Happy Tuesday, 11th graders.
Today we will continue to talk about writing successful admissions essays.
1. Freewriting
Write about your earliest memory or a story your mom would tell about you a lot. 15 minutes. Just write.
2. Discuss
Does this story reveal anything about you?
3. Activity: More admissions essay writing tips
Read: Each student will receive one of the following three articles:
Some of the Most Mundane Moments in Life Make Great Essays
What No One Will Tell You About the New Common App Essay Prompts
The College Essay as an Early Memoir
Write:
- What are the top three pieces of advice you glean from this piece?
- Do you find this advice compelling? Why or why not?
Discuss and share.
4. Extra time: work on timeline.
Assignment refresher: Make a timeline of your life that includes at least 20 events. They should include “major” events like births, deaths, travel, coming of age rituals, or course, but also the more mundane moments they remember that have marked their lives in some way — a car ride, a dinner, a chance meeting, when someone made you mad or offended you etc. Mundane events may be more key to making your admissions essay than the big stuff. Read this.
Thursday: Smarter Balanced Assessment for Reading and Math
Today we will continue to talk about writing successful admissions essays.
1. Freewriting
Write about your earliest memory or a story your mom would tell about you a lot. 15 minutes. Just write.
2. Discuss
Does this story reveal anything about you?
3. Activity: More admissions essay writing tips
Read: Each student will receive one of the following three articles:
Some of the Most Mundane Moments in Life Make Great Essays
What No One Will Tell You About the New Common App Essay Prompts
The College Essay as an Early Memoir
Write:
- What are the top three pieces of advice you glean from this piece?
- Do you find this advice compelling? Why or why not?
Discuss and share.
4. Extra time: work on timeline.
Assignment refresher: Make a timeline of your life that includes at least 20 events. They should include “major” events like births, deaths, travel, coming of age rituals, or course, but also the more mundane moments they remember that have marked their lives in some way — a car ride, a dinner, a chance meeting, when someone made you mad or offended you etc. Mundane events may be more key to making your admissions essay than the big stuff. Read this.
Thursday: Smarter Balanced Assessment for Reading and Math