The Kitchen/Your Big Moment

AGENDA:

EQ: What is a "defining" or "significant moment" to write about for a college essay?

WRITING: Continue to work on your "Kitchen" essay during writing time.  Focus on description as well as the memory of your first kitchen.  You can describe the physical space as well as the emotions attached to the kitchen.

If you have finished the "Kitchen" essay, start working on "your Big Moment" essay.  This essay is just one of the possible options for college essays.

READING:
Here are some examples of  the "Significant Experience" or "Defining Moment" college essay:

https://www.infoplease.com/us/college-bound/sample-essays-significant-experience

https://www.thoughtco.com/common-application-personal-essay-option-1-788407

http://www.teenink.com/college_guide/college_essays/article/70769/My-Moment/

https://education.seattlepi.com/college-essay-ideas-writing-significant-experience-1171.html

http://blog.collegegreenlight.com/blog/defining-moments-answering-college-greenlight-scholars-application-essay-1/

ACTIVITY:

Here are three steps to completing a great Defining Moment essay in your own voice:

1. Brainstorming: Find lots of great stories: Imagine your life–from the moment you were born up until today–as a series of moments. Make a list of 10 moments that changed you: moments when there is a clear before and after. And then for each of those 10 moments, list some smaller moments that make up each of them.
2. Think, Pair, Share: Pick one of the moments from the exercise and tell your story out loud–to your friend if possible–discuss and then begin working on your essay