We worked mostly on Jeffrey's college essay. Cindy and I have both been working with Jeffrey. I think this one is it! We organized his ideas into paragraphs and he is putting it all together this weekend. I also worked with Ryan for a bit.
Today, I mostly worked with Jeffrey on his essay. We had a long discussion about digging deeper and connecting his ideas to a focus that has purpose, focusing on answering the prompt and showing an in-depth and personalized essence of who he is. Jeffrey has several drafts so far, and I believe his first draft delivered the most promise. We discussed how he can combine ideas from all of his drafts. Jeffrey has a story, but it is not coming to the surface. Cindy and I both spoke with him to help him "get" his story out. I will meet with both Ryan and Jeffrey on Friday
Ryan and Jeffrey continued with their next drafts of their college essay. We are making some progress, but they both still must focus on digging deeper and characterizing themselves more.
Today, we conferenced on the third draft of the college essays. Ryan and Jeffrey are working on a few different prompts, but their "narratives" and topics can be manipulated to fit all of them. This is a long and tedious process if you want good results. I conferenced with Kristy as well. Please feel free to speak to me about details.
