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College essay essentials : a step-by-step guide to writing a successful college admission essay /
Writing an amazing college admission essay is easier than you think! So you're a high school senior given the task of writing a 650-word personal statement for your college application. Do you tell the story of your life, or a story from your life' Do you choose a single moment' If so...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Naperville, Illinois :
Sourcebooks, Inc.,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Why This Book
- Questions You Might Have and Where You Can Find the Answers
- Why I'm the Perfect Person to Guide You Through the Essay-Writing Process
- How This Book Works
- Chapter One: Brainstorming
- Essence Objects Exercise
- What's Your Story?
- Core Values Exercise
- How the Essence Objects and Core Values Exercises Can Help You Write Your Essay (and Your Life)
- Chapter Two: Structure
- Narrative vs. Montage Structure
- Narrative vs. Montage Structure Takeaways
- Chapter Three: The Four Types of College Essays
- Type A: "With Debate"
- Type B: "Endodontics"
- Type C: "Raising Anthony"
- Type D: "Scrapbook"
- What Makes These Essays Great: A Brief Structural Analysis
- Chapter Four: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Each of the Four College Essay Types
- How to Write Essay Type A
- How to Write Essay Type B
- How to Write Essay Type C
- How to Write Essay Type D
- Chapter Five: How to Revise Your Essay in Five Steps
- Revising the First Draft
- Revising Drafts 2-50
- Chapter Six: How to Bring Your Essay to Life
- How Do I Grab the Reader's Attention?
- How Do I Show the Reader I'm Really Smart?
- How Do I Brag without Seeming Like I'm Bragging?
- How Do I Make My Essay, Like, Deep?
- Feelings and Needs Exercise
- How Do I End My Essay?
- What Do I Do if I Feel Like I'm Falling Behind?
- Chapter Seven: Advanced Techniques
- Advanced Technique 1: Setup and Payoff
- Advanced Technique 2: Verisimilitude
- Advanced Technique 3: Turn Something Dark into Something Beautiful
- Advanced Technique 4: Blow the Reader's Mind by Using The Sixth Sense Ending (a.k.a. Create an Ending That's Surprising, but Inevitable)
- Advanced Technique 5: Make It New
- What Makes an Essay Amazing
- Chapter Eight: How to Make Sure Your Essay Is Doing Its Job.
- The Great College Essay Test
- How to Bring More Values, Vulnerability, and Insight into Your Essay
- When to Scrap What You Have and Start Over
- How to Write Your Essay in Just One Night
- How and When to Ask for Feedback
- Chapter Nine: A Few of My Favorite Essays
- Analysis of a Few of My Favorite Essays
- Chapter Ten: Finally
- Additional Resources
- 1,000+ Ways to Get Inspired Right Now
- How to Work with a Partner
- Accountability Agreement
- 21 Details Exercise
- Everything I Want Colleges to Know about Me List
- Time Line of My Life Exercise
- List of Real Student Essays Included in This Book
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover.