"Is it easy being green?"
Subtitle: writing the new college application essay
By: Justin Nevin
Series: International Political Econony Series
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781492603771
Subjects: Essay; Exposition (Rhetoric); Authorship; Admission; College applications; Universities and colleges
Other titles: Writing the new college application essay
Description: Using real-life examples "Is It Easy Being Green?" moves away from a strictly academic point of view, and uses creative writing techniques-memoir/personal essay genre in particular-to teach students how to write engaging and effective application essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a creative equivalent to the five-paragraph essay; title: Narrative essays; title: Lyric essays; title: Fact vs. truth; title: Reduction and style before content; title: Campus narratives, short responses, and non-narrative reponses; title: A look at narrative-lyric balance; title: Technical guidelines to writing the personal essay; title: Conceptual guidelines to writing the personal essay; title: Other compositional considerations; title: Appendices: A1. Essay questions you might see; title: A2. Strategies for brainstorming personal material; title: A3. Matching essays with applications; title: A4. Timelines for applying; title: A5. Teacher recommendations; title: A6. Interview with an interviewer; title: A7. Online resources.