Tuesday - September 1st - What does a college application essay look like and read like?

OBJ - Through the use of mentor texts, students will gain a deeper understanding of what a college essay should read like.  Students will analyze strengths and weaknesses of essays as well as hypothesize what the original prompt was.


NO WARM UP TODAY!


In a gallery walk, groups of no more than 3 students will spend 4 minutes per essay posted in the room reading and discussing them.  Students should, on their own paper, list 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses for each essay.  Then the students should (in a complete sentence) write what they believe the essay prompt might have been (most of these essays are NOT from the ApplyTexas.com questions you received yesterday).


Students will rotate when the teacher calls time - DO NOT ROTATE EARLY.  Take the allotted time to perform the task.


You will turn your paper in to the crate on the way out of class today.