12 May 2016: College Entrance Essay. Prompt, instructions, and sample essay are below. (The sample essay is NOT perfect...notice the formatting mistakes; but it gives you an idea of proper essay content.) (Open the MLA format template in Word rather than formatting it yourself.)
College Essay Prompt
Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
Type your essay in Microsoft Word, using MLA format (double-spaced, Time New Roman, 12 pt. font). Your essay should be between 500-1000 words. When you are finished, submit your essay to Turnitin.com. You have today, May 12, to work on the essay in class. Anything not finished today will need to be finished on your own. Your essay is due to turnitin.com no later than the Friday, May 13 (11:59pm!). Keep this in mind: There is no room in the library to work during class hours on Friday; the only time you can go to the library on Friday is during lunch.
Hints for your essay:
Brainstorm to get your thoughts flowing.
Develop your essay in three parts: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Make sure everything you write supports your topic.
Be honest.
Get feedback from a friend. Proofread and Make Corrections.
Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
Type your essay in Microsoft Word, using MLA format (double-spaced, Time New Roman, 12 pt. font). Your essay should be between 500-1000 words. When you are finished, submit your essay to Turnitin.com. You have today, May 12, to work on the essay in class. Anything not finished today will need to be finished on your own. Your essay is due to turnitin.com no later than the Friday, May 13 (11:59pm!). Keep this in mind: There is no room in the library to work during class hours on Friday; the only time you can go to the library on Friday is during lunch.
Hints for your essay:
Brainstorm to get your thoughts flowing.
Develop your essay in three parts: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Make sure everything you write supports your topic.
Be honest.
Get feedback from a friend. Proofread and Make Corrections.
5 September 2012: "It Happened on a Friday" Analysis Essay, due beginning of class, September 7
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End 2011-2012 School Year
Movie Review
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Literary Lovers - Paragraph topics
REAL COUPLES: 2 different ways you may organize information into paragraphs.
I. Person #1
II. Person #2
I. The couple - about both, general information
II. The relationship - more specific information
FICTIONAL COUPLES: 2 different ways you may organize information into paragraphs
I. about the work (piece of literature the characters are in)
II. about the couple
I. about character #1
II. character #2
ADDICTION: 3 different ways you may organize information into paragraphs
I. General information about the addict
II. Information about the addiction
I. Information about the addiction/drug/alcohol
II. Information about the addict
I. General information about the addict
II. about how the addiction affected his/her life
When writing your paragraphs, you MUST cite the source where you found your information. If your entire paragraph comes from one source, cite it at the end of the paragraph. If it comes from both, you must cite those sources individually. Citing sources in your paragraphs is called "parenthetical citation." If you don't cite your sources, you will be PLAGIARIZING!
I. Person #1
II. Person #2
I. The couple - about both, general information
II. The relationship - more specific information
FICTIONAL COUPLES: 2 different ways you may organize information into paragraphs
I. about the work (piece of literature the characters are in)
II. about the couple
I. about character #1
II. character #2
ADDICTION: 3 different ways you may organize information into paragraphs
I. General information about the addict
II. Information about the addiction
I. Information about the addiction/drug/alcohol
II. Information about the addict
I. General information about the addict
II. about how the addiction affected his/her life
When writing your paragraphs, you MUST cite the source where you found your information. If your entire paragraph comes from one source, cite it at the end of the paragraph. If it comes from both, you must cite those sources individually. Citing sources in your paragraphs is called "parenthetical citation." If you don't cite your sources, you will be PLAGIARIZING!
Sample Paragraph sentences with parenthetical citations & Works Cited Page
Literary Lovers Mini-Research: Assignment & Handouts
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Portfolio Piece #5: "Where I'm From" poem
Assigned December 2. Due December 8. +5 for turning in early. +5 for typing. Worth 2 minor grades.
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Writing Portfolio: An Autobiography Assignment
This is an on-going assignment. Roughly every 3 weeks a portfolio piece will be due. The first is due Friday, September 9 and will be worth 2 minor grades. The second is due Monday, October 3 and will be worth 2 minor grades. Portfolio assignments are NOT droppable. You must turn these in!
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Romanticism Literary Analysis Essay Assignment
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18 October: "The Devil & Tom Walker" embedding quotes practice
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"Hanged & Pressed" - Crucible Writing Assignment
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Argumentative Essay: "It Happened on a Friday"
This is the first major grade for the 2011-2012 school year. The essay assignment was given in class on Friday, August 26 and was written in class on Monday, August 29.
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School Year 2010-2011
Where I'm From: Poem Assignment
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Romanticism Essay Correction Intructions
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Hook Sentences & Conclusions...
Go to this webpage to read about what to and what not to include your conclusion: http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/concludeprint.html
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Romanticism Literary Analysis Essay
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Writing Process Checklist
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Embedding Quotes Notes & Practice
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Hanged and Pressed: a macabre writing assignment PART 2
Students will revise and edit their original 240-word vignette. Follow the instructions on the document below. Pay attention to the extra credit option!
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Transcendental Themed Poetry
Students who were absent or cannot finish this assignment in class should use this revised assignment. It is basically like the original but doesn't require having supplies that are found in the classroom. Due dates depend on the individual student. Students putting effort into this assignment will be rewarded with a later due date. Students who are not taking the time to work in class will be required to turn theirs in at the end of class on Monday.
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Hanged and Pressed: a macabre writing assignment PART 1
Inspired by the intersection of these two seemingly unrelated concepts, Robert Olen Butler wrote stories, each exactly 240 words in length, capturing the flow of thoughts and feelings that rush through a mind after it has been severed.
Your assignment is to write a 240-word vignette from the perspective of a character that was hanged or pressed in The Crucible. Choose a character and take on their persona. Think about who that person is, their personality, what they lived through, what they value, and what they may think about during their last moments of consciousness and of life. Examine how Butler uses punctuation in the examples, taking special note of how each piece ends without a period. You must capture “the flow of thoughts and feelings that rush through a mind” as it dies.
First, choose a character. Next, pre-write/brainstorm. Then, write a rough draft of your vignette. Remember, you must have exactly 240 words. Finally, write your final draft on the paper provided, 8 words per line. You will staple your pre-writing and rough draft to the back of your final draft.
Your assignment is to write a 240-word vignette from the perspective of a character that was hanged or pressed in The Crucible. Choose a character and take on their persona. Think about who that person is, their personality, what they lived through, what they value, and what they may think about during their last moments of consciousness and of life. Examine how Butler uses punctuation in the examples, taking special note of how each piece ends without a period. You must capture “the flow of thoughts and feelings that rush through a mind” as it dies.
First, choose a character. Next, pre-write/brainstorm. Then, write a rough draft of your vignette. Remember, you must have exactly 240 words. Finally, write your final draft on the paper provided, 8 words per line. You will staple your pre-writing and rough draft to the back of your final draft.
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