These are common essay mistakes after the first semester of the respective school year. In 2019, I taught 9th & 10th grade and noticed that they more or less had the same types of mistakes. If they were not a high achieving student, their essay was missing a lot of components. It was really clearContinue reading “Common Essay Mistakes 2019 v. 2020”
Author Archives: Avery Balasbas
10 Guiding Precepts
Prologue: I’m here revisiting an old draft. Like many of the things I write, they got lost or never shared. Whether that’s because of my own insecurity or it remains locked away in my notes, a journal, or the drafts. It’s been over two years since I started this space. I think it’s become lessContinue reading “10 Guiding Precepts”
P U R P O S E
“I think we got these degrees for our writing [and voices] to be read [and heard]” I never thought of myself as a writer. Or being articulate with my words. When I graduated high school I wrote and mailed thank you cards to my relatives. I wrote to each family a personal message of gratitudeContinue reading “P U R P O S E”
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