English 11 · Week 28 · Civic Voice and the Future
College Essay Feedback
Peer feedback on personal statements.
- Students will
- Students give and use specific, kind feedback to strengthen a personal statement.
- SEL skill
- Give specific kind feedback and respond with openness
- What it looks like
- Students build trust by giving feedback that is honest and caring.
- Content focus
- College essay feedback
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through clear communication, careful listening, cooperation, and working through conflict. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.11-12.5: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 5
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.10 Writing; ELD.PII.11-12.2 Understanding cohesion
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
Fits these textbook chapters
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More relationship skills activities for English 11
- Seminar on Freedom Relationship skillsSocratic seminar on what freedom requires of us.
- Letter to a Future Student Relationship skillsAdvice letters to next year's juniors.
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