Establishing a Establishing a PurposePurposeGoals and College PlansGoals and College Plans

What is a goal? What is a goal?

the the endend toward which toward which efforteffort is directed is directed

the endend toward which efforteffort is directed

EffortEffort

Why is it important to Why is it important to have have goalsgoals? ?

Purpose!Purpose!

EffectiveEffective purpose purpose

Setting Effective GoalsSetting Effective Goals First, you must create your “big First, you must create your “big

picture”—what do you want to do with picture”—what do you want to do with your life?your life?

What you want to achieve in your What you want to achieve in your lifetime—or at least in the next 15-20 lifetime—or at least in the next 15-20 years. years. perspective perspective where and what you need to do.where and what you need to do.

CategoriesCategoriesArtistic Do you want to achieve any artistic

goals? If so, what?

Attitude Is any part of your mindset holding you back? Is there any part of the way that you behave that upsets you? If so, set a goal to improve your behavior or find a solution to the problem.

Career What level do you want to reach in your career?

CategoriesCategories

Education Is there any knowledge you want to acquire in particular? What information and skills will you need to achieve other goals?

Family Do you want to be a parent? If so, how are you going to be a good parent?

Financial How much do you want to earn by what stage?

CategoriesCategories

Physical Are there any athletic goals you want to achieve, or do you want good health deep into old age? What steps are you going to take to achieve this?

Entertainment How do you want to enjoy yourself? - You should ensure that some of your life is for you!

Public service Do you want to make the world a better place? If so, how?

What is your day, What is your day, week, month, year, week, month, year, life’s purpose?life’s purpose?

What are some goals that you What are some goals that you have?have? Make a list. Your list must have at Make a list. Your list must have at

least 25 life time goals. They can be least 25 life time goals. They can be short term (Get into college) or long short term (Get into college) or long term (go skydiving over Fiji). Really term (go skydiving over Fiji). Really put some thought into your list.put some thought into your list.

ExamplesExamples Bad example: “I want to be rich.”Bad example: “I want to be rich.” Good example: “I want to generate Good example: “I want to generate

$100,000 in passive income within 5 years $100,000 in passive income within 5 years from this date.”from this date.”

Bad example: “I am going to do my Bad example: “I am going to do my homework.”homework.”

Good example: “I am going to finish my Good example: “I am going to finish my homework by 8pm each night and I’ll homework by 8pm each night and I’ll achieve this deadline by spending one hour achieve this deadline by spending one hour on each subject.”on each subject.”

ObstaclesObstacles

DistractionsDistractions DecisionsDecisions Knowing what’s right vs. what’s wrongKnowing what’s right vs. what’s wrong

HandbookHandbook Honor Code Honor Code

What might prevent What might prevent you from completing you from completing your goals this year? your goals this year?

College EssayCollege Essay

250 and 500 words250 and 500 words

What can you carry? What can you carry?

Brainstorm: make a list of all the things Brainstorm: make a list of all the things you can carry—think both literally and you can carry—think both literally and figuratively. You have to have at the very figuratively. You have to have at the very LEAST 15 things on your list, but you LEAST 15 things on your list, but you should brainstorm for 3 minutes without should brainstorm for 3 minutes without talking to anyone—only writing.talking to anyone—only writing.

CharacterizationCharacterization

Direct CharacterizationDirect Characterization: : when the narrator when the narrator describes a character describes a character directly and tells us his/her directly and tells us his/her qualities. Examples?qualities. Examples?

Indirect CharacterizationIndirect Characterization: : when the author does not tell when the author does not tell us what the character is like. us what the character is like. We learn about the character We learn about the character from his speech and actions from his speech and actions and dealings with other and dealings with other characters.characters.

How do these things How do these things Characterize Characterize people? people?

Indirectly?

Directly?

The Things they The Things they CarriedCarriedTim O’BrienTim O’Brien

Character Case studyCharacter Case study

Character’s name:Character’s name: What does the character carry?What does the character carry?

How does the object indirectly How does the object indirectly

characterize this character? characterize this character? What does it tell us about him?What does it tell us about him?

Indirectly Characterize Indirectly Characterize yourselfyourself

Let’s look at the sample…Let’s look at the sample…

For more than ten years I have carried “Forever” in my wallet. While literally I only carry a worn pink piece of eight by ten paper with faded black ink that whispers the song by the Beach Boys in my mind, what I really carry is a promise.

The room is colder than I remember. I can hear the air working overtime trying to maintain the temperature while the heat intensifies outside. I sit in the simple, black rubber chair staring at my hands and wondering if I made a mistake. The tiny gift box sits beside me and I feel the nervous butterflies tap-dancing in my stomach. When he walks in, I can’t help but smile. He sits down next to me and says three words, but not the three you might expect. He says, “I’ll remember forever.” I hand him the box and thank him, while trying to fight back the tears and he barely has time to grasp it before we are interrupted by a flood of people and I walk away feeling the loss acutely. The card, a thank you for the tiny box, is waiting for me in my cubbyhole the next day, and as the pink slip of eight by ten paper flutters out I know I’ll remember forever too.

Occasionally, I will unfold this promise and slowly trace the worn creases of the paper and remember a time of innocence, love, and excitement. I will remember who I was, who I am and who I want to become and I will whisper a prayer for the human race to hold onto the gift of promise forever like I do.

Let’s look at you…Let’s look at you…What does this tell you about the What does this tell you about the writer? writer? How does this SHOW you rather than How does this SHOW you rather than TELL you about the person? TELL you about the person?

Goofing Goofing OffOff

DrugsDrugsLazinessLaziness

SkippinSkippingg

JailJail

WorkWork

FriendsFriends

Not doing Not doing assignmentsassignments

SenioritisSenioritis

SicknessSickness

FamilyFamilyFeeling Feeling DiscouragedDiscouraged

MEME

DistractionsDistractions

apathyapathyTeachersTeachersFinancesFinancesDeathDeath FightingFighting

ProcrastinatioProcrastinationn Tough Tough

classesclasses

So…So…

Why is it important to Why is it important to practice self practice self reflection? reflection?

SHOW don’t TellSHOW don’t Tell

Page 6 (Writing Handbook)Page 6 (Writing Handbook)

Writing Handbook Page 6Writing Handbook Page 6

Step 1: Read the two paragraphs. Step 1: Read the two paragraphs. Step 2: Identify the major differences b/t the Step 2: Identify the major differences b/t the

two by creating a T chart. two by creating a T chart. Step 3: form an opinionStep 3: form an opinion

Decide which is betterDecide which is better Have a SPECIFIC example to back up your Have a SPECIFIC example to back up your

response response

Writing Handbook Page Writing Handbook Page 1010

Linking verbLinking verb PassivePassive Connect the Connect the subjectsubject of the of the verbverb to additional information to additional information

about the subject (see pg. 11)about the subject (see pg. 11) Helping verbHelping verb

PassivePassive help the main verb in a sentence by extending the help the main verb in a sentence by extending the

meaning of the verb meaning of the verb Action verbAction verb

Active!Active! Show that the Show that the subjectsubject is is doingdoing something, not just existing. something, not just existing.

Keila is a shopaholic.

Ising isn't something that Keila can do. Is connects the subject, Keila, to additional information about her, that she will soon have a huge credit card bill to pay.

We are running in a race.

What is the helping verb here?Notice that many helping verbs can also be linking verbs…

Jackie ran a race last weekend

What is the action verb here?Notice that action verbs help you be more concise

Action verbs SHOW Action verbs SHOW rather than TELL. rather than TELL.

The man is a monster.The man is a monster. Does this show or tell? Does this show or tell?

Not very vivid…in fact it’s dull. Not very vivid…in fact it’s dull. So…change it to So…change it to actionaction to to show show he is a he is a

monster. monster.

The man ripped off the sheep’s head and ate the eyeballs with a sickening squishy crunch.

Group workGroup work

The best essays…The best essays…

Step I: individual workStep I: individual work

Read the each essay to yourself and Read the each essay to yourself and write your opinion about the writing and write your opinion about the writing and style in the boxes below.style in the boxes below.

Step II: Individual workStep II: Individual work

CIRCLE ALL THE ACTION VERBS IN CIRCLE ALL THE ACTION VERBS IN EACH ESSAYEACH ESSAY

Step III: Group workStep III: Group work

Discuss with your group the pros and Discuss with your group the pros and cons of each essay and compile two cons of each essay and compile two separate pro/con lists. separate pro/con lists.

Step IV: Group WorkStep IV: Group Work

Decide in your group which of the two Decide in your group which of the two applicants you would accept to your applicants you would accept to your university (you may only choose one) university (you may only choose one) and back up your response using and back up your response using examples form the essay and the advice examples form the essay and the advice given to you. given to you.

Step V: Individual WorkStep V: Individual Work

Draft the acceptance letter to the student Draft the acceptance letter to the student and cite something from their essay that and cite something from their essay that led you to the decision. led you to the decision.

List at least 4 action List at least 4 action verbs you can use in your verbs you can use in your essay essay

Turn your list in Turn your list in Remember the rough draft is due Remember the rough draft is due

tomorrow!!!tomorrow!!!

500 Word Essay 500 Word Essay AssignmentAssignmentGetting startedGetting started

Pg 217: Give specific Pg 217: Give specific examples to support your examples to support your answers. answers.

Who is this person? Who is this person? What would they have to share What would they have to share about their life? about their life?

Why would they want to share Why would they want to share their life? their life?

When did they live? When did they live? How did they live? How did they live?

Essay choice # 1Essay choice # 1

You have just completed your 300-page You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page autobiography. Please submit page 217.217.

You can start from what you know now ORYou can start from what you know now OR You can pretend you are at the end of your You can pretend you are at the end of your

life and looking back life and looking back

Essay choice # 2Essay choice # 2

Think about something you never did in Think about something you never did in high school but wish you had. Discuss high school but wish you had. Discuss why you didn’t do this, why you wish why you didn’t do this, why you wish you had, and what you think/hope the you had, and what you think/hope the difference would have been.difference would have been.

AudienceAudience PurposePurpose What it says about you and your goals!What it says about you and your goals!

Essay Choice # 3Essay Choice # 3

Discuss some issue of personal, local, Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and national, or international concern and its its importance to youimportance to you. . youyou

U-C Berkeley Forced to U-C Berkeley Forced to Abandon Genetic Testing for Abandon Genetic Testing for New Students New Students

What are the implications of this? What are the implications of this? What are some positives? Negatives? What are some positives? Negatives? How could this affect YOU if YOU were How could this affect YOU if YOU were

asked to do this? asked to do this? How do YOU feel about genetic testing? How do YOU feel about genetic testing?

Cloning? Genetic research? Cloning? Genetic research? Why do you feel this way? Why do you feel this way?