Tuesday
Comma lesson. Discussion of personal essay assignment. Proposal for essay due Thursday – email by 4:00 or hard copy in box. Use either a common app question, or submit a question of your choice from another school. Include the question in your proposal. Proposal may be one paragraph.
Wednesday
Sample college essay critique. Chapel Hill questions and University of Chicago Youtube assignment. Links that might inspire you:
Newsweek challenged university presidents to write a college essay. Here are the results-
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124155688466088871.html
I like this college admissions officer’s advice – she is extremely practical-
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/tip-sheet-essay/?hp
This is my favorite article – if you miss class, at least read/watch this one-
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/education/23tufts.html?_r=1
Thursday
Punctuation quiz using what we learned about commas, semicolons and colons. Finish watching As You Like It.
Friday
Google Game – learning research techniques. Go straight to the library. Assignment for Monday – Personal Essay – 500 words – typed and in my box by 4:00. I need to write on your paper – be sure and give me 1.5 or double spacing.
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