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The Better College Essay: Fitting in and Standing Out Elizabeth A. Stone PhD www.amazon.com/author/elizabethannstone

How to Avoid Writer's Block: Guiding Students Through Writing College Essays

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How do advisors guide students through the college essay writing process? How does their developmental stage inhibit their ability to write at the level colleges expect? Led by author and UC Berkeley, Extension instructor, Elizabeth Stone, this webinar will help you unlock secrets to helping students write a better essay.

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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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