English IV College and Career Readiness: Personal Statements

English IV College and Career Readiness:

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Personal Statements

Personal Statements

Open Ended

Warm-Up: Inform the audience about a time where you had to write a personal statement. What did you have to do? What question(s) did the prompt ask you? Any challenges?

Example: "Over the summer, I applied for a job that asked me to write a personal statement about why I would be a good candidate for this position. I wrote an essay less than 500 words about..... I did not get hired because my personal statement didn't stand out"

Standard

LAFS:1112.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. 

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