Personal Writing
Your two pieces this year
Language: English Book 1: The Serviceberry Book 3: 1984 Coach: Ace Emerson
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Piece 1 · The Serviceberry
Completed · coach-scoredOn the Serviceberry, and What I Owe the Birds
Submitted Aug 28 · 612 words · scored by Ace Emerson
Coach feedback
Daniel — the way you held Kimmerer's serviceberry as both a tree and a thesis is what made this work. Your move from observation to economic claim around paragraph 4 is the sharpest in the cohort. Push on this: where does the gift economy strain in your own life? You hint at it, then pull back. Sit with the strain next time. — Ace
Session takeaway
Focus area · Stay inside the discomfort one paragraph longer. Key rec · Read Lewis Hyde's "The Gift", chs. 1–3.
Writing Rubric
Structure3/4
Argument3/4
Language4/4
Voice3/4
Ideas3/4
Total16/20
Piece 2 · 1984
Autosave on128 words
Draft · not yet visible to Ace Emerson
Progress
128 words
Coach prefers ≥ 600 words for full scoring.
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Mentoring with your coach
Open mentoring →Facilitator pieces are always coach-scored. Book a 1:1 with Ace Emerson to discuss your Piece 2 draft.