Name ________________________________________ Date _____________________________ Period ___
Writing Assignment #2
Learning Style & Personality Essay
Purpose:
The purpose of this essay is to help you identify your learning style and personality type. Knowing how you
learn best and what your personality type is will help you as you begin thinking about future careers. Use the
outline on the back to help you organize your essay.
Due Date:
Typed essays are due on _____________________.
Paper Set-up:
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Typed
Double Spaced
1 inch margins (top and sides)
12 point font (Times New Roman)
2+ pages long
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MLA Format
Preparing for the Essay:
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Take the Learning Styles Inventory. Determine what your dominant learning style is. Are you a visual,
auditory, or a tactile/kinesthetic learner? Do you prefer individual or group projects? Do prefer to
express yourself orally or in writing?
Determine what your temperament is by selecting the one that best describes you on Keirsey’s
Descriptions of Temperaments. Are you an artisan, guardian, idealist, rational?
Find out what your “true color” is by selecting the color that best describes you on the document entitled
Finding Your True Color. Is your color orange, gold, green, or blue?
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Jose Ramirez
Mr. Clarke, Period 1
AVID 9
11 October 20__
A Discovery of Self
“I just need to move,” I’ve often told my teachers. Being a tactile/kinesthetic
learner can be a challenge for me as a student. I tend to fidget and have to touch
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everything around me. When I am given a “hands on” assignment I thrive. This is
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Organization of Paper:
Paragraph #1: Look at your results on the Learning Styles Inventory. Describe what your learning style is (visual,
auditory, or tactile/kinesthetic) and how you learn best. Discuss the challenges and strengths of your learning style. Do
you prefer individual or group projects? Do prefer to express yourself orally or in writing?
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Paragraph #2: Use the highlighted words on Keirsey’s Descriptions of Temperaments and Finding Your True
Color to describe how you get along with others at work or in school.
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Paragraph #3: Use the highlighted words on Keirsey’s Descriptions of Temperaments and Finding Your True
Color to describe how you get along with your friends.
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Paragraph #4: Use the highlighted words on Keirsey’s Descriptions of Temperaments and Finding Your True
Color to describe how you get along with your family.
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Paragraph #5: Use the highlighted words on Keirsey’s Descriptions of Temperaments and Finding Your True
Color to describe any other of your characteristics that were not discussed in the paragraphs above.
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