This Lesson will assist students in selecting a college admissions essay topic and in writing a thorough and descriptive college essay. The skills learned will provide students with the necessary foundation to write their college admissions essay and better prepare them for both their senior thesis and college careers.
Aim: What topic do you think would make a good personal essay for a college admissions essay?
Do Now (5mins): If you were writing your autobiography right now, what is the first memorable event that would have to be included?
Read-Aloud and Analysis of Hugh Gallagher’s personal essay: (10 mins)
1- What does it mean to be a dynamic person (character)?
By saying that he is an dynamic person, the author is trying to say that he is an active and self- motivated type of person. He describe's himself as if he can do anything and also tends to give examples such as "I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas." "I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie." "I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy."
2- Is this essay rich in imagery? Identify them.
Yes, this essay is very "rich" in imagery. It exagerates a lot of details into imagery. For example, Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants.
3- Do you notice any alliteration?
"I woo women with."
4- Is the vocabulary extensive, eloquent (well expressed)?
Yes, but it's too exaggerated.
5- What makes it memorable, fluent, or persuasive?
The author never stops saying "I" this or "I" that. He's very fluent with his meanings.
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