College Admission Essay

10/2 Agenda (No Do-Now Today)

●General reminders for class

●Recap of essay assignment for class

●Go over the pacing for the assignment

●Check-ins via Quizizz

○How is your essay planning going?

○Are the assignment expectations clear?

○What do you need from be to be successful on this assignment?

●Continue working on the Personal Reflection Brainstorm or start drafting your
essay.

General Reminders/Upcoming Assignments

●Sign out using the sign-out sheet when
asking to leave the room.

○Put your name, where you’re going, and the
time you’re leaving.

○Sign back in when you come back.

○For now, I can only send 1 student out at a
time until I get another hall pass.

●Raise your hand and wait for me to call on
you.

○This reminder is not meant to treat you like
an elementary student! It’s so I can keep
track of who’s talking and who wants to say
something.

●No food/drinks/gum. Water is OK.
No phones!

Upcoming assignments

○Vision boards due by Friday
October 4 at 4pm. This is an
in-service day for teachers, so you
don’t have school.

○There will be a vocab quiz on
Thursday October 3. Half matching,
half fill in the blank with a word
bank included. Flashcards are in
Google Classroom.
Bring something to write with. I have a sharpener.

○Tell Tale Heart Project due
Monday, October 7.

Recap of essay assignment

●For this assignment, you’re writing a personal essay.

○You could also use this for Common App for a college essay, but you don’t have to.

●This week, we started with the Personal Reflection Brainstorm. This was the breakdown.

○7 steps total with the personal reflection

○Breakdown

■Steps 1-3 Monday

■Steps 4-5 Tuesday

■Steps 5-6 Wednesday

■Step 7 Thursday + wrap up reflection in small groups

Poll

Does this breakdown still work? Can you finish the personal reflection brainstorm by the end of the day Thursday (by midnight?)? Or, would you prefer to turn in it by close of day Friday?

• Thursday 10/3 by midnight

• Friday 10/4 by midnight

Personal Reflection Brainstorm

●Personal Reflection Brainstorm

What’s next?

College Essay Story Brainstorm (no due date yet- will be updated)

You’ll have to make a copy for yourself to type on this. This is in Google Classroom
under “Homework”.

Open Ended

What do you need to be successful for this assignment? (going over writing process, grammar, opportunities to collaborate in small groups, etc.) If you're okay, you can type N/A

For the rest of class...

You can continue working on the personal essay brainstorm, start drafting your essay, or study the flashcards for tomorrow's quiz.

You can listen to music or talk quietly, but everyone needs to be working.

I'm going to walk around/check-in about your brainstorming and/or essay drafts.