Students will be able to explore and expand on writing skills by developing an essay of a health career they are interested in pursing.

Career Essay Guidelines Objectives: This lesson is to connect to a health career. > Students will be able to explore and expand on writing skills by developing an essay of a health career they are interested in pursing. Students will accumulate information by interviewing a health care professional in the chosen health career. D Students will research a health career by using the Internet or other methods approved by the instructor. > Students will relate how to go from school to work and develop a plan to do so. D D Students will write an essay using complete sentences. Students will be able to communicate thought ideas and information in writing. Procedure The purpose of this essay is for the student to connect school to the work world. Students will develop a plan to achieve a health career after secondary education has been completed. The student will research educational requirements, post-secondary schools with location and financial arrangements that may be needed. Students will develop a timeline that will depict how long it may take to complete the educational requirements as well as to include the financial arrangements that may be involved. 1. By using various methods, research information on your chosen career. This can be from an interview, Internet or some of the books in the classroom. 2. Include job descriptions, personal characteristics, job outlook, salary ranges, educational requirements, and identify post-secondary institutions. 3. List the reason(s) why you choose this career. 5. After getting the above information together, begin to type your essay. The requirements for the essay are as follows: Introduction should contain at least 5 complete sentences. . The body of the report should have a minimum of 3 different paragraphs with at least 5 sentences each. Five events from your mentor experiences should be related in the essay. Conclusion should contain at least 5 complete sentences Spelling counts . Bibliography Page Websites that the student can obtain career information can be found in the following sites: