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Title: Building Blocks of Writing: Through the College Application Process


1
Building Blocks of Writing Through the College
Application Process
College High School
Home
  • Irene G. Salazar
  • Literacy Specialist
  • Language Arts Department Chair
  • Wesley Chapel High School
  • Wednesday March 12, 2009

2
How can I help my child at home in the area of
writing?
3
Dialogue Journal
  • Two individuals take turns writing back and forth
    to each other
  • Keep it in the same place in the house where it
    is accessible to both of you
  • Make it a daily Routine
  • Choose a time during the day to read and write
    (child at night, guardian in the morning)
  • Choose a time to discuss (weekend)

4
Making Lists / Write Messages
  • Grocery list
  • Things to do today
  • List of favorite games
  • Leave written messages for a family members
  • List of interests
  • List of favorites foods
  • List of favorite school subjects and why
  • List the most important non-academic activities
    and why they are important
  • List personal traits that they possess and are
    proud of (and/or those that they may want to
    change)

5
Games
  • Scrabble
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Word Bingo
  • Catch Phrase
  • Boggle
  • Hangman

6
Writing Activities
  • Write a letter to relatives and/or friends
  • Holiday related letters
  • Type on a word processor
  • Poetry Notebook

7
Reading/Writing Connection
  • Read a story together, then write a new ending
  • Read a novel together, then write a new ending or
    a new beginning
  • After reading, re-write a section you did not
    like
  • Read an article in the newspaper, then write a
    response to what you read, and read it to each
    other when you are done
  • Read a short story, then write your own using
    similar elements or the same genre
  • Circle Writing - Each person in the group
    simultaneously takes a turn beginning then adding
    to a story by passing it to the person sitting
    next to you. Step 1 Write for 1 2 minutes,
    Step 2 Pass your paper to the right, and Step 3
    Begin the process again on the new paper in front
    of you - write for 1 2 minutes. Keep doing
    this until you have contributed something for
    each story. If there are 4 in the group, then
    there should be four stories being worked on at
    the same time. Read the stories to each other
    when you are done writing.

8
Always
  • Encourage your child to write everyday for a
    variety of purposes
  • Praise your child on specifics
  • Promote writing in the home whenever possible
  • Provide time to write
  • Most importantly lead by example

9
High School The Writing Process
  • Pre-writing brainstorm, outline, web, list,
    free-writing
  • Writing rough craft
  • Revising improve writing (A.R.M.S. add,
    remove, move, or substitute)
  • Editing spelling, grammar, sentence structure,
    word usage, punctuation, capitalization
  • Publishing (Final Product) prepare your writing
    to be shared with others
  • http//www.brainpop.com/english/writing/writingpro
    cess/
  • Username wcliteracy
  • Password wc0607

10
How do these skills transfer to
Scholarship/College Application Essays?
  • Brainstorm Ideas and Topics
  • Organize Outline, Lists, Maps, Webs, etc.
  • Research Include textual support from noted
    authors and literary texts
  • Write Be enthusiastic, Be honest, Be willing to
    share, Be sure to include all the criteria and
    follow the rules, Be a teacher and teach your
    audience, most importantly BE AUTHENTIC!
  • An essay should include an inviting
    introduction, a smooth flowing body with proper
    transitions, a compelling conclusion.
  • Avoid an unconventional format This is not the
    time to test your creative abilities. Think
    creatively about your TOPIC not your FORMAT
    William C. McMurray, Jr., Director, Wheaton
    College Western Regional Admission

11
Helpful Hints
  • Write the essay with time to spare
  • Take a breather after you write it
  • Make sure you have addressed the question
  • According to William C. McMurray, Jr., applicants
    should Convey WHY are you now different because
    of what happened?, HOW did it IMPACT or AFFECT
    you?, Did you express your UNDERSTANDING of the
    dimensions of that importance?, What did you
    LEARN about yourself?, and How did you FEEL about
    what you saw or experienced?
  • Far too many statements convey a students
    passion about an issue, but openly display little
    or no self-knowledge. William C. McMurray,
    Jr., Director, Wheaton College Western Regional
    Admission
  • Its the demonstration of personal awareness
    that makes a statement PERSONAL and its the
    personal that gets an admission readers
    attention. William C. McMurray, Jr., Director,
    Wheaton College Western Regional Admission
  • Use Outside Readers You are only allowed so
    many words (i.e. 150, 250, or 500) so revise,
    revise, reviseand edit.
  • Revisit the essayrevise and edit, again
  • Pat yourself on the back and send it

12
Resources
  • Available from http//www.scholarships.com/Write-
    Scholarship-Worthy-Essay.aspx
  • Available from http//www.scholarshiphelp.org/sch
    olarship_essay.htm
  • Available from http//www.scholarshiphelp.org/jud
    ging_application.htm
  • Examples of Essays available from
    http//www.4lawschool.com/scholarshipessays.htm
  • Scholarship Essay Writing Tips Available from
    http//www.internationalstudent.com/essay_writing/
    scholarship_essay.shtml
  • Available from http//www.quintcareers.com/colleg
    e_application_essay.html
  • Available from http//www.epistemelinks.com/Edge/
    Essays/index.asp
  • The Common Application available from
    https//www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx
  • Teacher Says College Admissions Essays available
    from http//www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A648
    45-2004Oct1?languageprinter
  • NCTE Tips for Parents available from
    http//www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Po
    sitions/tips-parents.pdf
  • NCTE Tips for Students available from
    http//www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Po
    sitions/tips-students.pdf

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Circle Writing Activity
  • It was a dark and scary night.
  • Once upon a time.
  • My day started off.
  • or
  • Your Choice
  • When you are done, share your stories with each
    other.
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