PASSport Essay #1: Who am I? [Originality Check]

Assignment Overview

In this course, you will create a Personal Academic Success Strategy Portfolio (PASSport). The portfolio will be compiled in stages throughout the course so that upon completion you have a comprehensive and personalized strategy for success. For PASSport Essay #1, you will reflect on the academic, vocational/professional, and faith implications of the question: Who am I?

Assignment Instructions

Write a reflection paper addressing the question “Who am I?” The paper should incorporate insights from course readings and be organized as follows:

• Introduction (State the overall purpose of the reflection paper and mention the main ideas that will be addressed.)
• Academics (Who am I as a learner? How have my previous school/college experiences shaped my present circumstance? How do my strengths impact my academic path to success?)
• Career and Vocation (Who am I in my career? How have my previous professional experiences shaped my present circumstance? How do my strengths shape my contributions to my vocation?)
• Integration of Faith, Living, and Learning (Who am I as a person of faith? How have my previous faith or non-faith experiences shaped my living and learning? How do my strengths relate to who I am as a person of faith?)
• Conclusion (Summarize the main points from the reflection and draw a memorable conclusion.)

Assignment Requirements

• Include a Title Page with essay
• Submissions should be written in Times New Roman 12 point font and should be grammatically coherent, with minimal spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors.
• Organize the paper into at least five paragraphs (introduction, academics, career and vocation, faith integration, and conclusion).
• Maintain a length of around 500-750 words.
• Include at least three in-text citations from your textbooks or other scholarly sources. Citations must be formatted in APA style.
• Example: Rath (2007) explained that Achievers “have an internal fire burning inside” (p. 37). OR: Those with the Achiever theme “have an internal fire burning inside” (Rath, 2007, p. 37). OR: Tom Rath (2007) described how those with the Achiever theme are motivated by an internal drive - a fire that burns inside. Notice that signal phrases refer only to the author’s last name and are in the past tense.
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Note: This assignment will be checked for plagiarism. Always review the University's Academic Integrity Policy statement regarding plagiarism.