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

Student slides

Handout 1: Prewriting for personal statements (Part 1)

Handout 2: Personal statement introductions

Handout 3: Prewriting for personal statements (Part 2)