University Applications- Planning Personal Statement
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Getting ready to write an academic application essay
Lesson Plan Content:
Planning a university personal statement
Brainstorm the things below in the boxes provided. Don’t edit your ideas at all at this stage, just write down everything that occurs to you.
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Your hobbies
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Your achievements
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Your future
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Your academic career/ academic record
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Times you have shown your determination
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Times you have shown your ability to use English
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Difficulties that you have overcome
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Your strengths/ Positive aspects of your personality
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Reasons why you want to continue your studies
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Reasons why you want to study that subject
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(Real) reasons why you want to study in that country/ city/ university
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Your study skills
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Other skills and talents
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People. experiences and things which have inspired you
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Use these questions to help you eliminate things from the lists above:
- Which things above are probably true for almost everyone who sends an application?
- Which things above could sound like boasting?
- Which things above don’t have any particular connection to your future?
Use these questions to help you select from the things that you have brainstormed above:
- Which of those things show something about your personality?
- Which of the things above could be particularly relevant to your studies at university?
- Which things would be interesting to read about?
- Which things can you provide evidence for?
- Which things can you link together to make paragraphs with one clear topic each?
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