J&B Blue Program (Essay Competition)“Language, Reflection, and Growth: Taking a Personal Essay to the Next Level” Highlights: J&B worked with the client to edit a 1,*00-word personal essay for their high school essay competition. J&B worked in a two-person team and split the project into two steps including: an essay review/strategizing session and a detailed process of editing and revision. The team helped the client revise their thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion to address their topic from a more complex standpoint as a nuanced narrator. The Topic:J&B worked with the client to edit a 1,*00-word personal essay for their high school essay competition. The Process:J&B worked in a two-person team and split the project into two steps. At the start of the project, the client shared the first draft of their essay. The J&B team carefully reviewed the client’s draft and assessed its strengths, weaknesses, and potential for improvement. Once J&B decided on a direction to take the essay in, the team heavily edited and revised the client’s draft, incorporating several relevant scholarly sources into the draft to elaborate on key ideas. At the end of the editing process, the team went over the revisions with the client in a thorough manner. The client was highly satisfied with their final draft. Writing Style:The client is an introspective writer willing to reflect deeply on their personal experiences to produce a nuanced essay. As the client was interested in discussing the obstacles and challenges they faced as a narrator using a more specific stance, the team helped the client revise their thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion to address their topic from a more complex standpoint. J&B also worked with the client on incorporating scholarly sources and their chosen text into their narrative so that the essay would read more analytically. J&B also helped the client summarize their experiences and reflect on the key lessons they learned throughout the period of time they discussed in their essay. J&B’s Key Goals: Analysis Unique storytelling Scholarly conversations Narration and flow
