from invention to revision.
? Apply various writing strategies to produce original compositions.
? Organize ideas in a composition.
? Use the appropriate genre and rhetorical style based on the topic, purpose, and audience.
? Apply the appropriate writing style to reflect the given genre in a composition.
? Evaluate effectiveness of a composition.
? Conduct, evaluate, and incorporate research into a composition.
? Document research using a formal documentation system.
? Apply peer review techniques to provide feedback on written work
Project Part 1
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
To prepare for this assessment, review "Part 3, Developing a Writing Process" from your textbook Writing Today. This part will help you organize your ideas and write clearly and confidently.
Title: Draft an Essay
In Project Part 1, you will create the first draft of an essay, in APA format, discussing your future career options. The first draft should answer the following questions:
? Why did you choose this career?
? Why are you interested in this career?
? What are the requirements of your chosen career (previous work experience, education, etc.)?
? What qualifications and skills are needed to be successful in this career?
? Do you meet the qualifications of your chosen career? If not, how do you plan to acquire the necessary qualifications?
Include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion section, using well-constructed paragraphs. Submit your first draft for grading before the end of Module 3.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your response in a Microsoft Word document with the following specifications:
? Font: Arial, 12-point
The Project Part 1 rubric will be used to evaluate this assessment.
EN1320
Project
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Project Part Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
? Line Spacing: Double
? Length: 750 words
? Cite all sources in APA format