Good Morning!
*Writer's Journal Check -- Please get your Writer's Journal out for me to review
*Please get your assigned netbook when you arrive. You are going to create a NEW document, and you will name it Period 2 Personal Essay. THEN, you will share it with me (abaltrushes@gmail.com).
* Personal Essay Samples -- Yesterday you read four samples of personal essays. In groups you were assigned an essay and questions to respond to as a means of critiquing the essay. The groups will briefly share their responses.
* Today you will be begin writing -- Please select one of the following topics:
1. Describe the world you come from -- for example, your family, community or school -- and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
2. Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution, or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
Career/work path:
If you are choosing to write a letter of introduction, then you are telling prospective employers about yourself, your abilities and talents, interests, goals, values, and what you have to offer.
Option 1: Just start writing. Forget about structure and organization because you can figure that out later. Writer's that choose this option should feel ready to write. They should know which essay they want to write and have a good idea what they want to present in their essays.
Option 2: Take some time to sketch out your paper using a planning chart like the in the Personal Statement Prompts file. It may be a good idea to use the mentor text statements or to choose a prompt. Try out different approaches and/or subjects. Draw on what you studied, read, and written over the past few weeks to find a sense of purpose for your essay.Now write.
* Today you will be begin writing -- Please select one of the following topics:
1. Describe the world you come from -- for example, your family, community or school -- and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
2. Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution, or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
Career/work path:
If you are choosing to write a letter of introduction, then you are telling prospective employers about yourself, your abilities and talents, interests, goals, values, and what you have to offer.
Option 1: Just start writing. Forget about structure and organization because you can figure that out later. Writer's that choose this option should feel ready to write. They should know which essay they want to write and have a good idea what they want to present in their essays.
Option 2: Take some time to sketch out your paper using a planning chart like the in the Personal Statement Prompts file. It may be a good idea to use the mentor text statements or to choose a prompt. Try out different approaches and/or subjects. Draw on what you studied, read, and written over the past few weeks to find a sense of purpose for your essay.Now write.
If you are choosing to write a letter of introduction, then you are telling prospective employers about yourself, your abilities and talents, interests, goals, values, and what you have to offer.
Rhetorical Framework
HOMEWORK: Article of the Week #5 -- annotation and written response
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