College English Portfolio
A Portfolio by Kaitlin Burns
Academic Resume
At the beginning of the course we were required to write an Academic Resume. I focused on my leadership skills, academic achievements, clubs, and any other extra curricular things that I was involved in.
¨My Favorite Mistake¨ Essay
In this essay I was required to write and talk about a favorite mistake that I have made and how I learned from it in the end. I talked about losing a loved one and not realizing what I lost until it was gone.
College Application Essay
In this essay, I was required to talk about an event that happened in my life that made me who I am today. My story was about a change in my life that had driven me into a different direction.
Definition Essay
I was required, in this essay to pick a word and give my definition of what I think this word means to me, my word was Senioritis.
Comparison Contrast Essay/ Informational text analysis
This essay was an informational text analysis on two authors that argued if young adult literature was becoming helpful or harmful, I contrasted the two stories and told how they were different and gave background information with it.
Cause and Effect Essay Analysis
In this essay analysis, I was required to set up and write a response to a question I was given from a story on ¨Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public.¨
Argumentative Essay Analysis
In this writing I was required to write a thought out response on a question from a writing that Steven Pinker had written called ¨Critics of New Media.¨
About me
Hi, my name is Katy Burns. I am a senior at Chillicothe High School, and I am currently enrolled in the College Prep English class taught by Dr. Watkins.
Email: 2017kburns@chillicotheschools.org
Website: www.chillicotheschools.org
Phone: (660) 973-1726
Twitter: @Kaitlin_Burns313