Journal Entry- May 6, 2008

Aim: How can we compare and contrast college essays to brainstorm on what we think are the key components of a good college essay?

Do Now: Based on the research you have done on the college essay, list three things that you have noticed about the requirements for writing a college essay.

Response: The three things that i have noticed as requirements for writting a college essay are: 1. most college essays are about personal experiences, 2. the college essay should only be about one page long, 3. you must answer the question you are asked for the college essay.

Accommodations: handouts, technology, dictionaries, teacher will re-read any questions. For less proficient readers: To help these students through any difficulty vocabulary and syntax in this essay, encourage them to focus on one sentence at a time, make sure they understand it, then read on.

Customize for ELL (where necessary): may have difficulty understanding the Run On sentences in the passive voice. Model how to break them into shorter sentences and to rephrase them in the active voice to facilitate comprehension.

Teacher’s Model: Brief Recall of Yesterday’s lesson with Hugh Gallagher’s college essay 5 mins
Teacher’s Model of the Use of Venn Diagram: show all of the possible mathematical or logical relationships between sets (groups of things). In this case, a venn diagram will be used to illustrate how (A) Hugh Gallagher’s is both alike and different to (B) your researched college Give only 3 entries per column.. Form Groups of 4 and select the best annotated college essay for B column 2 people will work on Venn Diagram

Hugh Gallagher’s
1. Dynamic character
Very creative

2.Answer essay question

3.Essay B

The other two students will use the College Essay Scoring Rubric present a list of at least 10 key components of writing/presenting a college essay.

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