April 29, 2014
Create a new page for your writing assignments. Then choose one of the following unusual college essay questions, and write a 200+ word response. Be sure to proof your work carefully; remember, others will see, judge, and appreciate your writings. 1. How do you feel about Wednesday? [University of Chicago] 2. Dog and Cat. Coffee and Tea. Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye. Everyone knows there are two types of people in the world. What are they? [University of Chicago] 3. French novelist Anatole France wrote: “An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.” What don’t you know? [Brown University] 4. You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217. [University of Pennsylvania] 5. A package arrives at your door. After seeing the contents you know it’s going to be the best day of your life. What’s inside and how do you spend your day? [University of Brandeis] 6. Identify and describe a personal habit or idiosyncrasy — of any nature — that helps define you. [Occidental University] 7. If you were to develop a Mt Rushmore representing the 20th century, whose faces would you select and why? [William and Mary] 8. Andy Warhol that “in the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” Describe your fifteen minutes. [NYU] |
April 30, 2014
Create an account in thing.link Review my comments for your April 29th writing assignment for revision. Once you've proofed and revised your draft, email it to me as an attachment for additional comments. Do this before Monday next week. Once your essay is approved, paste to your web site's assignments' page Preview the following links for a template for a resume. Using the template that best fits your circumstances, complete a resume in a word document and email it to me as an attachment. Once it's ready for publishing on your web site, you may use canva.com for a simple background design. http://www.aie.org/finding-a-career/sample-resumes-and-templates/Resume-Sample-High-School-Student-Academic.cfm http://guidance.spps.org/sites/53385aa7-d627-400a-9c42-d9ff23a9c96b/uploads/juniors_-_writing_a_resume.pdf http://careers.ucsc.edu/handouts/resume/No_ Experience_Resume.html Create a cover letter for your resume. You may create a cover letter for a job you are considering applying for, or you may create a cover letter for a job you are applying for once you get to college. You can follow the link for ideas. http://howdoyoumakearesume.com/example-of-a-cover-letter-for-a-resume-no-experience |