SENIORS: Your FINAL draft of Personal Essay #1 is due over EMAIL BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON FRIDAY! Some of you have expressed feeling "stuck" about possible topics for your second essay-- which is due next Friday! We will NOT have computer time for the second essay, so please plan your time accordingly.
A great way to get a sense of "good" personal essays is to read lots of examples of "good" personal essays.
Here are some helpful links... CHECK THEM OUT!
Shmoop College Essay Links
66 Successful Essays
Essays That Worked
Each one of the following essays is different in its own right. Some are "better" than others, but they're worth examining. Let me know of the links don't work for some reason. It might help to use Google Chrome since they are links to Google Docs.
Fowler Essay
Herring Link
Asiedu Essay
Tate Essay
Mike Essay
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING RIGHT NOW. I'LL BE CHECKING IN OVER EMAIL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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