1.  Journal:  What's a personal essay, and why is it important in college?

2.  Notes and more Notes.

TAP

Topic:  

What we're writing about.  Better be important or 
interesting to others....

Audience:  Who we're writing for.
Purpose:   Why we're writing it.
 

Writing Process:  Steps....
1.  Invent:  Creating ideas from ?
2.  Pre-write:  Writing down my ideas....
3.  Organize:  Finding the best way to present my ideas.
4.  Draft:  Practice essay.
5.  Revise:  Fix the ideas and the organization or other problems. 
6.  Edit:  Fix grammar and punctuation errors.
7.  Publish:  It's perfect.



6 Traits:

Voice:  The unique way that you sound.  Here, it's professional.
Ideas:   What you're writing about/topic... Important and interesting.
Conventions:  Grammar.  Syntax.  Logic.
Organization:  The best plan for the ideas.
Sentence Fluency:  The flow of your sentences.
Word Choice:  Choosing the best word.



3.  Sample Plan


4..  Homework... Answer essay questions and return, come with a plan..