The Career Passport Portfolio
Autobiographical Sketch
 This creative writing piece can be a very good piece of your Career Passport as it
gives an example of your writing, and also shares insights to you as a person.
 The autobiographical sketch tells
- Additional information about you
- Shows your writing ability
 This piece of writing does not have to follow the essay format. It is more of a
creative writing genre.
 You can set up your autobiographical sketch into three basic paragraphs, although
you can certainly add more if needed.
How to Get Started
Take some notes and work on getting your notes into organized paragraphs which
address each of the areas:
• Just the facts
• Developing me
• Future me
Just the Facts
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Full name ____________________________________________________________________
How my parents picked my name _________________________________________________
Birth date and age _____________________________________________________________
Where born___________________________________________________________________
Places you have lived ___________________________________________________________
Names of family members _______________________________________________________
Your “status” in the family _______________________________________________________
Developing Me
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Hobbies and interests ___________________________________________________________
Favorite vacations______________________________________________________________
Favorite foods _________________________________________________________________
Favorite music ________________________________________________________________
Friends ______________________________________________________________________
Schools you have attended ______________________________________________________
Subjects you like, why? _________________________________________________________
Good and bad habits ___________________________________________________________
Strengths and weaknesses? ______________________________________________________
Future Me
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What my parents hope for me ____________________________________________________
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What I hope for myself _________________________________________________________
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Career goal ___________________________________________________________________
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Why this career looks good to me _________________________________________________
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What steps will I take to achieve this goal __________________________________________
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The Writing Process
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Prewriting
- By answering the questions previously listed, you have brainstormed potential
ideas
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Rough Draft
- Write a draft based on those prewriting ideas collected.
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Proofread and Revise
- Once you have completed your rough draft, review your writing and determine if
your writing is smooth to read and makes sense. There must be a sense of
completeness.
- Check your spelling, sentence structure and grammar.