Your Future How to Organize your Future Report

Your Future How to Organize your Future - Report ENG 4 C Mr. Townley

The Format Your Options �You will write a report at least 3 different options for your future. These might include: • • • college, university, apprenticeship, work, etc. Each program, and/or each college are considered different options.

The Format What are Your Options �For example, you could research: �taking nursing at Algonquin, social services at Algonquin, Nursing at Carleton, the PSW at St. Lawrence, or the possibility of working at Van Horne Manor right after high school.

The Format Primary Resource �Your report should have: �Primary Sources (visit to campus, talk with rep, virtual tours, etc. ) and �Secondary Sources (websites, friends, college calendars, etc. )

Examples of Primary Resources � A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. Primary sources offer an inside view of a particular event. Examples include: Original Documents � Autobiographies, diaries, e-mail, interviews, letters, minutes, news film footage, official records, photographs, raw research data, speeches. � Creative Works � Art, drama, films, music, novels, poetry. �

Continued � Relics or Artifacts � Buildings, clothing, Examples of Primary Resources DNA, furniture, jewelry, pottery. � Examples of Primary Sources � Plato's Republic — women in ancient Greece � The Declaration of Independence — U. S. history � African-American Poetry (1750 -1900) — U. S. history literature � Diary of Anne Frank — experiences of Jews in World War II � film footage of the assassination of President J. F. Kennedy � National Security Data Archives — U. S. history ~ declassified documents &

The Format How to Write �Your report should be written in 3 rd person • Example: “Joe Smith should consider taking. . . etc. ” instead of I. • Pretend you are writing it for someone else.

The Format How to Write �Your report needs these 5 sections �Unlike an essay, each section in a report must have underlined headings.

Organization of the 5 Sections

Statement of Purpose

Statement of Purpose �You need to be very clear about what you are trying to find out in a research report. This should state what your focus is going to be. • What are you trying to find out in this report? • What are the factors to consider? (i. e. cost, location, effects, etc. )

Review of Information

Review of Information �This is the biggest part of the report. This is where you put all of the “facts” that you will find out through research. It will include: • basic facts (including your finances, transcript, etc. ) • expert’s opinions that you find through written/electronic sources • comparison charts

Original Investigation

Original Investigation �This is the most important part of a good report, and is NOT OPTIONAL. It is where you do your own research. It might include: • visiting a location • a interview you do yourself • a survey you design and give out

Recommendations

Recommendations �This is the part of the report where you weigh all the information you have provided. It will include: �analysis of the data (what do the facts mean? How do they compare? ) �what would you now suggest this person do?

Bibliography

Bibliography �Bibliography • Cite all of the sources you use • Refer to the Links section, and to the Future section under Links on the class blog for a lot of resources relevant to your project