Thursday, September 22

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Shared lists of elements of a successful college application essay.
Groups read Johns Hopkins' Admissions Offices responses to the sample essays.
Read and discussed the Common App prompts.
Discussed a 1-2-3 "formula" for writing a personal memoir.
Students began brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.