Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Reading Due Thurdsay

"Yellow Wallpaper" 153-164

Focus Idea: Frequently in literature, characters experience a loss of power. Write down examples from the story of how the female narrator lacks power. Make sure to include your thoughts on why her losing or lacking power is important to the meaning of the story.


College Essay Info:

Your College Essay will be due on Friday of next week. Here is the formal assignment information:

You must select a topic for either an admissions essay or a scholarship essay. Your prompt must allow for a topic that can produce an essay of at least 300-400 words. (Therefore, for many of you, short answer questions will not count.) Please do not include an essay that is significantly longer than 800 words. If possible, choose a prompt that is narrative nature, although if this is not helpful for your actual school, and more expository prompt can do.

If you need a prompt, go online to the Common Application site, or search for a possible scholarship topic.

You must retype the prompt at the top of the page. Then include the text of your essay and a word count. When you turn yours in, you can request comments if you're interested.

Please use this assignment as an opportunity to explore elements of "great" and not merely "good" writing.