1. Warming up: Differentiating between showing (storytelling) and telling (reflecting)
An example of showing/storytelling
An example of telling/reflecting
2. Looking at three darn good college essays and figuring out what makes them work
Madison's essay: Favorite lines? What's she like? How do you know?
Katherine's essay: Where is she storytelling? Where is she reflecting? Try color coding.
Maria's essay: What extended metaphor did she create? What makes it work?
3. Working on your own college essays and trying out a few tricks
- Start with something concrete--use your storytelling voice instead of your reflective, summarizing voice.
- Use imagery, and use more than one sense; recreate your universe for the reader.
- Find a balance between storytelling and reflecting (i.e. the voiceover) that works for you.
- Have someone who doesn't know you particularly well read your essay and try to describe you based on the essay alone.
4. If time allows, exploring the ending of Part 2 in small groups
HW:
1. College essays due this Friday. If you are absent on Friday, please Google share your essay with me by 3 pm Friday and bring a hard copy the following Monday.
2. No new reading assignment for Friday since your essay is due; but Chapters 23 through 26 are due Monday. Bring East of Eden to class on Friday for an activity that brings together everything you've read so far.
No comments:
Post a Comment