Laura Sessions Stepp

Prewriting for Essay #1

1.) Make a list of the things in Ben Farmer's life that could HELP him get to college.

2.) Make a list of the things in Ben Farmer's life that could HINDER him getting to college.

3.) Does anything in this essay remind you of similar things in your own life? Think about people, places, situations, etc.

4.) Are you a "first-generation" college student (your grandparents and parents never attended college or briefly attended but did not complete a degree)? If you are, or even if you are not, how might being a "first-generation" college student both help and hinder you on your road to college?