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1. Background 2. Failure 3. Challenged Beliefs 4. Comfort Place 5. Accomplishments

Table 1: Basketball Table 2: Strict Table 3: Couch Parents Table 4: Bullies

1. Which question is this essay answering? 2. What can you tell about the

• Why? • What elements work? • Which student would you admit? •

� Question 1: What has shaped your identity? � Question 2: What have been

� Circle the bullets you are most interested in exploring in writing. �X out

� Do not write about: � Things that will make Thievery Suspensions/Fights Drugs you

� Narrow down your topics to your top two or three. � Be sure

� Take 5 minutes to read the model essay �“Let it sink in” �

� 3 -4 paragraphs � Make sure it has: �A basic story line �A

� If you did not finish, a complete outline is due next Tuesday. �

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1. Background 2. Failure 3. Challenged Beliefs 4. Comfort Place 5. Accomplishments

Table 1: Basketball Table 2: Strict Table 3: Couch Parents Table 4: Bullies Table 5: .

1. Which question is this essay answering? 2. What can you tell about the writer of the essay? 3. What elements of the essay show you this person would be a good candidate for admission? 4. What could be improved in this essay to make this person more competitive?

• Why? • What elements work? • Which student would you admit? • What essay needed the most improvement? Why?

� Question 1: What has shaped your identity? � Question 2: What have been your biggest failures or regrets? � Question 3: When have you challenged a belief or � Question 4: Where are your favorite places? idea? � Question 5: What has been your biggest accomplishment?

� Circle the bullets you are most interested in exploring in writing. �X out all others � Ask yourself, did I learn anything from these things or did it change me in some way? �If not, X it out! � Would �If you say that change has been positive? not, X it out!

� Do not write about: � Things that will make Thievery Suspensions/Fights Drugs you look bad—still � People that are not you Mom/Dad Boyfriends/Girlfriends � Things or topics that Hobbies Political interests are not you � Opinions (unless they ask specifically) Watch politics, religion and social issues

� Narrow down your topics to your top two or three. � Be sure to list what you learned or how you changed from that experience or through reflection. � Don’t forget to read for Thursday!

College Essay Day 2

� Take 5 minutes to read the model essay �“Let it sink in” � Then, in pairs, determine what goes in each paragraph. (7 mins) � Report out � Anything to add?

� 3 -4 paragraphs � Make sure it has: �A basic story line �A clear message/moral �Vivid Descriptions � Organization: �Clear intro �Linear progression �Clear conclusion

� If you did not finish, a complete outline is due next Tuesday. � Don’t forget to read for tomorrow!