Your task: Write an essay of no more than 500 words in which you tell about a significant person, event, hobby or experience from your life that shows a quality or multiple qualities that would make you a valuable addition to a college or the deserving recipient of a scholarship.
Step 1: Brainstorm
*Read some examples/idea generator to get the idea.
*Look for patterns in your web. Group similar ideas and events together.
*Still stuck? See me or ask your group for ideas.
Step 2: Draft
*Use "show" don't "tell" narration--use imagery!
* Grab and engage the reader's attention in the intro
*Explain what the topic reveals about you in the essay.
*The conclusion should be brief--nail down the meaning of the events described.
Step 3: Revise
*Have someone in your group read it and tell you what he/she thinks. Ask them if they can guess the qualities you are trying to convey--Did they get it right?
*Note: Spelling and grammar errors and fuzzy narration will make your essay memorable--in a bad way.
Notes from today's class:
4. The two topics the author talks about
are swimming and his
grandparents’ cancer. He connects these two topics
by telling us when he is alone doing laps he
thinks about the joy his victories bring his grandparents and how he tries to
cut time, while they try to extend it. The
author tells us that in the “solitude” of his laps his “thoughts transition” to
his grandparents and how his achievements bring them a “vicarious sense of
victory.” He explains how
these two things are what motivates him the most.
1. Some vivid details the author uses are imagery to describe what it’s like getting up and
to the pool to practice early in the morning. The author states, “the cold dark locker
room” and “desolate city streets” to show us what it’s like at that time. He may use imagery to get the
reader interested and show us what it’s like and how hard it is.
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