Monday, October 6, 2008

College Writing Elective, EWC


It's that time! Time to stop procrastinating and begin writing the dreaded College Application Essay. Remember that this essay is a good thing; it is your chance to breathe life into your college application and let the admissions directors get a sense of who you are beyond the numbers, scores, and forms. Remember: you have had a lot of practice with descriptive and narrative writing, so use all you've learned.  As we continue to draft our essays, let's use the Blog to share insights, offer constructive criticism, and seek inspiration.

37 comments:

Anonymous said...
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Anonymous said...

My narration will be about my first time,I performed in from the audience. I used details and figurative language to alter the reader.

Anonymous said...

brandeis is a good school and so r the teachers. This site is also nice. It's a great vway to get wat u have to say off ur chest. Niced to know someone cares for the student body.

Anonymous said...

It wasnt until later on that day that those tears that dried up on my sister's clothing, evaporated and arose into my eyes; then cascaded down my cheeks. I then felt the same pain she was feeling.

My Narrative

Anonymous said...

"My first day of high schoool i had lived one of the best experiences of my life and had begun a new stage which had predict the way of my life"!!
This phrase expresses how i felt after a day i thought wouln'd be that nice, because in was in a unknown environment, but result to be a great day!!!!

Anonymous said...

"When I look at you it as if your the only girl for me but when I try to speak my brain turns into ice cream and I can turn simply words into sentences and sentences would the perfect conversation."
Ms.Levine has done an excellent job creating this web page for us i like it alot and its a good creative way to express what on your mind at a certain point.

Anonymous said...

Hey Ms. Levine,
So far my narrative is coming along great. There is a message that im trying to convey in a part of my narrative and I really dont know the best literary technique to use to convey this message. I'm trying to say that we can control our own fate, however that does not neccesarily mean that fate does not exist and that how somehow it still plays out. I was thinking of using a symbol metaphorically speaking and letting it reoccur throughout my narrative kind of like a motif.

- &hearts ann

Anonymous said...

I think this website is a way to show how talented raeders and writers can express themselves. Students can also opinion about other literatures.

Anonymous said...

The baby N' me! My narrative is focused on my new baby niece and the baby in me! The comparrison deals wit the baby and me while focusing on the baby in me! it should be the baby and I but then it would not have to meanings........think about it

Anonymous said...

Hi!!

Anonymous said...

" I had to realize that he wasnt coming back. Someone so nice, friendly, and understanding was gone. Gone without any warning."

Dennis Phillips said...

My opening line reads thus, "My room was dark that night. There was a bluish glare coming from my laptop screen as I surfed the web."

Dennis P

Anonymous said...

Hey everybody how r u doin

Anonymous said...

narrating is the same as story telling not staight foward as a factual writing and not to descriptive as a descriptive writing or a poem

Anonymous said...

Sorry for disrupting the blog :(

Anonymous said...

"On Feburary 22, 2002 my mom died. They woke me up at 4 a.m. and said, 'dont cry but your mom died.'"

That was the introduction to my narrative.It's about the day my mom died and you could just imagine the haert i put into.This essay also includes the cruelty of my childhood and what is is to grow up alone.

Anonymous said...

"So we took my uncle to a physchologist, he had a pointy nose that could be used as a sword for battle. He had a small hump on his back that a mad scientist's assistant would have. He also had dangling legs that would cross, every time he walked a single step. I personally did not know who needed the therapy, my uncle or the therapist."

Anonymous said...

My Narritive isnt doing to good im stuck on this bloody spot where i have to decide whether to make it a negative or a positive way. Need some help to be more specific.

Anonymous said...

Hi Ms.Levine
my narrative essay is about my life in New York. A line from my narrative essay is this "My Mom is my inspiration to be someone in life because I see her working hard everyday just to give us a better life now and in a near future". This is just a line wait till you read the entire essay/story.
BYE!!!!

Chris said...

This is from my very VERY long narrative/descriptive story or whatever. It's based on a true story if that seems to enthrall you a little bit more, but yeah, if you have any suggestions or opinions please throw them all over the place. I'm going to need massive amounts of help with this thing. Enjoy. = ]


"I'm enshrouded by such a gregarious energy, but now that I see that door, that door which constantly glares at me as I stroll closer and closer, my extroversion begins to fade. There's something behind those doors, something inside that hotel and I can already sense it..."

Ann said...

Ivy I like your line, juan carlos that's a cool opening line and its kind of messed up...

Chris said...

Blog Wars!!!!

Anonymous said...

wats up

Anonymous said...

Hey christopher A.K.A. lol stop diturbing the blog!!!

Ann said...

OK CHRISTOPHER ITS ONNNN

Anonymous said...

Hello Ms.Levine
My narrative essay is about my sister when she came to visit me.
This is a line from my narrative essay "With you here my life is over" I wrote this because she is mean with me...im not going to write no more because you have to read my draft...
SUSPENSE...

Bye everyone..!!

Anonymous said...

Hey Ms.Levine
i will write a little bit more of my draft..
this is a nice part of my story in New York City. I pass for a lot to be the person i'm today. my aunt and my mom are the 2 examples and the person that inspires me the most because they support me in everything. i choose this topic because this part of my life that touch me very deeply . So ms.levine and everyone else i'm not telling you all about my story because it won't make sense ..this is all for now .
see you all later..
Bye !!!*_*

Anonymous said...

Hello Ms.Levine
so last time when i wrote the comment i forgot to put my name...
so here is my commente hablut my narrative essey bye..

My narrative essay is about my sister when she came to visit me.
This is a line from my narrative essay "With you here my life is over" I wrote this because she is mean with me...im not going to write no more because you have to read my draft...
SUSPENSE...

Bye everyone..!!

Chris said...

I finished my Narrative, but I plan on rewriting it. So...Who plans on rewriting it? Ms. Levine, ya wanna like, give a crazy teacher speech about how editing is the best thing that can happen to your writing?

Dennis Phillips said...

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Anonymous said...

hi ms.levine!!! just wanted to say hayy!

Anonymous said...

Hi ms.levine
my college essay is
about my relationship with my big sister before and after we came to new york .
i hope you like it

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She Rox Your Soxz!(Giselle) said...

Omg I cant wait for 2marow!!! in ENglish WE are going to see a part in macbeths play!
(Ms.Levine U better get the t.v)Lol

Chris said...

...what am I supposed to write right now? I have writer's block if you're interested. I don't feel like writing right now. This is almost as annoying as mosquitoes. Just a bit more though. ugh...

Anonymous said...

hi ms.levine
passing by to say hi
by the way
i love the movie
Billy Elliot
i think is interesting
and shows a lot
i mean how can i person
grow physical,mentally and profesionally
i love it..
bye Ms.levine

Chris said...

Whitney Houston was pretty back then. = ]