Below is a sample of some of ben's writing. This is a rough draft of a persuasive essay he was working on during the quarter I was with his class. Ben's thinking is very concrete, so the idea of using figurative language and thinking about his word choices is something he is working very hard on. Notice that he added the word 'specifically' in to his writing about a dozen times. This was done after a conference with his homeroom teacher, in which she suggested he utilize adjectives and gave a few examples, one of them being 'specifically.' Ben took this very literally and added that word everywhere he could. Ben has come a long way with his writing this year, and is getting much closer to proficiency in his grade level, with a lot of coaching from his parents and teachers, which is very exciting!
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