Wednesday, 9/11/13: College Essay #1

* Open

• Opening Grammar Correction:
• "The extent of enfluence exercised by the latin language upon the celtic dialects cannot be determined it seems to have been slight and on the other hand it may be safely assumed that the celtic did not contribute much to the world-absorbing latin" (Coppee 25).
• The Lord's Prayer
• Caedmon's Hymn

* College Essay Examples

• Santa Clara Example
• College Tip from the Author
• For Fun

* College Essay #1

• Mr. Promptitude  
• Pick a part and read to us (this is a technical note on the sentence you just read: you do not need to add the usual comma joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction if the clauses are so short that no misreading could occur).  
• If in doubt, read your opening.  

• How interesting is the opening?
• Do we learn a good deal about the writer (especially if this is the personal statement)?
• Is there a central, memorable image in this piece?
• Does this read more like a committee-composed textbook or a stirring piece of fiction?

If we finish early, we will begin Beowulf.

HW: College Essay RD #2 Due Tomorrow

Dual Credit: Students below are listed as registered as dual-course students.  Please tell me and visit student services if you thought you were enrolled and are not.

1	ARROYO MARA
2	AVANT, MCKYNZIE
3	CHANDLER, JULIA
4	DRENNEN, JAMES
5	DUTTON, ERIKA
6	GARCIA, CYNTHIA
7	HIRSCHAUT, MERIDITH
8	JOSEPH, ROSHNI
9	MECK, RUSSELL
10	MUNCH, CAITLYN
11	NELL, MARGARET
12	NEVAREZ, DOMINIQUE
13	PETERNEL, NICOLE
14	ROSENTHAL, HALEY
15	ROTHSCHILD, KAREN
16	SABSAY, DANIEL
17	SONG KEUNHA (STEPHANIE)
18	SONNENSCHEIN, AUBREY
19	SOUZA, JORDAN
20	TOLER, MYCKENZIE
21	TORCHIO, HANNAH