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Essay Review - Assignment 1

Masterclass Reviews 1
  • Introduction
  • Process Questions
  • Choose Essays
  • Analyze Essay 1
  • Analyze Essay 2
  • Analyze Essay 3
  • Analyze Essay 4
  • Analyze Essay 5
    • Review

    Learning Objectives – Assignment 1

    • Refresh your understanding of the basics.
    • Evaluate what went right and what went wrong last year.
    • Plan modifications to your current process so you can repeat what worked and make small but important improvements.

    Review Resources

    Review these pages in the College Essay Experience resource packet:

    • Key Terms
    • Purpose of Each Step
    • Writing exercises and review guidelines for Steps 6-10
    • How to Facilitate a Student-Centered Brainstorm. Why focus on brainstorming here? Because the only way to confidently review essays is to remember that you and the student had a good reason for choosing the topic and focusing on this particular theme. It’s important to remember how that process works before considering review tasks.

    Refresh Your Memory

    If you are member of the Wow Partners program, go to My College Essay and review the Intro through Step 5 of Wow Online. Watch the videos and read the web pages again, even if you feel like you couldn’t be more familiar with them.

    If you are member of the College Essay Community program, you do not have access to Wow Online. Instead, review everything you do to prepare students for these steps. What do you discuss? What do your students read or watch? (and if you're curious about the Partners program, let us know!)

    Assignment 1

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    Essay Review - Assignment 2

    Masterclass Reviews 2
    • Introduction
    • Process Questions
    • Choose Essays
    • Analyze Essay 1
    • Analyze Essay 2
    • Analyze Essay 3
    • Analyze Essay 4
    • Analyze Essay 5
      • Review

      Learning Objectives – Assignment 2

      • Think carefully about the purpose of Steps 7-8 and Steps 9-10.
      • Plan modifications to your current process so you can repeat what worked and make small but important improvements.
      • Practice commenting on middle drafts in ways that encourage students to take charge of their work.
      • Recognize the limitations of essay reviews.

      Review Resources

      Review these pages in the College Essay Experience resource packet:

      • Purpose of Each Step
      • Writing exercises and review guidelines for Steps 6-10
      • Step 6 Exercises - Examples for Reference

      Assignment 2

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