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Structure and Voice in the College Essay — Homework
Draft a full first version of your personal essay this week, built around one throughline.
- 1.Define "throughline" as it applies to a personal essay.
- 2.State your own essay's throughline insight in one plain sentence.
- 3.Draft a full first version of your personal essay (400 to 700 words) built around that throughline.
- 4.Identify one sentence in your own draft that sounds performed or like "thesaurus voice," and revise it.
- 5.Identify one paragraph, however well written, that does not serve your throughline, and explain why it might need to be cut.
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