My reluctant writer finally made some progress on his essay planning today in class. Nevermind that the essay was actually due at the end of class, I was just happy to see him demonstrate his thinking and understanding of the process, which he has refused to do until now. The breakthrough seemed accidental: he was seated by the chalkboard, and as I probed his analysis of the story I wrote a few possible claims on the board. Excited, he jumped up and asked for the chalk. Ten minutes later? Here's what he produced:
It's a start.
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