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.
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Jose Ramirez
Teacher’s Name
FOCUS, Period 2
20 September 20__
My Dream, My Reality
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
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be because these Americans are not working in their dream career. I have set specific
goals for myself that will lead to the career of my dreams. Not only that, but I’ll
also have a beautiful wife, daughter, house, and car.
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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…
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