CALENDAR SECTION

Personal Essay due on Wednesday!!

Reminders:  Read and Heed

Final Formatting: 

o   Single-spaced heading on left:  Name, class period, date, Personal Essay Final Draft

o   The Common Application or UW topic, as worded on the original assignment sheet, also single-spaced. Put the topic in bold.

o   If you changed topics from the first draft, type that out in bold exactly as worded on the application form. Otherwise you may omit it on the final draft.

o   Body of essay: Double-spaced, 12-font Times New Roman.

o   Make sure the word count listed on the paper and stated below is for the essay only.

What to turn in:

• This cover sheet on top
• Then the hard copy of the final draft
• Then the first draft (the stamped one, even if you’ve changed topics)

• On the bottom, the Peer Response sheet to the first draft.

       ** Each draft should be stapled, but PAPER-CLIP the full stack.  Don’t try to staple through it all.

Deadlines:

• Turn in hard copy plus support material on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
• File your paper electronically on www.turnitin.com by the 9:55 a .m. on Oct. 1

***IMPORTANT INFORMATION***

With the help of Mrs. Cote in the College and Career Center and her contacts in the admissions world, we have resolved an issue that several people brought to my attention today.  I have disabled the "student repository" section of turnitin.com.  Your essay will still be evaluated against commercial sites, online journals and other media, etc., but if a school or even the Common App people were to assess your paper, it would not show up as a match with your very own paper.  No worries!

CULMINATING PROJECT, a state high school graduation requirement:  OCT. 15

12th grade: Senior English classes assign a Resume and and answer to Question #1 in September. Note: Resumes completed in Bridges in 10th grade cannot be used for your senior resume. All Seniors (even those not in English classes at IHS) must complete a resume and the typed answer to Question 1. The resume and question 1 are turned into the Career Center by October 15th of senior year. Senior Resume Guidelines and Expectations

Senior Packet for the Culminating Project

See the resume section of the College Resource Handbook for more help with resumes.

Both the resume and response to Question 1 must be typed, of course.  Be sure to save them both in a way that can be accessed at school.