Personal Statements Workshop (Online Adaptation)

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

Facilitator slides

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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