Q&A from yesterday: Read & answer any questions from the exit slips
Writing time: Select one of the prompts to respond to. Use the samples to help guide you and generate ideas.
Lesson/Activity: PPT - Writing Effective Introductions
Following the powerpoint, review the essays already seen--baking, hurdles, marathon, pencil, and badminton. What type of introduction style does each one employ?
Writing Time: Begin a second prompt with a new introduction style, or revise the intro on your first draft to make it more engaging.
Partner share: What did you do to your introduction?
Lesson/Activity: Taking Risks
Film clip: From Legally Blonde, "Elle's Video Essay"
Return to yesterday's "Sound Advice from an Expert" article--what are the "risks" associated with a risky essay? Discuss and review as a class.
Examine Risky Essay #1: The Stanford "What makes Stanford a good place for you?" and Stanford "Roommate" short answer mini-essays
Discuss: What "risks" does this writer take? Are they effective? Which parts of this essay "work" or are well crafted? Which parts, if any, are not as effective?
Examine Risky Essay #2: The UC Berkeley "Catholic" essay
Discuss: What "risks" does this writer take? Are they effective? Which parts of this essay "work" or are well crafted? Which parts, if any, are not as effective?
Writing Time: Include a risk if you want to--or not!
Conduct Peer response protocol - remember, if you took a risk or used humor in your draft, get feedback on whether it works!
Exit slips: What's something you have learned so far about college essays? What do you want to work on next? How are your drafts coming along?
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2009 - Moved "Sound Advice from an Expert" (McEssay article) to this day, right after Legally Blonde clip. Worked really well here. Also charted the introduction types - should add a final slide to powerpoint recapping the various leads.
2010 - Used "Sound Advice from an Expert" (McEssay) here, right before Legally Blonde clip. Charted introduction types and had ppt loop while they wrote. Began conferences today (remember to have students read own writing aloud!!!). Didn't have time for peer response protocol. Added in Alex's "Emergency Room" essay after Stanford & Catholic essays.
2011 - Used "Sound Advice from an Expert" (McEssay article) BEFORE the Legally Blonde clip. Added final slide to PPT recapping leads. Began day with writing time, then more writing time & conferences following introduction lesson. Switched to Risks article & Legally Blonde clip right before the break. After break, charted the risky essays: What Writer Does Well?/What Backfires or is Risky? for Philip's "Why Stanford" and "Roommate" supplementals and Joanne's "Catholic" essay. If time permits will also use Lulu's "Stroller" essay, or will push that to tomorrow with Alex's emergency room essay. Might still discuss risks when we tackle it tomorrow along with revision.
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