ENGLISH 145ON EDUCATION EQUALITY

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Technical and Workplace Writing

Career planning: Individual work on your CVs and Cover letters

Assignments

Free Writing Questions1) What’s problematic with the following statement,

according to Sally French’s article: “I have worked with many blind people and they all wanted to be treated normally” (p. 365)?

2) What is the tone of Sally French in this narrative? Why do you think she feels the way she feels?

3) Why does Joseph Shapiro state that a student from a minority group is more likely to be played in special education classes?

4) How did the ADA and IDEA change how Americans look at the issue of disability?

Workplace writingWhat’s the difference between resume and a

C.V.?

What is the purpose of a cover letter and what information should a strongly written cover letter include?

What information does the first paragraph of a cover letter usually include?

You are done with college, now what?

Writing will be an important part of your post-college life.

Some of the most vital writing you will be doing will include: Resumes and Cover letters

You want to create resumes that will secure you an interview for the job of your dreams.

Before writing, it’s crucial to see many examples and critique them carefully.

See the sample resumes and Cover letters

In your groups, discuss what “writing moves” each individual made that will secure them a job interview (the use of action verbs, being clear, good grammar and mechanics).

C.V. versus ResumeThe primary differences are the length, the content

and the purpose.

A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education (brief and concise )

A Curriculum Vitae, commonly referred to as CV, is a longer (two or more pages), more detailed synopsis. It includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details.

A résumé is a document that shows your education and job history. A résumé may also include life experiences related to the job you want to get.

http://getitdone.quickanddirtytips.com/write-a-great-resume.aspx

TipsUse action verbs

Don’t be repetitive

Be truthful

Make actions you have taken for the last moths

Make a things to do list

Discard insignificant tasks

What can I do with a major in…?

http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/

In your blogs, write a paragraph in what type of professional jobs are available for your major and tell us where your heart lies and why?

Fill out the career planning charts.

Find a job description that fits into your needs and expectations

Step one: Save/Print out your job description (if you found more than one save them as well)

Step two: Write a paragraph in your blogs about why this job satisfies your career goals. Be specific.

Step Three: Write a cover-letter as if you are applying for this position

Step Four: Create a Resume

AssignmentsBring all your resume/cover letter work writing

with you on Thursday including the job description, career building chart, your cover letter and your resume.

RemindersPlan Ahead for your Social Action Project Data

Collection

Draft of your data analysis is due on November 11th.

Research Tasks you need to complete this week and next: Continue your data collection, if interviewing, create an interview folder and move all your transcripts there. Do the same for your surveys. Make sure that all your data is in electronic format.