Some helpful sites to get you started, or improve what you have:
This is from Cal, it walks you through the process pretty much step by step:
http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/
From Santa Barbara, a worksheet to help you brainstorm and develop ideas:
http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/Pdf/PersonalStatement.pdf
Remember, on Monday 9/22, you will need to be prepared to WRITE during class. You can bring in a rough draft to share, but if you want me to look at it, you'll need to bring in a SECOND copy to leave with me while you peer edit with your classmates. In any case, you need to make sure to get a stamp for the day's work if you want full credit on the portfolio.
PLEASE NOTE: It was brought to my attention that some people are reading the novelization of Sweeney Todd based on the Johnny Depp movie. That is NOT the text that we're working with in class. We are going to read the book* for the Sondheim version, by Hugh Wheeler. See the link below:
http://www.amazon.com/Sweeney-Todd-Applause-Musical-Library/dp/1557830665/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221622755&sr=8-15
I will have xerox copies available next week, but if you could find your own copy, even to share amongst yourselves, that would be very, VERY helpful.
*'The book of a musical refers to the "play" or story of the show – in effect its spoken (not sung) lines; however, "book" can also refer to the dialogue and lyrics together, which are sometimes referred to (as in opera) as the libretto (Italian for “little book”). The music and lyrics together form the score of the musical.' (from Wikipedia)
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Thanks for clearing the Sweeney Todd ordeal up. I was afraid for a moment we'd have to read that thick book. My sister has it and it didn't appeal to me.
Hopefully Hil doesn't find out about it...otherwise I'll have to fight her back for the script. ><
It's ridiculously late to be asking this, but I just realized that I'm not sure what we're supposed to bring to class on Monday. From what I've seen, the personal statement essays are short, but many.
Are we supposed to bring in only one (500 words), or all of them? There are around fix or six separate essays, right? (Either that or I'm confusing the Common App essays with essays for the individual college supplements, because I saved them all in the same place.)
Mika K. (Per.6)
You can bring in anything you have, whether it's a rough draft or simply some notes. If you have specific prompts from schools you want to work on, bring those. If you have NOTHING, you can just write during the period...but you ought to have SOMETHING by the end of class for a stamp.
Everyone keeps telling me different things about the personal essay! Should we write the prompts together as one essay or separately as two essays?
You can do whatever is helpful to you in terms of applying to college. This quarter's essay is really mean to give you a chance to work on your college apps, very flexible parameters...make the most of it.
Might be a tad late to ask, but is there a specific date as to when we have to turn in a rough draft of the personal statement?
D. Kwong, p.6
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