Today we did some freewriting in class, followed by a brief discussion of upcoming events for the week. We will be starting to draft our college essays this week, and you must complete an essay planner (which I will give you) in class on Friday before drafting. We also went over using quotes (quotes from famous people, writers, actors, musicians, quotes from novels or movies, etc.) as a way to inspire your writing or thematically frame your essay. We looked at some of these quotes online and in a book from the library, and then went over some examples of college essays that use quotes either in the body of the essay or as a way to introduce it. Here are some good websites that provide tons of notable quotations...check them out! You never know, you might get a great idea from finding one that speaks to you. Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Juniors - Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Today we did some freewriting in class, followed by a brief discussion of upcoming events for the week. We will be starting to draft our college essays this week, and you must complete an essay planner (which I will give you) in class on Friday before drafting. We also went over using quotes (quotes from famous people, writers, actors, musicians, quotes from novels or movies, etc.) as a way to inspire your writing or thematically frame your essay. We looked at some of these quotes online and in a book from the library, and then went over some examples of college essays that use quotes either in the body of the essay or as a way to introduce it. Here are some good websites that provide tons of notable quotations...check them out! You never know, you might get a great idea from finding one that speaks to you. 
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