Tuesday, 5/5/15: The Rest of the Stories

* Open
* M.C. Reminders
    • Note the date (if given) for clues but not complete interpretation.
    • Guess when you have to.
    • Did a passage smash you?  Move on; return to the passage with your extra time and change answers after you reread it, perhaps more slowly. 
* Practice and Prepare

 HW: Review and Rest
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Monday, 5/4/15: AP Test Preparation


* Open
* Essay Reminders
  • 1. What is the deeper meaning that this passage implies, suggests, uncovers, illuminates, elucidates, reveals (as it applies to human beings...to society...to individuals)?  Never say the author is "trying to" show....  The author does reveal because she is a good author and you are a good reader and received the message.
  • 2. How do you know?  You must analyze to prove it. 
  • Perhaps 80% of your essay's words are analysis or related to analysis, but they always tie into a larger meaning in every major paragraph and certainly in a developed fashion by the conclusion. Thus, you must ask that question before you begin to write: what deeper truth about life does this piece reveal?
  • Remember that a prompt prompts you, guides you, directs you, and helps you begin.  But it does not write an essay for you, dictate your every move, or confine your imagination or expression.
* Essay

 * Or review previous M.C. exams (1994 and 2006...here are the answers). 

HW:
  • Don't go to sleep too late.  Rest. 


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College Signing Day

Wear your college paraphernalia on Monday, May 4 if you wish (College Signing Day).

Your schools are (no doubt) classier than mine, but I can boast some pretty sweet mascots. 




 
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Common Thematic Concerns Considered, Christianly


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College Essay Assignment

 Part I: College Application Essay Research

Read and take notes (paper or digital) on the college application information from the College Board.  Your notes may be lists, sentences, paragraphs, or whatever format you wish.  I will not grade these for grammar, neatness, or formatting--just for completion.  You need at least 20 separate notes for completion.  Focus your attention on application essay writing advice.
 


  • Khan Academy: Here is advice from Stanford, Berkeley, Georgetown, Yale, University of Virginia, Dartmouth, and Brown admissions officers.

    • Next: Write a brief paragraph about the voice and personality that you think should honestly come out of your application writing (you're quiet and introspective, outgoing and loud, sloppy and funny, careful and cynical, in love with nature, a board-game lover, a caring friend, a driven goal-setter, an ardent Christian).  
    • Finally: Write about one or two of the most life-changing experiences you can recall.  Provide imagery (sights, sounds, smells, feelings, tastes) and description (one paragraph).  
Part II: College Application Essay Composition
  • Write one (or more) college essays employing the advice you have garnered in your "Journal: College Application Essay Notes."  Respond to prompts from the colleges you actually intend to apply to (go to the college website to find out what you need).
    • Show the essay to someone who knows you well and someone who can assist with revision (perhaps the same person, perhaps not).
      • Ask the friend/family member if your personality comes through the writing piece.   If it's lacking at all, ask the friend/family member how you might bring more of your personality into the piece.  Revise.
      • Correct the grammar.  Revise again.
  • Print the prompt and final draft.  Also submit your work to turnitin.com (unless you're doing this in the summer). 
  • Parameters:
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