Your English Career

Lemire (skim Ch 2-7)

Choose two of these chapters, and create blog entries and a reflection paper for each.

Special Assignment:

Come to class with a question that you wish you could ask the author.

Ex 2-1a: Career Research

Find an ad for a job that you would like to have when you graduate. 1) Copy or type the text of the ad into a word processor file. 2) In the same file, under the ad, include a current resume. See my resume handouts for guidelines. 3) In the same file, write a 200-word reflection on what you can do between now and the time you graduate in order to make yourself more competitive for that job. (2-1a: 10pts; Peer Review 5pts; Response 5pts)

Sobering thought of the day:

I've hired writers before; there's no shortage of people who think they can write. Judging by cover letters alone, most are wrong. --Mark J. Drozdowski