JUNIORS: In the Quiet of Summer, Start Your Essays

Do you serve at a High School this year? Has your attention been focused on Seniors preparing for college? Don't forget about the juniors! In preparation for their senior year, help your students get a jump start on their college admissions essay. The less hurried months before the onslaught of a highly pressured fall offer the chance for students to think, reflect and connect with a writing topic that can then be developed into 500 words of polished prose.

So how can you teach your students to use the summer before senior year to their best advantage?