2. Analyze your personality type using the Myers Briggs personality type indicator http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=care erplanning&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.personalitypathways.com%2Ftype_inven tory.htmlhttp://careerplanning.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=care erplanning&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.personalitypathways.com%2Ftype_inven tory.html. Take a career quiz Princeton Review career quiz http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/quizoverview.asphttp://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/quizoverview.asp. Career Interest Game http://careerplanning.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn= careerplanning&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fcareer.missouri.edu%2Fstudents%2Fe xplore%2Fthecareerinterestsgame.phphttp://careerplanning.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn= careerplanning&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fcareer.missouri.edu%2Fstudents%2Fe xplore%2Fthecareerinterestsgame.php. Do the research Use the Internet and reference books to research information on prospective careers Interview someone in the field in which you’re interested

3. clearly and concisely states the main point of your paper is arguable is located at the end of the intro paragraph mentions career and main point of essay Example: General subject: Careers Specific topic: Nutritionist Thesis statement: The role of a nutritionist is vital, although it can be difficult to become one.

5. Heading Header Title Thesis: I.Introduction II.Category #1 A.Examples, evidence, stats., etc. B. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. III.Category #2 A. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. B. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. IV.Category #3 A. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. B. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. V.Category #4 A. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. B. Examples, evidence, stats., etc. VI.Conclusion

6. There are 2 ways to cite web sites: 1. Cite a specific article from the web site 2. Cite the entire web site as a general resource Specific Article From Web SiteEntire Web Site Dybas, Cheryl. “Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, and Ponds: A Thing of the Past?” National Science Foundation Web Site. National Science Foundation, 10 January 2008. Web. 11 March 2008. Smithsonian Web Site. Smithsonian Institution, 15 February 2008. Web. 10 October 2009. *If there’s no publisher, write N.p. *If there’s no date, write n.d.

7. Dybas, Cheryl. “Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, and Ponds: A Thing of the Past?” National Science Foundation Web Site. National Science Foundation, 10 January 2008. Web. 11 March 2008. 1.Author’s name 2.Title of article 3.Title of scholarly project, database, periodical or professional or personal site (underlined); or, for a site with no title, a description such as Home Page 4.Name of any institution or organization sponsoring or associated with the web site 5.Date of electronic publication 6.Medium of publication 7.Date when you found the resource

8. Bennett, Jessica. “From Lockers to Lockup.” Newsweek 2 February 2007: n. pag. Infotrac. Web. 2 January 2008. 1.Author’s name 2.Title of article 3.Title of periodical 4.Date of publication 5.Page number (use n. pag. If there’s no page #) 6.Title of database 7.Medium of publication 8.Date when you found the resource

9. “United States Population.” The World Almanac and Book of Facts. 2008. Print. 1.Title of article 2.Title of reference book 3.Year reference book was published 4.Medium of publication

10. Updike, John. Personal Interview. 12 November 2008. 1.Interviewee’s name 2.Source type 3.Date of Interview

11. Step 1:  Arrange source cards alphabetically by author  Do NOT number the entries on your works cited page  If there is no author, use the title of the article or the first significant word of the article title to alphabetize Step 2:  Punctuate carefully  Underline or italicize book titles, periodicals, and film titles  Put quotation marks around the titles of articles Step 3:  Capitalize first, last, and all major words in titles, including those following hyphens in compound words Step 4:  Start a new file for your works cited page  Be sure to number the header so it appears to be the LAST page of your research paper  Double space your entire paper evenly  Begin each entry flush with the left one inch margin  Indent one-half inch after the first line of each entry if the entry goes beyond one line

12. Must be provided for the following within your paper: Direct quotations (p. 21) Paraphrases (p. 24) Summaries (p. 26) Maps, tables, charts, graphs, or other diagrams you did not create Charts constructed using someone else’s information