Personal Essay

Good Morning!
"You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some with you."  

                                                                                      Joseph Joubert

      Please get your assigned netbook when you arrive.

*You have created a new document in Google Docs and you have named it Period __ Personal Essay.  You have also shared it with me (abaltrushes@gmail.com).

TODAY, you will quietly work on composing your essay.  Use the time that I am offering.  

Personal Essay or Letter of Introduction: 
      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.


HOMEWORK:  Personal Essay