Class

Writing “My Story:” The Personal Essay for Scholarship and College Applications for Ages 15 to 18

Welcome back to Summer Youth at Open Book! Join us for a week of writing and all day creativity!

We all have stories that we want to share with others! In this class, we will be exploring the personal narrative, and how to tell our own stories in a compelling way. These lessons will prepare you for upcoming college applications and scholarship essays and generally enhance your storytelling skills. We will talk about what motivates us, where we've been and how we plan to get where we're going, the challenges we have faced, how to capture our big moments in words, and how to utilize methods of persuasion and storytelling to talk about ourselves. This course is excellent for Juniors and Seniors who are preparing for their next steps or anyone who wants to explore their own world through writing.