When you
are completely finished, send this assignment to your teacher.
The final project for this unit requires
you to write a career autobiography. This autobiography is a summary activity in which you can incorporate what you have learned
in your sketches about your past, your values, your interests, and your skills. Just as the Masterpiece Activity gave you
a method to look at your life in an objective and mathematical fashion, the Career Autobiography will require you to look
at your life in a more personal manner, reflecting on relationships and how they've contributed in making you the person you
are today. There is no right or wrong way to do this assignment. You need not have had any work experience to reflect on your
surroundings, interests, and values.
In order to complete this assignment,
you will write a story of your lifetime experiences. Make it an informational essay about where you have been, what you have
done, where you have worked (whether paid or unpaid), and what you feel about what you have achieved. Boast a little or boast
a lot. Be quite specific when discussing your achievements and experiences. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Tell
about your hobbies and volunteer work. What skills do you use in order to do these things? What work activities are similar
to what you do in your spare time?
Consider your family while writing this
short autobiography. What did your parent(s) do for a living when you were younger? Did you have any special responsibilities
at home? During your early years, what did you want to be when you grew up? What did the adult that you most admired do for
a living? What careers are represented in your family now? What influence has your family had in shaping your career decisions
at this point? Does their influence have any impact on what you do in the future?
Describe the things you really enjoy
doing. If you enjoy golfing, the theater, reading, playing basketball, or traveling, tell about it. Keep your focus on what
was enjoyable about these activities.
What are you good at? Can you write an
interesting report? Can you speak well in front of a group? Can you take things apart and put them back together again? Are
you good at solving puzzles? Are you able to plan and prepare meals for your family? Sometimes the things we are good at aren't
necessarily the things we like to do. Can you think of those things you do well and enjoy doing?
After you write your essay, review your
self-assessments for your values, interests, and your Holland Summary Code and answer these questions:
- How do the activities and interests that you described
in your autobiography fit with your self-assessments?
- In what ways has your life so far reflected your
interests and values that you can take with you into your career?
- In what ways is your Holland Summary Code reflected
in your career autobiography?
- If you didn't learn
anything more about your career interests from this point forward, what would you decide is your best course of action regarding
your career development?
An activity
like this is by no means a perfect guide to what you should or could be doing for a career, but it is quite reliable and does
go far in showing what your interests are and what you enjoy. Remember to write down anything that helped you to enjoy a particular
moment or time in your life. This should be an enjoyable and enlightening activity for you.
Remember
to write in paragraph form, using complete sentences and your best-written expression. Make your Career Autobiography 600-800
words in length (approximately one and a half to two pages). Use a Word document to complete this requirement.
When you
have completed the draft of your letter, proofread it, correct any errors, and send it to your teacher. This project is worth
up to 65 points. Congratulations! You have successfully completed Unit 1.
Saving and
Submitting Assignments
Save this assignment in your folder and e-mail it as an attachment to your teacher.
Use the name
of the assignment as the title of your saved file. Ex. Unit 4 Project
