Writing for Your Future

Objectives:

You will draft, edit, revise, and polish your writing by working on your own and collaboratively.
You will follow the standard format for writing, punctuating, and citing sources according to MLA.
You will choose appropriate verbals, voice, and wording for your intended purpose and audience.
You will read and follow directions to complete an application for college, scholarship, or employment.
You will be able to identify reliable sources for research.

Directions: Think about your plans for after high school; do they include the military, vocational school, college or community college, or the
work force? Choose your intended path below and complete the writing assignments that go with it.
Requirements: Each post-high school plan portfolio must include four pieces of writing. Assignments with a * next to the title are mandatory.
How to Submit: Your final work will be submitted in hard copy and digitally at the end of the semester. You will also submit all drafts, editing
check lists, planning and organizers, etc. You will receive special instructions later on how to submit your assignments. For now, all work will
be kept in the writing section of your binder.

Post-High
School Plan

Persuasive
Letter
Component*

Research
Component*

Interview and Journal

Component*

Form
Component

Instruction
Component

Miscellaneous

Work Force

Write a one page

cover letter about
why you should
be hired.

Research a
company of
interest, or
research some
aspect of a career
of interest in
general. Write a
2-3 page research
paper explaining
your topic.

Create ten interview

questions for a person in
your field of interest. You
will submit these questions
and answers. Next, write a
one page journal entry from
the perspective of your
interviewee about his or
her typical work day.

Find a job
application for a
career that
interests you,
complete it and
create a ten
question quiz
with an answer
key to go along
with it.

Create an instruction
guide for some
aspect of your
intended career. This
guide should be one
page in length.

Create a one
page resume that
can be used to
apply to a job in a
field of interest.

College/
Community
College

Write a one page

letter to request a
school to

Research a school
or major or
interest. Write a

Create ten interview

questions for a person who
attends or teaches at a

Find an
application for a
school that

Create an instruction
guide for either
applying to school or

Write a 2-3 page

persuasive essay
convincing a

reconsider your
financial aid
award.

2-3 page research

paper explaining
your topic.

post-high school institution.

You will submit these
questions and answers.
Next, write a one page
journal entry from the
perspective of your
interviewee about his or
her typical school day or
week.

interests you,
complete it and
create a ten
question quiz
with an answer
key to go along
with it.

applying for financial

aid. This guide
should be one page
in length.

reader of
something about
a novel or
nonfiction text.

Vocational
School

Write a one page

letter to request a
school to
reconsider your
financial aid
award.

Research a school
or field or interest.
Write a 2-3 page
research paper
explaining your
topic.

Create ten questions and

use them to interview a
person who teaches at,
attends, or has attended a
vocational school for a
post-high school program.
You will submit these
questions and answers.
Next, write a one page
journal entry from the
perspective of your
interviewee about his or
her typical school day.

Find an
application for a
vocational
school that
interests you,
complete it and
create a ten
question quiz
and answer key
to go along with
it.

Create an instruction
guide for either
performing a
vocational task or
applying to school or
applying for financial
aid. This guide
should be one page
in length.

Write a letter to a
company
expressing your
interest to be an
apprentice. Be
sure to explain
why you are a
good candidate
to apprentice
there.

Military

Write a one page

letter to a family
member
explaining why
they should not
be concerned
about you joining
the military.

Research a
branch or specific
military job. Write
a 2-3 page
research paper
explaining your
topic.

Create ten questions and

use them to interview a
person who is or was in the
military. You will submit
these questions and
answers. Next, write a one
page journal entry from the
perspective of someone in
basic training.

Find a form to
complete or find
a bill to
summarize.
Create a ten
question quiz
and answer key
about your
document.

Create an instruction
guide for someone
who would like to join
the military. What
steps must they take
to become enrolled?
This guide should be
one page in length.

Write a letter to a
recruiter
expressing your
interest in joining
the military and
asking specific
questions about
joining, training,
etc.