English 250

Journal Prompt Four: Your Working Identity (300-400 words)

Fall 2015
Narrative of A Job
The focus of this assignment is to tell a story from your first working
experience and what you learned from it. How will this experience help
you as you move forward in your working life? The story we listened to
in class is an example, discussing the authors first day on his job and
its disastrous consequences. He learned how not to get involved in
something outside of his job description.
Your first job can be defined literally if you have had an experience
outside of the home, or it could include jobs defined by home or school
that you had to complete. Sensory detail and dialogue can be helpful for
setting the scene and considering your audience. Your essay should
include clear details to help your reader understand how this job
affected you and your point of view now, including a moral that you
learned at the end.
This essay should include a description of the job completed as well as
a narrative of a defining moment in that job. If using outside sources,
please include a Works Cited entry in MLA format (though outside
sources are not required for this assignment).
Some Evaluation Criteria
The paper
clearly states the writers attitude toward the topic discussed in the
essay
provides specific and relevant examples or experiences that support
the stated attitude, including sensory detail
includes a clear moral at the end for the audience
is appropriately organized into paragraphs
contains few errors in mechanics