SENIOR PROJECT:

Mentor Verification Form

Name of Student: Andrea O’Neill Period: 1
Mentored Project: A Lesson Plan for Beginner Authors
As a Senior Project mentor, your final responsibility is to verify completion of
your student’s work and to pass his/her project. This is due by Thursday May
17th. Mentors may write additional comments on the back of this sheet
1. Please check if you have seen the following documents:
___✓___ Your student’s letter of intent, explaining plans for Senior Project.
___✓___ A mentor information letter, explaining your responsibilities.
___✓__ A copy of your student’s Senior Project paper.
Comments: _________________________________________________________________
2. Please list dates you have met with student:
Date 2/27/2023 Reason for Meeting: Discussing intent of project and
mentorship
Date 3/1/2023_ Reason for Meeting: Interview, analysis of the steps in the
writer’s process, advice for beginner authors, and more
Date 3/17/2023 Reason for Meeting: Discussion of final product of project
Additional meeting dates: ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
Comments: _________________________________________________________________
3. How did the project stretch or challenge the student’s abilities? Please
assess the quality of the project. Make additional comments on the back if
necessary:
To complete this project, the student conducted extensive research about
the effects of writing and reading on the youth and adolescent groups.
The student experimented with finding the best ways to encourage
children to express themselves through writing. The project is of high
quality.
4. Please verify that your student spent at least 15 hours on the project:
yes __✓___ no _____
Mentor’s signature ________________________________________
Name (please print): Isidra Mencos
Qualifications as mentor: PhD in Spanish Contemporary
Literature; Former UC Berkeley Lecturer; Experienced
Developmental Editor and Writing Coach.
Date: 5/17/ 2023, Telephone Number: 510-289-2645
Mentor’s Email Address: isidra.mencos@gmail.com