Scholarship/College Letter
Write a 400-600 word essay using one of the following prompts. This essay is intended to one of several adjustable essays that you can use to apply for scholarships and academic opportunities throughout the following year. Remember to show, don't tell. Highlight your strengths, your tenacity, your diversity, and your commitment to making your community a better place.
Prompt:
Write a 400-600 word essay using one of the following prompts. This essay is intended to one of several adjustable essays that you can use to apply for scholarships and academic opportunities throughout the following year. Remember to show, don't tell. Highlight your strengths, your tenacity, your diversity, and your commitment to making your community a better place.
Prompt:
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Introduction
Welcome to Your Senior Year!
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Letter of Introduction
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Scholarship Essay
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Reading Assignments
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1984 Essay and Four Prompts.
Your final essay should be a THEMATIC ANALYSIS. It should:
1. Be 2-3 pages long. 2. Contain 5 parenthetically cited quotes or references to the text. 3. Contain at least one connection to the real world. 4. Be organized with a thesis, a body of evidence that proves your thesis, and a conclusion that reinforces your thesis. 5. Be free of mechanical and grammatical errors. Questions: 1. What is Orwell trying to say about love in these chapters? How does this relationship differ from others in the book? How does it differ from a traditional fictional romantic encounter? Analyze how Orwell uses this relationship to make a claim about human relationships in the face of oppression. Include at least two paraphrases and two direct quotations. 2. Write an essay explaining and interpreting Winston’s axiom, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” A successful essay will connect this concept to the government in 1984 AND to the world today. Are we free under these terms? Is there any time that we are not? Extension: How does this compare to the assertion at the end of Part II, chapter 7 where Winston thinks that, “facts… could be squeezed out of you by torture. But if the object was not to stay alive but to stay human, what difference did it ultimately make? They could not alter your feelings; for that matter, you could not alter them yourself, even if you wanted to.” 3. How does the government in 1984 control its citizens? List and explain at least three examples. Compare these examples to real world population control techniques. Is 1984 a valid warning of how governments can control people, or is it hyperbole? 4. Write a page explaining how the ending of 1984 is different than the hopeful or potentially positive ending of a typical dystopian novel. Why did Orwell decide to end the novel this way? What is he trying to say about human nature? |
1984 Super Bowl AdIntroduction to 1984Reading Notes
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Online Resources:
Business Letter Links: The Writing Center and The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue are my favorites, but there are many out there.
MLA or APA: Purdue OWL
APA: apastyle.apa.org/
Business Letter Links: The Writing Center and The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue are my favorites, but there are many out there.
MLA or APA: Purdue OWL
APA: apastyle.apa.org/
