1. SHORT AND LONG TERM Goals-Organization & Composition

    a. After brainstorming, you need to write your answers into an organized essay. 

 

    b. It needs to be a page or more, so you will have to give a little detail about each of the areas

        that you wrote down answers for on the worksheets.

 

    c. Goal Statement Organization 

 

            i. Length:  A page or more each

 

            ii. Requirements:  These are the same for both goals essays since they follow the same

                 basic pattern:

 

            iii.  Discuss goals from your brainstorming sheet. Discuss goals in some detail—don’t just

                   make it a list and not explain each item.  If you skip this, your essay will be boring

                   and too short.

 

            iv. Organize each paper into categories.  Each category will be one paragraph.  The

                  brainstorming questions fell into these general categories:

      --Educational goals

      --Occupational goals

      --Life goals

      --Personal goals

 

            v. If you honestly tried and did not have anything for a particular area, leave it out.     

                Remember though---the more ideas you have, the easier it is to write the essay.

           

            vi. The essay needs to start out with a thesis sentence.  It ends with a conclusion sentence.

 

    d. The goals essay’s form:

Introduction: Thesis sentence   Example:  My short term goals include doing what it takes to graduate from high school, enjoying myself, and entering the military.

First body paragraph:  Topic sentence First, in order to graduate from ___________High School, I will need to pass courses and complete graduation requirements.

To do this, my goal is to work hard to pass all of my classes so I have enough credits.  This is especially hard for me in math classes because….. (goes on to explain goals for classes)

Besides my classes, I have to finish my senior project.  My goal in this area includes catching up on my portfolio.  To do this, I have to…. (goes on to explain)

Conclusion sentence:  So, in the next _____ years, I will have to make it a priority to pass my classes and get my senior project requirements completed so I can graduate.

Second body paragraph:  Topic sentence Secondly, I also want to have fun while I am finishing high school.

Passing classes is first priority, but I also want to be able to participate in my fourth year of basketball and maybe try out for a play in the spring.  I want to do these things because…. (goes on to explain)

Conclusion sentence:  So, in the next _____ years, even though it is important to do my work, I still want to enjoy my last years in high school.

Third body paragraph:  Topic sentence Lastly, I would like to join the military after I graduate from high school.

To do this, I need to make further contact with my recruiter and research what I need to do to be ready to be in the Air Force. I have already done some of this, but I still need to… (goes on to explain)

After I have all of the information, I need to prepare for boot camp.  My goal is to be in decent shape so it won’t be so hard, and so I am going to… (goes on to explain)

Conclusion sentence:  So, in the next _____ years, I want to get all of the information I need to enlist in the Air Force so I can earn money for college later on.

Conclusion:  So, my ____________term goals from now until a year after I graduate are to complete high school requirements, have fun and get ready to be in the Air Force.

    e. See…that wasn’t that hard…so now…. Click here to go to the outline pages so you can

        whip yours up!

            i. Short Term Goals Outlining Worksheet

            ii.  Long Term Goals Outlining Worksheet

    f. If you would like some additional help view the:

            i. Short Term Goals Sample and the

            ii. Long Term Goals Sample