Starter 1 (10 minutes)
What is freedom? (let’s listen to “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd - 5 mins)
Watch “This is Water” a commencement speech by David Foster Wallace at Kenyon College in 2005 (10 minutes)
Post Video Response Questions (25 minutes)
BREAK! Let’s go outside and play a name game to test Sara’s memory! (10 minutes)
TRANSITION TO THE COLLEGE ESSAY BOOT CAMP! Warm-up (Core Values Exercise) (10 minutes)
College Essay Boot Camp Overview and Rubric (10 minutes) Preface: Independence! One of the themes of this year for me, for you, is increasing independence. As such, I’m putting you in the driver’s seat for much of this process. In college, it’s unlikely that your professors will have interim deadlines for papers and projects. You will have to plan your time, hold yourself accountable, and seek the help you need. So let’s practice that with this project—there’s some symbolic resonance, no? Instructions
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COLLEGE ESSAY?!
GROUP SORT: Where are you? There are 4 corners in this room- 1-4. Go to the corner that best represents your current status in regards to college essays. Use the following criterion: Which phrase best describes your current situation in regards to college essay writing?
Hand out the GUIDEBOOK FOR STUDENTS Montage/Narrative with EXAMPLES Students who are just beginning the essay process (Aka, the Never Evers)
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE STARTED THEIR ESSAY (Aka, the “Vets”)…..
WRAPPING UP (5 minutes) Classroom Tech Resources + Review Homework
Homework Reminders
PM Flex Time Pod 3, we’ll finish whatever we didn’t get through in the agenda for humanities! Then you’ll have work time to do the following two things in order:
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