English 6/3

1. The Assignment:  Your objective is to produce a report of potential career choices that you found on the Occupational Outlook Handbook website (and no other sources). The report will be a complete essay of 500 to 750 words describing three potential careers with MLA citations of their summary pages on the Occupational Outlook Handbook website. You may use first person (I, we, us) in this essay, but not second person (you, your) in this essay.

Resources:

· Download a  PDF copy of the Module 2 OOH Report Assignment .

· Reading material of at least three potential careers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) website. Do not use any source other than the OOH.

Acceptable Length:

The final draft should:

· be at least five paragraphs long and contain an introduction, body, and conclusion.

· contain references from at least three career summaries from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, properly cited in MLA format.

· contain 500 to 750 words.

OOH Report Assignment

2. 1. Search the Internet for one credible article about problems in your field of study.

Field of Study: Culinary

1. Choose a source from a US federal government agency, well-known newspaper, or from a professional organization that is dedicated to the study and promotion of your field.

2. No Wikipedia

3. If the site looks like it’s run by a single person, you should pass on it.

2. Follow these instructions to make your first post:

1. Create and post a full citation of your source using the MLA citation template for “A Page on a Website.”  OWL at Purdue: A Page on a Website  (Right click-->Open in New Tab)

2. Answer the following questions about your source. If you do not know an answer to a question, write that the information is missing.

1. Who wrote the article? (If no author is listed, state that no author is listed.)

2. What education and experience does the author have to qualify him or her to write about this subject?

3. What organization owns or sponsors the web page or the publication?

4. Is the information up-to-date? How do you know?

5. Does the article contain an unfair bias? Why or why not?

6. Who is the target audience for the article (general public, students, experts)?

7. Is the main purpose of the article to simply present information or is it mainly meant to convince the readers to do something or change their perspective?

8. Does this article have a low, medium, or high level of credibility? How do you know? Explain your choice by referring to the answers to the above questions.

3.

1. List your top three interest areas.

2. Post brief descriptions of your three chosen careers.

I like work where I can do enterprising, social, and investigative activities.

O*NET Interest Profile results 1

O*NET Interest Profiler results 2

Baristas

Amusements & Recreation Attendants

Retail Salespersons