appositives/writing

Clay had some troubles with appositives, so we spent extra time reviewing that material today. He's still a little confused, but definitely improved. I then wanted him to start working on his essay for the week, but he had a lot of trouble getting started. The concept of an introduction is very difficult for him, and when I corrected him a couple of times, he got a bit stressed out. Rather than pushing it, I had him focus on the body paragraphs instead, which he'll finish for homework for Friday.