Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute
"Del Toro Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute is funded by the New York State Education Department. The program aims to empower young Hispanic individuals by providing them with leadership skills and opportunities for growth and development."
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Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute This contract is funded through the New York State Education Department.
Module 10 - Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 2 Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. - Mark Twain
Module 10 - Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 3 Students will learn the vital ingredients of a successful scholarship essay. Students will be given information about sources of funding for higher education, particularly for Hispanic/Latino(a) students.
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 4 Vocabulary: Concept - abstract ideas or generic notions that occur in the mind, in speech, or in thought. They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of thoughts and beliefs. Prompt to move to action; to assist by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned; cue
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 5 2 Truths and a Lie: Recall the power of body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. Independently write 3 statements, two of which are true, and one that is not true. Each person at the table (or breakout room) will state all three of their statements using body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice to make all three statements seem true.
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 6 Writing the Scholarship Essay Phase 1: Prompt - should be visible and clear Brainstorm Build confidence Pen on paper Essay examples Assign mentor / partner Set up Google Drive Review Timeline / Next steps
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 7 Writing the Scholarship Essay Phase 2: Essay draft for review - use teachers / trainers Continue to update drafts and make comments / revisions on Google Drive Logistics: font, grammar, etc. Timeline - next steps
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 8 Writing the Scholarship Essay Phase 3: Review what you have - adjust as needed and polish Peer review - bring back to group Before submitting: Make sure that all documents are included: Application Check list College Survey School Transcript 3 copies of essay 2 recommendation letters PRHYLI 2021 Essay How 2 Tutorial https://questarorg- my.sharepoint.com/personal/diana_vazquez_questar_org/Documents /Desktop/2020- 2021%20PRHYLI%20Essay%20How%202%20tutorials.pptx
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 9 Chart for Reviewing Essays Use chart to review winning essays from previous years Warm feedback - What did you like about the essay? Cool feedback - How can the essay be improved?
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 10 Warm Feedback Endorses or values without praising Is non-judgmental and specific to the work Provides the perspectives / points of view and beliefs of the reviewers Focuses on importance, relevance, connections, usefulness, applicability, and possibilities Examples: You can also address _____ with that This could also be combined with _____ This might allow your students to understand _____ If you included _____, you could also _____
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 11 Cool Feedback No negative judgments Focuses on questions and clarifications Helps uncover the perspective / point of view and beliefs of the author Elicits clarification by promoting thinking Examples: I wonder if you might I don t understand Why did you ? Could ____ have a negative effect on____? I m struggling to see how this
Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay for The Angelo Del Toro PRHYLI & Beyond Objectives 12 Reflection: In what ways have you gotten better at this kind of work? In what ways do you think you need to improve? What problems did you encounter while you were working on this piece? How did you solve them? What resources did you use while working on this piece?
