I Love College...Essay Prompts

Hello College Bound People!

This week we will spend some time working on college prompts.  There is a specific approach to this genre of writing and it involves being honest and willing to edit numerous times to get the desired result.  We will work with different strategies and mentor texts - but you will need to put in the time to make your response truly unique to you.  Let's do this.

1. SWT
2. College Prompts Handouts
3. Writing Time - Select ONE of the UC prompts. Select ONE of the Common Application Prompts. * Write One or Both as a POEM - Use any tools/mentor text we have tried to make your writing unique - figurative language, structure, rule of three, etc..
* Use class time to DRAFT a potential essay. 

HW
1. College Essay Prompts - Print prompts and bring them to class
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/uc-essay-examples-personal-insight-questions
2. WRG - WEDS.  TWO(min) college prompts with copies/questions to workshop.

EC
1.  LE on TUES
2. Poetry Club on WED

Prompts:
1.  I think I am going to love/hate college....
2.  I have never visited a college campus before, so...
3.  If college is like the movies...
4.  I'm taking a break from school...
5.  This one time, I visited my (friend/brother/sister/etc) at _______ College, and....

Authors Chair - Close of Grading Period

Hello Beautiful Writers

Today we celebrate you, your words, and your artistry.  Share writing that you are proud of - anything from Charlie Letters to Poem/Poet to other works from our time thus far together.  WE only celebrate the good!  Let's have some fun. 

1.  SWT
2. Cipher
3.  Authors Chair
4.  Charlie Letters Due

HW
1. College Essay Prompts - Print prompts and bring them to class
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/uc-essay-examples-personal-insight-questions

EC
1.  IWPS - Events Start Continue This Weekend!
*** https://www.iwps2018.com/copy-of-competition-schedule

Prompts:
1.  Everybody's got something to hide....
2.  Passenger Side...
3.  Circles Around the Sun...
4.  It's Friday....
5.  Sometimes I think that....

Perks - Film

Hello Beautiful Wallflowers,

Anita D had to cancel - she qualified for the IPWS. So...Congrats to her.  Go check her out at the event she is hosting or in any of the bouts that she may feature.  We will watch the film today.

1.  SWT
2.  Perks Film

HW
1. College Essay Prompts - Print prompts and bring them to class
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/uc-essay-examples-personal-insight-questions
2. Charlie Letters due on Friday

EC
1.  IWPS - Events Start Continue Today
*** https://www.iwps2018.com/copy-of-competition-schedule

Prompts:
1.  True Sadness...
2.  Signs of light...
3.  You and I will meet again...
4.  When my time comes...
5.  Just beneath the surface...

Socratic Seminar - Day Two

Hello Beautiful Wallflowers,

Let us continue with our Socratic today.  We really need to build momentum and use our won experiences to connect with the book.  Is this a reliable text?  Are these situations real?  Why do so many people feel close to Charlie after reading this?  Are we supposed to feel better upon completion of the text?  What was Chbosky trying to relate?  How does this compare to other coming of age stories - Dead Poets Society, The Breakfast Club, etc...

1.  SWT
2.  Socratic - Group Two
 * Book, Anticipatory Guide, Questions - Be prepared

HW
1. College Essay Prompts - Print prompts and bring them to class
https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/uc-essay-examples-personal-insight-questions
2. Anita D - Video Preview - What Q's will you have for Anita?
*** "Colors" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2gDiGfXUc
3. Charlie Letters due on Friday

EC
1.  Poetry Club Today
2. IWPS - Events Start TODAY - 3pm at QB
*** https://www.iwps2018.com/copy-of-competition-schedule

Prompts:
1.  The last time I ever saw him/her...
2.  Despite everything...
3.  I remember when...
4.  We were sitting at the dinner table...
5.  And I calmed down enough to be glad that....

Socratic Seminar - Perks

Hello Beautiful Wallflowers,

We get to spend the next two days discussing the text using evidence, your own insight, and your personal experiences and connections to the themes and ideas.  Socratic Seminars allow you to ask questions, answer questions, and engage with your peers in a genuine and authentic manner.  You must participate in order to get credit and your comments need to indicate your reading and understanding in way that entices others and invites classmates to feel included.  Do a good job.

1.  SWT
2.  Socratic - Group One
* Book, Anticipatory Guide, Questions - Be prepared


HW
1. Socratic - Group 2
2. College Essay Prompts - Print prompts and bring them to class
3. Anita D - Video Preview - What Q's will you have for Anita?
*** "Colors" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2gDiGfXUc
4. Charlie Letters due on Friday

EC
1. LE Tonight
2. Poetry Club TMRW
3. IWPS - Events Start on Wednesday
*** https://www.iwps2018.com/copy-of-competition-schedule

Prompts:
1.  We promised...
2.  I never once thought...
3.  All I can think about is the fact that...
4.  All I hope is that ...
5.  When I lay down in bed at night....

Finishing Perks

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for being cool while I was out.  Today we will write and prep for our Socratic Seminars this week.  You will have the opportunity to discuss the text, the themes, and your take-aways from the novel.  We will then move on...

1. SWT
2.  Perks - Socratic Prep -
3.  Catch up - Flaco Reflection,  Missing Work - Due by Friday

HW
1.  Perks Socratic - Tues/Weds - Anticipation Return and Writing
* Charlie Letters due Friday - Typed
2.  Late Work due Friday

EC
1. LE Tuesday
2. IWPS - Starts Wed
3.  Poetry Club - Wed

Prompts.

1.  If this happens to be my final letter...
2.  Tomorrow...
3.  I want to thank you for being...
4.  I'm sorry, but I have to stop this letter now...
5.  I'm fine....

Perks - Reading Response Guide

Hello Wallflowers!

Today you can work in RRG and have the opportunity to discuss the goodness that is Perks, the mature themes that the text explores, and your own connections and thoughts.  This is wonderful collegiate discussion and just another opportunity for you to engage in class so it feels authentic and not a waste of your time.  Your choice to not do these tasks does not affect me in any way.  They are your choices.

1. SWT
2. Reading Time
3. Group Time

HW
1. Poem/Poet - Write Up due on FRI
2. Finish Perks Part II - Monday
3. Guest Tomorrow - Reflection due Tuesday

EC
1. Poetry Club Today - Amen Ra visit with awesome opportunity
2  LE on Tuesdays
3. Glassless Minds - Open Mic in Oceanside on Thursday 
 
Prompts:

1. I don't want you to waste your time thinking...
2. I just stood there, quiet...
3.  In terms of my participation in things...
4.  I cannot imagine that I will ever be....
5.  And you won't believe it....