Tuesday, March 22nd

Today we spent the day in the computer lab.  Before leaving we discussed:

• You will need 4 total sources
• 1 source MUST be a book
• You may not use Wikipedia or any other wiki as a source

On the right side of my blog is the link to a governmental career site Career Research Link .  This site contains a plentiful amount of information on any career.  This is a great site to get you started and understand more about the career you are choosing, including the on-the-job responsibilities and statistical information like salary and projected job vacancies.

I also discussed trying to make a community contact with someone in the field if you don't already have an idea.  I have put out a few emails myself.  I usually go to various college websites or companies and find contact information.  I start my emails by explaining about our research project and politely asking if they would be interesting in answering 10 questions about their profession.  I leave my email as a way to respond.  You can choose to leave your email or you may leave my email ehle@shrineschools.com as a way to contact us at school.

Next week we will be preparing the questions in class, so continue the search.  If you have a contact get their information as soon as possible.  We will keep a running list on the board so if someone else also researching your career is having a hard time finding someone, we can share contacts.


Homework:
Just because we spent the hour in the lab does NOT mean you don't have homework.  CONTINUE RESEARCHING!!!  Also:
DUE THURSDAY:  Vocabulary Unit 4 COMPLETED
DUE MONDAY: Rough draft of your introduction/purpose (300 word min, MLA style, typed).  We will peer edit on Monday so you MUST have it!
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