Immersion: “This I Believe” Essays NAME: _____________________________________
Thurs., 5/21/09 and Fri., 5/22/09
You will have the opportunity to read several essays, written by students under the age of 18, over the course of the next two days. After you read each essay, please take time to thoughtfully answer each of the questions before you move on to the next student’s essay. This packet of sheets will be collected at the end of Writing Workshop on Friday, 5/22/09. 1. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
2. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) Page 1 of 11
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Immersion: “This I Believe” Essays 3. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
4. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
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Immersion: “This I Believe” Essays 5. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
6. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
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Immersion: “This I Believe” Essays 7. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
8. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
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Immersion: “This I Believe” Essays 9. The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
10.The author of this essay was: ____________________________________ 1. This essay was about ______________________________________________________. 2. The author of this essay believes strongly about _____________________________. 3. What did you notice about ___________________’s Essay? (Be specific.) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________
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Immersion: “This I Believe” Essays Now that you’ve read all of these essays, what are three BIG THINGS you learned about writing essays about things a person believes in strongly? (List them below.) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________
Please turn this completed packet into the Writing Tray at the end of Writing Workshop (i.e., after we share).
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