Set a timer for 15 minutes and make a list of your strengths and outstanding characteristics. Focus on strengths of personality, not things you've done.
What is brainstorm?
100
Take two or three points from your self-outline, give a paragraph to each, and make sure you provide plenty of evidence.
What is Standard Essay?
200
You shouldn't write...
What is a resume?
200
Do a little research about yourself: ask parents, friends, and teachers what your strengths are.
What is discover your strengths?
200
In this format, you focus on a single interesting point about yourself.
What is Less-Is-More Essay?
300
If you can use 3 words, don't use 50.
What is don't be wordy?
300
Now, next to each trait, list five or six pieces of evidence from your life—things you've been or done—that prove your point.
What is a self outline?
300
A ______ essay tells a short and vivid story. Omit the introduction, write one or two narrative paragraphs that grab and engage the reader's attention, then explain what this little tale reveals about you.
What is Narrative Essay?
400
Don't forget to check your work.
What is proofread?
400
Look for patterns in the material you've brainstormed. Group similar ideas and events together.