12H Senior Seminar Required 2023 Summer Reading Assignment ☀️📚

From Mrs. Gleeson:

Over the summer months, please prepare for our initial meetings by completing the two assignments listed below. The notes are due in school on or about Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Be prepared for a quiz, essay, and/or discussion on summer work during the first few weeks of school.  Your notes will help to prepare you for these assessments as well as our in-class discussions.

 Essays That Worked for College Applications: 50 Essays that Helped Students Get into the Nation’s Top Colleges by Boykin Curry (You must purchase this book on your own or borrow from a library.) OR use this link, 12 College Admissions Essays That Worked to access a PDF of some of the essays.

Assignment: Select five essays of varying styles and approaches. For each, comment on the author’s structure, style, tone, voice, topic selection, and meaning.

Questions to consider:

1. How does the author engage the reader (beginning, middle, end)?Is the topic appropriate and/or engaging for a college essay?

2. What makes this essay stand out from other college essays?

3. What would a college admissions officer learn about this candidate through his/her essay?

4. How does the author’s style complement the content of the essay?

1. Read the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

2. Complete the Rhetorical Devices Assignment. Read through the rhetorical devices worksheet.

Locate examples of figurative language and rhetorical devices (for the page numbers listed), type the quote and thoroughly explain why and how each is used.  A sample has been provided for you. Use the sample as a model for your work.

Rhetorical Devices Assignment