Resources & Notes:
Unit Goals
Personal Narrative Overview
Personal Narrative Planning Worksheet
Essay Prompts and Rubric
Peer Editing Checklist
Brainstorming Prompts
Show vs Tell
Hooks
Dialogue
MLA Formatting
Supplemental Readings:
Four College Essay Tips
College Essay Examples
Want to Get Into College? Learn How to Fail
Mini Memoir- "Fish Cheeks"
NYT Personal Narrative Winners
Excerpts from The Freedom Writers Diary
Supplemental Videos:
College Application Essay Prompts
"The Power of Telling Your Story" Ted Talk
College Essay Tips Video
Writing Descriptively
Figurative Language