After Mr. Mangini was done with the last student, he took me ahead of another student/classmate that was already waiting outside. I felt bad again. When I went in, I quickly took out the elevator speech I had to make. Mr. Mangini read over it and agreed with what I asked for as a grade.
Prior to the conference, I had submitted the memo with my drafts of the Creative Nonfiction Essay to get handwritten feedback on it.
Mr. Mangini first went over my site, he said I could remove a few links, add a few links to the about me. Make the site look a little more legible since the red was conflicting with the background on the Home page. He also mentioned to add an image to the about me even though there was a photo story at the bottom.
Moving on to my essay, he mentioned that I kind of pulled out of my Creative Nonfiction Essay as a character. I never really put in the emotion I felt through the whole scene. I put in everything else but that. In a way, it is me pulling away or kind of masking myself. I really need to stop that.
Lastly, he mentioned that I need to shorten that essay. It's well over 1900 words and it should have been 1000. I went a little overboard.
This was definitely a good experience because I am learning more and trying to change myself for the better in the things I do. I absorb any criticism and take it constructively. This way, I can do better the next time.