Review the Portfolio 1 Assignment Sheet (in Preparing Professional Documents–Overview) for directions on what kinds of information to include in your Fact Sheet and Bar Chart. Make sure that your Fact Sheet adheres to the 5 Principles of Design found in Ch. 13:
- Balance
- Alignment
- Grouping
- Consistency
- Contrast
You have two options for creating your Fact Sheet. You can create the Fact Sheet in Word or create a specific type of Fact Sheet called an Infographic using Canva. I strongly suggest using Canva instead of Word because it’s easier to produce a more professional looking document using Canva’s templates for Infographics.
If you choose to make your Fact Sheet in Word, be sure to look over the Fact Sheet Samples (especially the “Student Sample Fact Sheet–made in Word”) and the “How to make a Fact Sheet in Word” video (in Preparing Professional Documents–Overview).
If you choose instead to use Canva to make an Infographic, be sure to look over the Fact Sheet Samples (especially the “Student Sample Fact Sheet–made in Canva”) and watch the two videos on How to make an Infographic in Canva (in Preparing Professional Documents–Overview).
For tips on creating your Bar Chart, see the “Creating Charts in Word” video, the “Bar Chart Sample,” and the “Student Bar Chart 1” and “Student Bar Chart 2” student samples (in Preparing Professional Documents–Overview). Remember to consider the overall look of your bar chart, and don’t forget to include the explanatory paragraph.
EXAMPLES ARE ATTACHED
Portfolio #1: Preparing Professional Documents
ENG 114 / Dr. Hayes / ECC
Research: For the first writing unit, choose a job listed in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
(www.bls.gov/ooh/) that you are interested in (day care teacher, radiologist, law enforcement
officer, graphic artist, loan officer, paralegal, etc.) and research that job. If the OOH does not list
the exact job you want, choose the one that most closely relates to the job you want. Read a
variety of materials related to the job you select. Look for information on salary and benefits;
advancement opportunities; job outlook; education, skills, or degree requirements; and/or job-
related responsibilities. Use books, journals, newspapers, and/or any reputable online sources.
Portfolio: Prepare the following documents based on your research, class lectures and
discussions, and corresponding chapters in your textbook:
Annotated Bibliography in MLA format listing four sources that provide information
about different aspects of your job (salary, training, education, responsibilities, job
outlook, etc.). After the citation, give a 3-5 sentence summary of the source followed by
1-2 sentences evaluating the source (ex: how can you tell the source is reliable?).
Fact Sheet about the job that is geared towards new college students considering going
into this career.
Bar Chart comparing the average salary of your chosen career to that of 4 other careers.
The bar chart should be accompanied by a paragraph that explains the data presented in
the bar chart.
Submission Requirements: Before you submit Portfolio #1 containing the three documents
listed above, make sure you have
Followed all directions given in lectures and textbook models
Chosen an appropriate font type and size and, when appropriate, color
Considered the format and overall look of your documents as well as their content
Grade Determination: Your Portfolio will be graded on content, format, overall presentation,
and grammar and mechanics. General point values are as follows:
Annotated Bibliography 50 points
Fact Sheet 30 points
Bar Chart 20 points
Other considerations, such as plagiarism or cheating, may result in a lower grade.
Portfolio 1 Grading Overview
As will be the case for all of your portfolios, this portfolio will be graded on its content, format,
overall presentation, and grammar and mechanics. Listed below are some of the specific things I
will be looking for. Please note that other considerations (such as quality of content) or elements
not listed here may still play a big role in determining your overall grade.
Annotated Bibliography (50 points)
MLA format for header, margins, spacing, title, indentations, alphabetization, etc.
4 reliable sources about your career (if using websites, be wary of .coms)
Citations: in MLA format
Summaries: 3-5 sentence summaries of each source. Be sure to avoid plagiarism in your
summaries
Evaluative statements: 1-2 sentences immediately following the summary that evaluate the
reliability and/or usefulness of each source
See: Ch. 12 “Researching in Technical Workplaces” in your textbook; “MLA Documentation
Style” in Appendix B of your textbook; “Annotated Bibliographies” on the Purdue OWL
website (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/
annotated_ bibliographies/index.html); and the Sample Annotated Bibliography in Moodle
Fact Sheet (30 points)
1 page document containing information about your career that new college students
considering that career would find helpful
Thoughtful choice of content. Your research will provide a multitude of information—you
will need to choose the most important information to include on the Fact Sheet
Thoughtful layout that adheres to the 5 principles of design
For this Fact Sheet, you are not required to cite the sources of your information IF the
information comes from the sources cited in your Annotated Bibliography. However, be sure
to use your OWN LANGUAGE to avoid plagiarism
See: Ch. 13 “Designing Documents and Interfaces” in your textbook and Sample Fact Sheets
in Moodle
Bar Chart and Explanatory Paragraph (20 points)
Create a Bar Chart that compares the average salary of your chosen career to the average
salary of 4 other careers
The Bar Chart should be appropriately titled and labeled (you can use “Figure 1” as the first
part of the title) and should include the source of the information presented. A good place to
find information on average salaries is the OOH
A paragraph following the graph should explain the data presented in the bar chart
Consider your choice of the 4 other careers—don’t choose the other careers randomly, but
instead think about what other careers would be most appropriate for your audience
See: Ch. 14 “Creating and Using Graphics”
Melanoma Fact Sheet
MELANOMA DIAGNOSES ARE INCREASING AT EPIDEMIC
RATES. YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY KNOWING
AND SHARING THE FACTS ABOUT MELANOMA.
KNOW THE FACTS
• Melanoma is the deadliest form of
skin cancer.
• Melanoma skin cancer is the 5th
most common cancer in the UK
• According to the World Health
Organisation approximately 3,119
people are expected to die from
melanoma in 2025 in UK.
• In 2025, it is projected that 19,513
people in the UK are expected to
be diagnosed with melanoma.
• Melanoma is not just a skin
cancer. It can develop anywhere
on the body – eyes, scalp, nails,
feet, mouth, etc.
• Melanoma does not discriminate
by age, race or gender. Everyone
is at risk.
• 49% of melanoma skin cancer
cases in the UK are in females,
and 51% are in males.
• In women, the most common
place for melanoma to develop is
on the legs
• In men, melanoma is most
commonly found on the chest and
back
• Melanoma is a type of cancer that
starts in cells in the skin called
melanocytes.
• The most common sign of
melanoma is the appearance of a
new mole or a change in an
existing mole
• There are two main types of UV
rays that damage our skin, both of
which can cause skin cancer:
o UVB causes most
sunburns
o UVA ages the skin,
however contributes
lesstowards sunburn
• People with fair skin, red or fair
hair and freckles are more
sensitive to the sun.
• The link between exposure to the
sun and skin cancer wasn’t
discovered until 1956
• Nearly 90% of melanomas are
thought to be caused by exposure
to UV light and sunlight.
• It takes only one blistering
sunburn, especially at a young
age, to more than double a
person’s chance of developing
melanoma later in life.
• Exposure to tanning beds before
age 30 increases a person’s risk
of developing melanoma by 75%.
• Indoor tanning beds are proven to
cause cancer and have been
classified into the highest cancer
risk category by the World Health
Organization’s International
Agency for Cancer Research
(IARC).
• Young people who regularly use
tanning beds are 8 times more
likely to develop melanoma than
people who have never used
them.
• These tips can help protect your
skin from too much UV exposure:
o Seek shade when possible
o Cover up with clothing,
sunglasses and a wide-
brimmed hat
o Try to avoid being in the sun
between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
o Use a broad-spectrum
sunscreen with SPF of at
least 30 and reapply every
two hours
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