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College Preparation Writing--College Application Essay Workshop!

In this four week workshop, students will develop their perfect college application essay to aid their path to successful admission!
Molly McGill, M.A.
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What's included

4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Students will be expected to participate in homework activities that build on their college essays, including outlines, brainstorming activities, and writing the final essay.
Assessment
Grades provided upon request. Feedback provided on the learner's essay week-to-week.
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner Level
Welcome to the College Preparation Writing College Application Workshop! This class is designed to set students up for successful collegiate applications by fine tuning their applications essays. In this four week workshop, students will work through various activities to learn how to brainstorm the direction for their project, write a succint essay, and make themselves stand out to an admissions committee!
Learning Goals
In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of preparing a college application essay, including

--Methods for choosing an appropriate topic
--Outlining your ideas
--Using strong, formal language
--Avoiding wordiness and working with a strict word count
--Highlighting personal achievements in a unique manner
--Evaluating your work for errors and edits
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Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Introductions, the Common App, and Selecting a Prompt
 In the first week of class, students will spend the first few minutes covering classroom expectations and introducing themselves to their peers. The bulk of the class will highlight why colleges ask for an admissions essay, what the Common App prompts for the year are, and how to choose the best prompt for yourself. For homework, students will select three of the given prompts for potential further exploration and write a brief discussion about why they chose each of them. 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Making Yourself Stand Out!
 In this week of class, students will discuss the overall goals of their essay and will spend a few minutes discussing why they selected specific prompts. Students will learn some of the "do's and don't's" to make their application stand out and work through a few exercises on using professional, formal language. The main goal of the class is to develop an outline for two of the essay prompts they selected and work through their ideas. 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Staying Within a Word Count
 To begin the third week of the workshop, students will discuss their outlines and we will discuss what might be the best prompt for their essay moving forward. Most college applications have a limited word count requirement, so this class will focus on why that is and how to discuss your ideas in a brief, yet engaging manner. Students will work through exercises on wordiness and word choice. The goal for this week is to write the first draft of the essay. 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Self-Editing Techniques and Wrap-Up Discussion
 In the final week of the workshop, students will come to class with their rough draft and work through self-editing techniques while we are in the session--including evaluating for spelling and grammatical errors, wordiness, and strong language. I will provide feedback on their drafts as well. Students will have to opportunity to revise their rough draft and submit to me for one last round of feedback after our final session. 
50 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Work will be submitted via Google Classroom for easy evaluation and access to feedback.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
We will use the annual prompts for the Common App. Students are welcome to bring other prompts for their applications with them.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in History from University of Colorado at Boulder
I have been teaching at the university level for nearly four years and have graded and edited hundreds of papers from college freshmen in those years. Further, I have workshopped college application essays with students for nearly seven years. I hope to help develop writing skills in high school aged children in this class to prevent many of the common errors I see in university application essays!  

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$32

weekly or $125 for 4 classes
1x per week, 4 weeks
50 min

Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
3-6 learners per class

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