Outline of the paper:
Note:
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I. Introduction
• Open with an attention-getting opening: an interesting/surprising fact or two
about the career. (with a citation)
• Write a transitional sentence which explains why this fact is interesting or
important.
II. Body
A.
B.
C.
▪ Write a specific thesis statement.
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This will be a paragraph about the job (as indicated by your research).
o Include any education, experience, and/or training needed for the job.
o Include facts about what a person does on the job daily.
O Present facts about the responsibilities of the job.
o Discuss the tasks a person completes on the job. (3-6 facts)
This paragraph will present the skills needed for the job.
o You will include the physical skills needed for the job (4-8).
o You will present the mental/personality traits needed for the job (4-8).
This paragraph will focus on your advantages and disadvantages of the job.
o You will consider these questions:
▪ What do you like about the job that you discovered through the research?
(3-6 facts).
▪ What don't you like about the job that you discovered through the
research? (2-4)
• What is the salary? Do you consider the salary an advantage or a
disadvantage?
Note: these facts should not just merely repeat facts from the previous
paragraphs but should include new findings/research.
III. Conclusion
Explain why this career appeals to you.
• After your research, do you still believe this is a realistic job for you? Why or
why not?
• You'll explain what three traits/interests/skills you have that will make you
successful at obtaining this job and/or successful at this job.
• What are you going to need to do now to make this job (or a different job) a
reality?
. You'll end with an image (vivid description of sights and sounds) of you, working
successfully at this job in 10-20 years.
Note: this is the only paragraph in the paper which may use I or me.
o The rest of the paper should be written in third person.
Please help me write this! My career is about a flight attendant. It’s due tomorrow and I’m really struggling. . I put a picture of the other side, while this is a copy and paste of the back.
