Quinn was given 3 writing prompts and the opportunity to choose one about which to write. The three choices were as follows: If you could play with any famous person, who would it be? 2) The best gift I ever received was....3) What is the bravest thing you have ever done? Quinn was provided with a clear idea of what he was expected to do and the steps to follow to compose a complete response. He was encouraged to plan and structure his response to give the reader a clear understanding of the progression of events, and decide what details are most important within the writing and which might be distracting to the reader. Ten minutes was allotted for Quinn to plan out and write his response. He was encouraged to re-read his response before submitting it for review. He did not use the time allotted and wrote hastily. He was encouraged to reflect on the question and plan his responses before writing but required considerable supports to help guide his thoughts. He said he had done a lot of writing in school earlier and was reticent to write more. I began the topic sentence of his choice and Quinn was offered supports and encouragement to continue. He needed reminders to write in complete sentences. I explained that a sentence he wrote was called a sentence fragment and was not a complete thought. I pointed out that details could have been added to express his thoughts more clearly. He read me his responses as I had difficulty with his hand-writing. We had planned to finish up the session reading a chapter or two in the novel but Quinn accidentally opened a dry erase marker at the wrong end (the refill end) and it required some attention to clean.