Q Work Navigation Plan: A process analysis of how I plan to get where I want to go for Essay 2 Introduction The Work Navigation Plan is a process analysis essay assignment in which you will project into your future and create a viable plan (process) for accomplishing a work or career-related goal. Directions Considerations: How do we find our way in the world? What tools do we use? How do we navigate not just through space but also time, through our lives? How can we find narratives to inform our navigation and to find fulfilling and sustaining work? In what ways are lives and goals navigable? How can I employ cultural wealth to get where I want to go? In three to five (double spaced, 1” margins, 12-point Times New Roman font) pages, write a “navigation plan” essay that: presents a specific work-related goal, describes the origins of that goal, and details how you plan to achieve that goal. Another requirement is that you refer to at least two outside sources* to support or enhance your credibility (showing you have researched your options) and explain how this plan is uniquely designed for someone with your particular personality, skills, talents, and cultural wealth. For this essay, you’ll be employing your descriptive skills (as in Essay 1), providing specific examples, demonstrating analytical skills (breaking your goal/plan down into smaller components), making a thoughtful argument (that this is the best method for you and your goal), and, in some cases, comparing and contrasting alternate methods. Tailor your writing (format, word choice, tone) to your audience: a group of college students and a professor. Two sources are required for this essay. You will need to cite these sources both in the text (so we know where the quoted or paraphrased information comes from) and at the end of the essay in a Works Cited list. About the 2 Sources *One of your sources can be the required informational interview or career coaching session. You can refer to these in your text by these names (e.g. “In my informational interview at <<name of company or employer>>, I …” or “In my career coaching session with Denise Mytko, we talked about how…”) Link to description of the two fieldwork source options. Timing: If your meeting with Denise or your informational interview happens after the draft, that’s okay; it just means that your draft will not contain information about this source. Ideally, you can schedule your meetings before the first draft is due, but realistically some may need more time. That’s okay! Please just be sure that this source is referenced in the final essay. If you want to meet with Denise, then you must do so before March 9. On your Works Cited page, you can use the following format to cite these sources (field experiences): Mytko, Denise. Career coaching session. 16 February 2021. --or-- Last name, First name. Personal interview. 16 February 2021. (The dates should be, of course, the dates that your coaching session or interview took place.) Your second source can be a web article, a book, a second interview, or a college program or job website. The final version of your essay will be graded based on the categories outlined in the Essay 2 Scoring Rubric. Scoring (Overall: 15 points) Draft: Two pages of double-spaced writing that clearly attempts to tell a story of a personal experience by the deadline: 1 point (10% of assignment) Peer review: Two posts of two paragraphs each, written in complete sentences that capture some strong components and some points of confusion or possible improvement for two different Essay 1 drafts: 1 point (10% of assignment) Final essay (75% of assignment): (Rubric below) Process analysis: (5% of assignment)