Goal for the day: To explore the qualities of a strong college essay
We’re doing the final step of the First Amendment Media Project today…posting on your digital portfolio. If you haven’t already, you’ll create an exhibition page for your DP, post your essay, embed your video and provide a link to your First Amendment Posts so people can trace your thinking through the unit. You must email me and Matt the URL to this page. Follow this handout that Matt created to walk you through the process.
This should take us to break.
After break we’ll launch into our College Essay Boot Camp. You’ll divide into support groups, talk about where you are in the process, and read some sample student essays. You’ll use this rubric from the NY Times to do a quick evaluation. Note that we’ll be using a different rubric to evaluate the essays you write in class. We’ll close by discussing the qualities of a strong essay.
Homework for Tuesday, October 28th
You must find and bring to class a college essay prompt for college essay boot camp. If you have already written your essay(s), have more than one prompt, or whatever else, bring whatever you have and be ready to get moving on your college apps!
We’re doing the final step of the First Amendment Media Project today…posting on your digital portfolio. If you haven’t already, you’ll create an exhibition page for your DP, post your essay, embed your video and provide a link to your First Amendment Posts so people can trace your thinking through the unit. You must email me and Matt the URL to this page. Follow this handout that Matt created to walk you through the process.
This should take us to break.
After break we’ll launch into our College Essay Boot Camp. You’ll divide into support groups, talk about where you are in the process, and read some sample student essays. You’ll use this rubric from the NY Times to do a quick evaluation. Note that we’ll be using a different rubric to evaluate the essays you write in class. We’ll close by discussing the qualities of a strong essay.
Homework for Tuesday, October 28th
You must find and bring to class a college essay prompt for college essay boot camp. If you have already written your essay(s), have more than one prompt, or whatever else, bring whatever you have and be ready to get moving on your college apps!