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Getting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application Lesson PlanGetting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application Lesson Plan
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Getting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application

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Develop an understanding of the open-ended questions that are a part of the college Common Application. Future college learners collaborate, discuss prompts acquired from the application, and philosophize on their plan of attack for the application essays. The plan leaves room for writing practice and reflection. Modification can be made to the subject to include creative writing prompts or expository topics. Links are included for the essay prompts. 

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Grade
11th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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