How to Avoid Writer's Block: Guiding Students Through Writing College Essays
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The Better College Essay:
Fitting in and Standing OutElizabeth A. Stone PhD
www.amazon.com/author/elizabethannstone
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Mentoring students and editing
without a pen
why the college essay?
narrative autobiography
adolescent social cognition
the disconnect
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Person
Conceptualization
developmental levels
1. Objective: demographic
2. Evaluative
3. Personality traits, implied dispositions, abilities
4. Modified, Qualified, Elaborative
5. Psychological insight
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Our teens
Have not yet reached Level 5, the insight that is
expected from many essay prompts
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Mentors or mediators can move teens
towards higher levels of person
conceptualization by prodding, reflecting,
integrating
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essays can be either DYNAMIC or CATEGORICAL
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Dynamic: Narrative storytelling
Categorical: Research, opinion, factual
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Generating material
interview from resume and questionnaire
integrating experiences
reflecting, questioning
story starters
outline free
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verbal feedback - question - reflect - integrate -
discover
editing without a pen
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self-editing
word currency
word compacting
reading out loud
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the Better Essay is authentic and
demonstrates a cognitive shift
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