Learning Goals
At the close of this workshop, students will be able to:
- Support the claims in their personal statements with evidence
- Explain the difference between narrative and technical personal statements
- Determine genre using close-reading and context clues
- Write a first draft
Materials
For Facilitators
For Students
Handout 1: Prewriting for personal statements (Part 1)
Handout 2: Personal statement introductions
Handout 3: Prewriting for personal statements (Part 2)

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