GIS Career Awareness Learning Module # 4

Putting It All Together: Our Furture with GIS 

Answer Sheet

Instructions: Using your favorite text editor or word processing software, type your name, teacher, date and answers next to the appropriate spaces after the colons.   You are free to type in as many lines as you need (Just use the enter key on your keyboard.).

 When finished, be sure to save your work as yourLastName_FirstName_Mod4Answers.rtf (example: Mary Smith would save her answers as Smith_Mary_Mod4Answers.rtf ).  Remember to save your answers frequently so you don’t loose all of your work if something happens to the computer, the power goes out, etc!  You will be reminded to do this.

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DATE:

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Begin Typing Your Answers to the Learning Module Exercises.  Do not simply type in the answers without doing the exercises in the Learning Module.
Make sure you type in the answers in the appropriate spaces after the colons.  

Essay Outline 

(Main Ideas and Arguments for the Body Paragraphs - Paragraphs II through V)

Before working on the Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs, you will work on outlining the body paragraphs.

(FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE OUTLINE SUB-HEADINGS (“LETTERS”) IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE FOR YOUR IDEAS, ARGUMENTS, AND STATEMENTS.)

II.	The Idea of the Digital Globe and How It Can Help Us 
(In this paragraph, you can use some of your previous work from Section 3 of Learning Module 1.  You can copy the material, modify it, or add new material as you see fit.)

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III.	GIS Applications in Various Industries and Careers 
(In this paragraph, you can use some of your previous work from Section 6 of Learning Module 2.  You can copy the material, modify it, or add new material as you see fit.)

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IV.	The Cutting Edge and Future of GIS 
(In this paragraph, you can use some of your previous work from Section 4 of Learning Module 3.  You can copy the material, modify it, or add new material as you see fit.)

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V.	Why GIS Skills Are Valuable to Have for Careers in Various Industries
	(This is the only completely new stuff that you will have to write for the essay.  In this paragraph, you will argue why GIS skills are valuable for employees and employers using supporting ideas from Paragraphs II through IV above.  You must support your ideas and arguments.)

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(Introduction and Conclusion Paragraphs – Paragraphs I and VI)

Now that you have outlined your main ideas and arguments for the body paragraphs (Paragraphs II though V), it’s time to outline the Introduction and Conclusion.  Try to bring up the MOST important ideas and arguments which you discussed in the body paragraphs above.  (FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE OUTLINE SUB-HEADINGS (“LETTERS”) IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE FOR YOUR IDEAS, ARGUMENTS, AND STATEMENTS.)

I.	Introduction
(In this paragraph, you will quickly introduce the main idea or argument of this essay followed by what you will present in Paragraphs II through IV below.  Remember that the main idea or argument of this essay is, “Why GIS Skills Would be Valuable to Have for Careers in Various Industries.”  You can actually use the headings of Paragraphs II through IV below to guide your introduction.)

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VI.	Conclusion
	(You will quickly restate the main idea or argument of this essay---“Why GIS Skills Would be Valuable to Have for Careers in Various Industries”---followed by a very brief recap of the major ideas and arguments that you presented in Paragraphs II through IV above.)

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Now that you have created a general outline of your essay, begin composing a draft version of your essay using all of the Roman numerals in order (I though VI) in the space following this.  BEGIN TYPING ON THE NEXT LINE AND BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN SO YOU WON’T LOOSE YOUR WORK!:

After you have finished composing your draft essay, read it completely and fix any typos or grammatical errors.  Following a thorough review of your work, save the final version

[SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!]

When finished, be sure to save your work as yourLastName_FirstName_Mod4Answers.rtf (example: Mary Smith would save her answers as Smith_Mary_Mod4Answers.rtf ).  Follow your teacher’s instructions for “handing in” your work.

CONGRATULATIONS!  YOU ARE FINISHED WITH MODULE 4!  YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE WORK NECESSARY TO EARN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION GIS CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE FROM THIS PROJECT.