My Dream Life Essay

Name _____________________________________ Date ________________________________ Period ___

My Dream Life Essay

Due Date: Typed final drafts are due on _______________________ at the beginning of the period. Your graded final draft will be placed in your portfolio.

Organization of Paper:

Title: Come up with a creative title

Paragraph #1: Introduction. Use one of the “hooks” from the six choices on side 2. Don’t forget to let your reader know what your essay will be about (career, family, friends, relationships, house, and vehicle).

Paragraph #2: Write about your dream job or career. Visit http://www.bls.gov/ and type in the name of your future job or career in the search box for information about your specific dream job or career. Describe, in detail, what your job responsibilities will be. What about the job or career do you like? What don’t you like? What will be some challenges of the job? What education or training will need for this job? What does this job or career pay? Please note: you will be researching a career later this year in more detail.

Paragraph #3: Write about the family, friends, and relationships you dream of. Will you get married? Will you have kids? If so, describe your dream wife/husband and kids. What will you do together as a family? Will you be single? Dating? Will you have many friends? If so, what will you do together for fun? How will they support you over the years?

Paragraph #4: Write about your dream house. Where will it be located? Describe the neighborhood. How many rooms? What makes your dream house special? Is it single story or two-story? Describe how you want it to be furnished. Describe your dream room.

Paragraph #5: Write about your dream vehicle. Is it a car, truck, motorcycle, SUV, or RV? Describe the vehicle in detail. What are its best features? Why do you want this vehicle vs. another one?

Paragraph #6: Conclusion.

Six Ways to “Hook” Your Reader

Directions: Read through the six “hooks” below. Check the box of the strategy that you will use in your introduction to “hook” your reader.

□ Anecdote : An anecdote is a brief story that will be of interest to your reader.

Example: My grandfather often reminisced about the dreams he once had for his future. His life was full of challenges and regrets. I don’t want to be like my grandfather; I have dreams that will be achieved….

□ Quotation: Words of wisdom that relate to the topic of your essay. State who said the quote.

Example: Henry David Thoreau once said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” I will live my dream live by achieving the goals I have set for myself…

□ Startling Information: This can be an incident or statistic that relates to the topic of your essay.

Example: A joint survey from PARADE magazine and Yahoo! Finance of 26,000 Americans found that almost 60 percent would choose a different career. This could be because these Americans are not working in their dream career…

□ Opinion: This can be your opinion or the opinion of others that relates to the topic of your essay.

Example: I can’t imagine going through life without a plan. From an early age, I have known the career I want, the type of family I want, and the house and car I will someday own…

□ Controversial Question: This can be a question that gets the reader to disagree with you or gets him/her curious about the topic of your essay.

Example: Why would anyone have dreams? Dreams are waste of time! This, unfortunately, was what I once believed…

□ Definition: This definition should relate to the topic of your essay.

Example: Dreams can be defined as goals that have been achieved. For me, I plan on achieving each of my goals so that I will live my dream life…