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College Essays 11 th Grade Postsecondary Visits and Admissions #3 Slide 2 Pre-Test 1.What are three steps to a well-written essay? 2.Name one college essay tip. 3.What is one college essay dont? Slide 3 Objectives Understand college essay basics Learn common essay themes Learn college essay tips and donts Update Postsecondary Plan Slide 4 Review Last Lesson Two reasons why a high school student should have a resume Get a job, Help with college admissions Type of student are colleges looking for Well-rounded student Modify your resume in the last six months It is best to modify your resume at least every six months Slide 5 College Essay Basics 1.Practice writing on common themes 2.Know tips for effective essays 3.Know what to avoid when writing essays 4.3 Steps to a well-written essay Prewrite, Compose, and Rewrite Slide 6 Prewrite, Compose, Rewrite 1.Prewrite Identify your biggest assets, Brainstorm on topics, Create an outline, Connect themes 2.Compose Introduction, Main Section, Conclusion One to three stories, Focus on interesting point 3.Rewrite When fresh in your mind, then in a few days Get feedback from an adult or good peer writer Slide 7 College Essay Tips 1.Tell stories Avoid lists 2.Make it personal, reveal your personality 3.Use humor when appropriate 4.Be compelling and intriguing 5.Proofread often for content and typos 6.Be clear and concise Slide 8 College Essay Donts 1.Write something colleges have already read Dont be boring and write a standard paper 2.Repeat something already on your resume 3.Have typos and difficult to follow content 4.Use 35 words when 8 will do I have been frequently wondering for many months, no years, why there is often a piece of information that seems to be habitually omitted on a regular basis by masses of individuals from all ethnic groups. Instead I wish people would tell the whole story. Slide 9 Pair and Share 1.What college essay tips do you find most helpful? 2.What essay donts do you have to be careful to avoid? Slide 10 Naviance: Colleges Tab Slide 11 Colleges I am Thinking About Slide 12 Update Postsecondary Plan (Interests and Strengths) Slide 13 Write Personal Essay 1.Pick on of the common essay themes 2.Update Interests and Strengths section in Postsecondary Plan Consider including stories that communicate uniqueness 3.300-500 words 4.Prewrite, Compose, Rewrite 5.Use college essay tips 6.Remember essay donts 7.Find which colleges of interest require an essay Slide 14 Pair and Share 1.Why do you think your essay will help you be admitted into colleges and get scholarships? Slide 15 Post-Test 1.What are three steps to a well-written essay? 2.Name one college essay tip. 3.What is one college essay dont? Slide 16 Review 1.Three steps to a well-written essay Prewrite, Compose, Rewrite 2.College essay tips Tell stories, Make it personal, Use humor Be compelling, Proofread, Be clear and concise 3.College essay donts Write something old, repeat your resume items Have typos, write redundantly