Research paper resources AND INSTRUCTIONS

Monday May 5, 2014
Wrapping up our research papers.  This is the week of grace because of this, that, and the other.
If you are stuck,  Respond to these questions and you will home free.
What is the job/work?
Where would you perform this work?
What qualities do you have or can develop to pursue this career?
What education do you need for this career?
Why do you want to do this work for a career?

Post to your blog AND send to email as an email attachment:     ryssdesoto@gmail.com

Monday April 28, 2014

Good morning everyone!

As we head into the end of the year, we want to wrap up this research paper!

I expect everyone to have completed by Tuesday and write out THREE pages on a career you are interested in pursuing.  Discuss how your college choices (school, major) will help you achieve a career with the various demands and particularities of your interest.

I would like to see the last of the three pages of typewritten work to contain why you are interested in that particular career: what life events and experiences have shaped your interests.

For example:   I began my pursuit of photography when, during a photography class at Sam Rayburn High School, I saw my photograph develop in a tray of Dektol developer. Poof, under the red safelight, I witnessed "scientific magic" the chemical interactions causing an image to materialize on an otherwise black sheet of paper.

No cover page wanted.  Page 4 should list your sources of your paper research.

Wednesday April 16, 2014
As we begin to write our papers, it will be good to review what a proper paper looks like.
Thanks to Ms. Sasser for this outline.  Extra points to student group who will create audio track
for this video.  Rappers are welcome.

Tuesday April 15, 2014
 A few updates:
Once you get to task 4 and complete the Q and As, start on your research paper.
Not asking for topics of interest number 2 or 3.  I expect two pages from everyone
by the end of the week.  If class as A WHOLE makes progress, we will have a photography day.
Prepare to work on your HOW TO on Thursday.

Tuesday April 8, 2014
Today we used Google to enlarge our search for information about careers for
our research paper.  Using simple search terms such as "careers" in our subject of interest
resulted in LOTS of websites. 


A basic skill is to identify the source of the website to insure good information.
So avoid the for profit schools.  Do work with sites associated with professional organizations;
member organizations; government institutions; professions with an education component to their website; and personal "testimonials" about their experience in finding work in a certain field or
work that is best suited to their talents, personal interests or moral convictions.
Monday April 9, 2014.    Library research day.  All students should have created a blog post Titled:
Draft research paper.  Here put the record of your research links, notes and outline.

Wednesday April, 9, 2014
Another day in the classroom, time sharing the computers.

Thursday April 10, 2014
Back to the library computer lab, everyone should have their new post Titled:
Draft research paper.   Here put the record of your research links, notes and outline.

Everyone should have blog post and have completed 
TASK 2:TAKE THE CAREER CLUSTER SURVEY, with the results either posted in Draft Research Paper as screen shot of your results or typed if you cannot upload the screenshot.

State your subject for your research paper.

YouTube Video: Researching in 90 seconds


The above video reviews basic research resources and formatting details.


Pause the video to read the lists of materials.






Website with videos on careers.


This can be a starting point to research careers.
I would like to have an important value to all these research papers to identifying
and exploring the relationship between visual literacy (understanding photography, audio, video)
and the broad career clusters listed below.


Legal-crime scene investigators to court room.
Media-broadcast and publishing.
Art-exhibit and art work presentations.
Science- NASA and medicine.
Military-DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.






This is additional information from Ms. Robinson.  Use this material to help you
make a topic selection.   Everyone should be able to copy and paste this information to your
own "work in progress" blog post.

TASK 1: Explore Careers

http://careerexplorer.unl.edu/home.php?p=

Complete the career explorer activity on the website below. Which career path best fits your personality, skills and interests? What was your final decision? Take a screenshot, save, attach and turn in.

TASK 2: Take the Career Cluster Survey

Identify the Career Cluster(s) that best fits your personality, skills and interests by completing the Self-Assessment at: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters.shtml

• Answer all questions by clicking on the boxes that apply
• Then click the arrow on the red apple in the lower right hand corner of the page
• You will be given a list of the 5 top results that would be best suited for you
• Screen clip your results, copy and paste them here:

Task 3: Career Cluster video

View the career cluster video of your top choice (S). Cite the video information below to use in your final presentation.

http://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerandClusterVideos/career-and-cluster-videos.aspx

Video Name(s):

Video Link:

Citation Information:

TASK 4: Research your Career Cluster

Visit the CareerShip site at http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/index.cfm and search by Career Cluster (using results from your survey above). Locate three possible careers within your cluster, including details about career descriptions, tasks, interests, education, knowledge, skills, and etc.

Category	Career 1	Career 2	Career 3
Career Description
Tasks
Interests
Education
Knowledge
Skills
Other:___________