HowtoWriteaGreatEmailUsingiMentors CoreCurriculum&GuidelinesforMentorEmails

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AllmentorsandmenteesparticipatinginiMentorwillbeinvolvedinayearlongonlinecurriculum. ThecurriculumisadministeredthroughweeklyWritingPromptsthataresentouttomentormentee pairs.TheseWritingPrompts,organizedthematically,guidepartsofyouremailcorrespondenceeach week.Theyaredesignedtosparkadialoguebetweenyouandyourmentee,toassistthe developmentofyourpersonalrelationship,tohelpyouaddressawidevarietyintopicsinyouremail correspondenceandtoprovideyouwithguided,practicalandprovenwaystohelpyourmentee. ThisguideisdesignedtohelpmentorsmaximizeiMentorscurriculainthedevelopmentoftheir relationshipwiththeirmentee.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM IMENTORS CORE CURRICULUM .................................................... 1 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR MENTEE .................................................................................. 3 GUIDELINES FOR MENTOR RESPONSES.................................................................................... 4

WhattoExpectFromiMentorsCoreCurriculum
CoreCurriculumPhilosophy&Overview
Philosophy:MostmentormenteepairsparticipateiniMentorsCoreCurriculum duringtheir firstprogramyear.TheCore Curriculumwasdesignedasawaytoenhancementormenteeemail communicationandprojectwork byprovidingpairswithweeklywritingprompts.Thesewriting promptsincorporateexpertiseacquiredthroughiMentorsinternal developmentofonline mentoring,collaboratingwithNYCsbesteducatorsandadministrators,workingwiththe nationsleadingmentoringorganizationsandassessingfeedbackfrombothmentorsandmentees. TheCoreCurriculumaimstoutilizethisknowledgetoprovidementormenteepairswithan ideal structurewithinwhichtobuildtheirrelationship. Overview:TheCoreCurriculumtakestwentysevenweekstocompleteandisbrokenupinto threenineweekcomponents.Thethreecomponentsaredesignedtoprovidementorsandmentees withadiverserangeofwritingpromptsoverthecourseoftheprogram year.Eachwritingprompt buildson thepreviousweeksdiscussion.Thethreecomponentsareasfollows:
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1.PersonalComponentForthefirstnineweeks,mentorsandmenteesgettoknoweachother bydiscussingtheirfamilyhistories,favoriteartists,heroes,notionsoftheAmericanDream, favoriteplacesinNewYorkCity,etc.Thiscomponentbuildsafoundationofexcitement, intimacyandtrustbetweenmentorsandmentees. 2.CollegeandCareerComponentDuringthesecondnineweeks,mentorsassisttheir menteesindiscussingandresearching careerandcollegeoptions.Menteesdiscusstheircareer aspirationsandworkwithmentorstoexplorethe possibilitiesavailableforthe future.Mentors share theirown collegeandcareerexperiencesasastartingpointforthedialogueandusewhat theyhavelearnedabouttheirmenteesduringthe PersonalComponenttohelpthem thinkabout the future.Usingtheirmentorsforguidance,menteeswillcreatearesume,examineinternship andscholarshipopportunities,makeadetailedactionplan,etc. 3.CommunityAwarenessComponentDuringthethirdnineweekcomponent,mentorsand menteesdiscussandcomparethedifferentcommunitiesinwhichtheylive.These correspondencesallow pairstodiscussthediversityofNewYorkCity,theadvantagesand disadvantagesoflivinghere,andthe surprisingsimilaritiesandglaringdifferencesbetweenNew Yorkseclecticneighborhoods.Thegoalofthiscomponentisto givebothmentorsandmenteesa betterunderstandingofthecityinwhichtheylive,toengagepairsindiscussionsaboutimportant issuesandsparkaninterestinsocialresponsibilityandcommunityinvolvement.

HowtheCurriculumisAdministered
Each weekduringthe programyear,anewwritingpromptisgiventomentormenteepairs. iMentorProgramCoordinatorsmakesurebothmentorsandmenteeshavetheprompteachweek. Hereshow thewritingpromptsaredistributed:

WritingPromptsforMentors
Mentorsreceiveweekly iMentorProgramUpdatesfromtheirProgramCoordinator.These updatesaresenttomentorsonadesignateddayeachweek(usuallyonedaybeforementeeswill beemailingfromthecomputerlab).TheseProgramUpdatesareEXTREMELYIMPORTANT. Mentorsneedtoreadtheseemailscarefullyeachweekinordertobeinformedaboutthe following: EmailGuide: Thisisasummaryofthewritingpromptforthatweek.Ittellsmentorsexactly whattoexpectfromtheirmenteeanditalsoprovidesmentorswithguidelinesfortheirresponse. EventInformation:Mentorsreceiveaweeklyupdateabouttheopportunitiestomeettheir menteesfacetoface(thereareapproximately40),whateachevententails,howtoRSVP,etc. OtherOpportunities:ThissectionkeepsmentorsuptodateonwhatextraopportunitiesiMentor offerstoitsmentees.Theseopportunitiesrangefromjobreadinessseminarstoscholarship informationtoopportunitiesforsummerinternships.Mentorsshouldencouragetheirmenteesto take advantageoftheseopportunities.

WritingPromptsforMentees
AllmenteeshavetimesetasideonceaweektomeetwiththeiriMentorinstructor,reademail fromtheirmentorandcomposearesponse.Thistimeiscalledthe iMentorSession anditusually lastsbetweenoneandtwohours. ThisiMentorSessiontakesplace thesamedayandtimeeach week.Thisway,mentorsknowwhentoexpectanemailfromtheirmentees

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TheiMentorSessionbeginswithabriefdiscussionleadbythementeesinstructor. Theinstructor introducesthewritingpromptforthatweekandhelpsthementeesbrainstorm inpreparationfor writing theemail.Eachmenteereceivesguidelinesforcompleting thewritingpromptandabrief descriptionofwhattheycanexpectfromtheirmentor.

WhattoExpectFromYourMentee
EmailFrequency
Allmentorsandmenteesarerequiredtoemail onceaweek.Usuallymenteessendthefirstemail oftheweeklycorrespondenceandmentorsarerequiredtorespond within48hoursofreceiving theirmenteesemail.Ofcourse,allmentormenteepairsareencouragedtoemailasfrequentlyas theywish.Manypairsemailmorethanonceaweek,dependingontimeavailability,thementees accesstotheInternetoutsideoftheiriMentorSession,etc.

EmailFormat&Content
MenteeemailsintheCoreCurriculumshouldbeatleastthreeparagraphsinlength(somewriting promptswillcallformorethanthreeparagraphs).Eachparagraphisassignedaspecificfunction thatdoesnotvaryfromweektoweek.Havingastandardizedformathelpsmenteesbetter organizetheiremails,relaytheirthoughtsmoreclearly,developtheirideasmorelogically,etc. ThestandardizedformatformenteeemailsintheCoreCurriculumisasfollows: Paragraph#1:FreeWrite Thefirstparagraphofeverymenteeemailwillbereservedforunpromptedcommunication (sincethelatterpartoftheemailisprompted,wefeelitisessentialthateachemailstartwithan opportunityforthementeetoexpress/discussanythingtheylike).TheFreeWriteallowsmentees toupdatetheirmentorsontheirlife,asktheirmentoranyquestionstheymayhave,answerany questionstheirmentormayhaveaskedthem,etc. Paragraph#2:MenteeRespondstotheMentorsMostRecentEmail ThissecondparagraphisessentialinassuringthattheweeklyWritingPromptstranslate into substantivediscussionsbetweenmentorsandmentees.SinceeachpairaddressesanewWriting Prompteveryweek,thissectionoftheemailallowsthedialoguefromthepreviousweeks discussiontopictocontinue.Itassuresthatoncementorsandmenteesshareinformationabout themselves,thatinformationisusedtosparkacontinuousdialogue. Paragraph#3:WritingPrompt TheremainderoftheemailisdevotedtotheparticularWritingPromptthathasbeendesignated forthatweek(itmayoccasionallybemorethanoneparagraph).Afterintroducingthediscussion topictotheirmentors,menteeswillcompletetheWritingPrompt. ***ThisisthesectionoftheemailthatmentorsareinformedaboutintheirweeklyiMentor ProgramUpdates.***

MenteeEmailTendencies
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Menteestendtolookto theirmentortosetthetonefortheironline correspondence.Mentee enthusiasmfortheweeklyemaildiscussionsisdirectlyrelatedtothetoneandenergyofthe responsestheyaregettingfromtheirmentor(thisisespeciallytrueearlyintherelationship).See the LeadingtheRelationship sectionbelowtofindouthowtomaximize theeffectivenessof youremailcorrespondencewithyourmentee.

GuidelinesforMentorResponses
LeadingtheRelationshipGettingoftoaGoodStartWithYourMentee
Itisthementorsresponsibilitytosetthetonefortheonlinecorrespondencewiththeirmentees. Thishappensforseveralreasons.First,whilementorshavesigneduptoparticipateinthe iMentorprogram,manymenteeshavebeenenrolledbyteachersorafterschoolprograms.While mentorscometotheprogramalreadyexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesofmentoring(andwithsome ideaofwhattheyaregettinginto),themajorityofmenteesdonot.Somementeesmanynoteven befamiliarwithmentoringasaconcept.Thisdoesnotmeanthatmenteesarenotexcitedtobein theprogram.Mostareexcitedaboutthepossibilityofestablishingarelationshipwithayoung professionalbutremain skepticalthatastrangerwouldbewillingtotakethetimetogettoknow them.Thiscausesmenteestobeacutelyawareatthebeginningoftheprogramyear,tryingto figureoutexactlywhattheprogramentailsandhowthey feelaboutit. Itisuptoeachmentortoaddressthesereservationsintheirmentee.Thereareafewessentialsto thestartofany successfulmentoringrelationshipintheiMentorprogram.Theyare:

EnthusiasmBreedsEnthusiasm
Menteesneedtoknowfromthe beginning thattheirmentors are excitedaboutstartingand developingthementoringrelationship.Thisseemslikeasimpleconcept,butmanymentors assumethiswhen theyshouldbemakingitexplicit.Inthefirstfewemailexchangesofthe programyear,mentorsshoulderronthesideofenthusiasm.Understatementandsubtletyarevery hardformenteestointerpretoveremail.Hereareacoupleoftipsforengagingyourmenteeearly inyouremailexchanges: Explaintoyourmenteewhyyoudecided toparticipateintheiMentorprogramInyour firstemailmessage,youshouldexplaintoyourmenteewhyyoudecidedtobecomeamentor. Yourparticularstory willhelpyourmenteeunderstandwhyastrangerwould beinterestedin developingarelationshipwithhimorher.Foravarietyofreasons,manymenteeshave ahard timeunderstandingwhyanadultwouldsignuptobeamentor.Lettingyourmenteeknowwhere youarecoming fromisagreatwayto addresssomeofthoseapprehensions. SimplySayItAnothergreatwaytoshowyourmenteethatyouareexcitedaboutparticipating iniMentoristosimplytellthem.Again,thisissometimesassumedbutnotalwaysclearto mentees(especiallythosewithnopreviousknowledgeoftheprogramorofmentoringin general).Tellyourmenteethatyouareexcitedandprovidethemwithsomespecificthingsyou areexcitedabout.Mentorsmaybemuchmorefamiliarthantheirmenteewithwhattoexpect during thecomingyear.IfyouareexcitedaboutiMentorevents,tellyourmenteewhichevents youareexcitedabout.Ifyouareinterestedinsomeofthecurriculum/projectworkyouveheard about,explainthosethingstoyourmentee.Ifyouareexcitedaboutgettingtoknowyourmentee, tell herwhatyoulookforwardtohearingabout.

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MakeYourEmailsInteresting&FuntoReadToneisimportant!Youngwriterssometimes treatwritingasachore(itiscloselylinkedtoschoolwork,etc.).They areoftenintimidatedby theprocessofarticulatingideasonpaperandconcerned abouthow theirwriting willbeperceived bytheirmentor. Mentorsshouldtrytomodelentertainingandopenemailmessagesfortheirmentees.Youremails shouldbefuntoread.Theyshould be fullofoptimismandencouragement.Sincetheyhaveno otherframeofreference,menteeswill associatethetoneofyouremailswiththewaymentor menteeemailsshouldbewritten(bademail=badassociations).Mentorsshouldwritethekindof emailstheywouldliketoreceivefromtheirmentees.Asonlinecorrespondenceprogresses, mentorsoftenseetheirmenteesmessagesincorporatingaspectsofthementorstone. Mentorsshouldcreateanatmosphereofopennessintheemailexchanges.Itisthementors responsibility toleadtheway.Themorewillingyouaretosharepersonalinformationandhonest reactionswithyourmentee,themoreyouwillreceiveinreturn.Thisestablishesafoundationof trustandintimacybetweenmentorandmentee.

ThePowerofQuestions
AskQuestionsAskingyourmentee aboutthemselves,theirfamily,theirhomeandschool environmentisprobablythebestwaytoassure him thatyouareinterestedingettingtoknow him.Mentorsshouldnotbeafraidtoaskquestionsearlyintheircorrespondencewiththeir mentees,ortoasktoomanyquestions,ortoaskquestionsthatwilllaterbecoveredin oneofthe writingprompts.Askaway!Aparticularlyusefulwaytoinquireaboutyourmenteeisfirstto sharesomethingaboutyourself.Forexample,youmaywanttotellyourmenteeaboutyour family.Afterdoingso,askyourmenteeabouthisfamily.Mentorsshouldavoidnonspecific questionssuchas,Whatisyourfamilylike?Thisisoftenoverwhelmingtoamenteeandwill notelicitaqualityresponse (eveniftheyareopentosharing).Mentorsshouldconstructmore specificquestions,suchas,Doyouhavesiblings?Ifso,aretheyyoungerorolder?Whoareyou livingwithrightnow?etc.Again,injectinginformationaboutyourselfintoyourquestionsisthe greatidea.Italktomyoldersistereveryday.Doyouhaveasister?Issheolderoryounger? Questionsarealsoagreatwaytosustainacontinuousdialoguebetweenyouandyourmentee. Mentorsshouldaskquestionsineveryemail.Thatway,yourmenteewillalwayshavesomething towriteaboutintheiremail(eveniftheycantthinkofanythingtheywanttosay).Often, answeringmentorquestionsstartsthementeewriting.Oncetheygetgoing,theybegin tothinkof lotsofthingstheywanttosay. Ifyourmenteeisntansweringthequestionsyouareaskinginyouremails,youshouldbringthis toherattention.Itisnotsafetoassumethatsheisuninterestedinansweringyourquestions. Menteesmaybeoverwhelmedwiththeprocessofcomposingaresponse.Thisisaskillthatthey willdevelopoverthecourseoftheyear.Mentorsshouldsimplysay,LastweekIaskedyouif youhadanysiblings.Iamstillreallyinterestedtofindout.Inyournextemail,letmeknowif youhaveanysiblingsandtellmeoneofthethingsthatthetwoofyoushare.

ReliabilityBuildingTrust
Becomingareliablepresenceinyourmenteeslifeisoneofthemostimportantthingsthatyou cando asamentor.Drawingonpastexperience(ortheexperienceofthosearoundthem)many menteesremainskepticaloftherelationshipslongevity,evenafterapositivestarttothe program year.Thereareseveralwaystoearnyourmenteestrust:
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DoNotMissaWeekNothingismorediscouragingforamenteethannotreceivingtheweekly email (especiallywheneveryoneelseinclassisreadingtheirmentorsemailandwritinga response ORifoneoftheirschoolassignmentsdependsonthementorresponse).Ifthisoccursin thefirstmonthortwoofthementoringrelationship,itcanbeespeciallydisheartening.The solution,however,issimple.Mentorsshouldnotletaweekgobywithoutemailing.Thisisless dauntingthanitsounds.Therearetwowaystoaccomplishthis.Onegoodwayistoseta recurringreminderinyourOutlookcalendarorpersonalorganizer.Thatway,youwontforgetto emailyourmentee.Anotherwayistoreply immediatelyafterreceivingyourmenteesmessage. Remember,allmentorsarerequiredtoreplywithin48hoursofreceivingtheirmentees email. Ifyouknowthatyouaregoingtobeawayandwillnothaveaccesstoemail,forpersonalreasons orforbusiness,simplyemailyourmenteeandlethim know.Pleasekeepinmindthatautomatic OutofOfficerepliesarenotenoughmostmenteesdontknowwhattheyareandare confusedwhen theyreceiveone.Ifyouaregoingtobeawayformorethanaweek,youshould trytomakeaccommodationstoemailyourmentee. Ifyourmenteehasnotsentyoutheweeklyemail,writeanothermessageanyway. KeepYourMenteeonTrackManymentorswonderwhattodoiftheydonotreceivetheir weeklyemailfromtheirmentee.Notwantingtoseemlikethey arepesteringtheirmentee,some mentorsareinclinedtosimplywaituntiltheyhearfromtheirmentee.DONOTDOTHIS! Mentorswhodonotreceivearesponsefromtheirmenteeshouldemailasecondtime,inquiring aboutthemissingmessage.Thissmallgesturehasseveralimportantbenefits.First,itsetsa precedentofregularityandresponsibility in yourmentoringrelationship.Yourmenteewillknow thatyouareexpectingtheirweeklyemail andlookingforwardtoit.Itwillmakeyourmenteefeel importantiftheyknowyoulookforwardtotheirweeklyemail(ifyoudonotmakeitexplicitin youremails,theymaynotthink thatyoudnotice).Secondly,itwillshowyourmenteethatyou areconcernedaboutthem.MentorsshouldaskWHYthementeemissedtheemailinsteadof simplyrequestingaresponse.Thetoneofyouremailshouldnotreprimand(youstilldontknow whyyourmenteemissedthesession).Yourmessageshouldconveyconcernabouttheirwell being,aninquiryaboutwhathappened andaneagernesstoreceivetheirnextmessage.An exampleemailmightsoundlikethis: HiSean, Iwaslookingforwardtoreadingyouremailthismorning(italwaysmakesmyWednesdaysa littlebrightertoreadyouremails).SinceIdidntgetamessagefromyouthisweek,Ijust wantedtomakesure thateverythingwasOK.Youshouldemailmeassoonasyougeta chance.Bytheway,youremailaboutyourherolastweekwasgreat.IwasabigCelticsfan inthe80s(LarryBird).IcantwaittohearyourideasabouttheAmericandream. IalreadysentyouanemailaboutmyheroErnestHemmingway.Icantwaittohearwhat ShowYourMenteeYouAreListeningAnotherwaytomakeyourmenteeexcitedaboutyour youthink. weeklyemailexchangesistoshowthemthatyouarelisteningtowhattheyaresayingandto addressyourmenteesquestionsandopinionsinyourresponses.Therearetwowaystomake Lookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon, sureyouaredoingthis: David

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First,simplymakesureyouanswerallofyourmenteesquestions.Remember,themoreopen andenthusiasticyouarewithyouranswers,themorewelcomeyourmenteewillfeeltoaskyou questionsdowntheroad. Second,lookforopportunitiestoexpandonwhatyourmenteeistellingyou,turningitintoa largerdiscussion.Ifyoumenteesuddenlytellsyouaboutthe placetheylived beforetheymoved toNYC,makesureyouinquireaboutthisplaceinyournextemail.(Remembertospecifyyour questions.WhatwasitlikelivinginNorthCarolina?isabadquestion.Whodidyoulivewith downthere?Wereyouinahouseorapartment?Whichplacedoyouthinkisbetterforaperson youragetolive,NYCorNC?Thosearemuchbetterquestions.)Yourmenteewilldefinitely appreciateyourquestions.Youareshowinghim/herthatyouarepayingcloseattentiontowhat theywritetoyou,thatyouareinterestedingettingtoknowaboutthem,pastandpresent,andthat yourecognizeandappreciate thenewinformationtheyvesharedwithyou. Mentorswhomodelthiskindofreadingandresponseoftenseethefavorreturnedbytheirmentee astheirrelationshipprogresses.Itisaverysubtlewaytoencourageyourmenteetobeanactive listenerandinterestedfriend.

MakingtheiMentorCoreCurriculumWorkForYou
TheiMentorCoreCurriculumisagreatwayformentormenteepairstogettoknoweachother viaemail anddevelopasubstantiverelationshipoverthecourseofthefirstprogramyear.Each week,thecurriculumprovidesfreshandinterestingtopicsofdiscussionsformentormenteepairs. Thesediscussionsareorganizedinawaythatdevelopstherelationshipstepbystep,culminating atpointsinspecificprojectsformentorsandmenteestocompletetogether(resumes,actionplans, creativeprojects,etc.). ThereareseveralwaysformentorstoassurethattheyaremaximizingtheiruseoftheCore Curriculumtodeveloptheirrelationship.

PromotingthePrompts
Mentorsshouldattempttomakesurethattheirmenteeisengagedandexcitedabouttheweekly WritingPrompts.Thisisdoneprimarilythroughthequalityoftheemailstheyarecomposing. Thechallengehereisthat,atfirst,theseWritingPromptsmayseemlikewritingassignmentsto yourmentee(akintocomposinganessayoransweringsurveyquestions).Thisshouldnotbethe case.Thepromptsaresimplydesignedtomakesurementormenteepairsarehavingindepth, interesting conversations. Eachpromptisdesignedasawayforyouandyourmenteetofindoutmoreabouteachother (whetheritbethroughsharinginformationaboutyourselvesorthroughtheopinionsandreactions youhaveaboutcurrentaffairs,politics,lifechoices,etc.) Again,itisamentorwhosetsthetonefortheexchanges.Ifmentorsareexcitedaboutthese WritingPrompts,thementeeswillfollowsuit.MentoremailmessagesshouldBOTHaddressthe WritingPromptsandcomeacrossaspersonalemailmessages.Itisespeciallygoodtopointout thenewinformationyouarelearningbyusingtheWritingPrompts.Forexample,after completingaWritingPromptabouttheneighborhoodsinwhichyoubothlive,amentormight reply: Ididntknowthatyourmotherwasraisedinthesamebuildingthatyouguysarelivingin now.Thatsamazing.Doessheevertalkaboutthat?Areyoulivinginthesameapartment? Howdoyouthinkitmakesherfeel?Ilikethewaythesewritingpromptsmakemethinkandof 8 TheiMentorTrainingManual,Page 7 writeaboutthingsthatwouldntotherwisecomeintomyhead.Youknow,whenItoldyou iMentor,allrightsreserved. abouthowthepeopleinmycornerdeliremindedmeofmychurchchoirgrowingup,Ihadnt evenrealizedthatuntilIwroteit.

Mostimportantly,mentorsshouldremindmenteesthattheyappreciatetheirresponsestothe writingprompts.Closeyouremailstoyourmenteebysayingthatyouenjoyeddiscussingthat weekstopicandlookforwardtohearingwhattheyhavetosayaboutnextweeksprompt.

FormattingYourEmails
TheCoreCurriculumusesastandardizedformattohelpmenteesorganizetheiremails.Byusing arecognizableformat,menteesshouldfinditlessintimidating/confusingtoaddressallthree essentialareasoftheiremail.Thethreeemailessentialsare(asdescribedonpg.34). 1.FreeWrite 2.RespondingtotheMentors/MenteesMostRecentEmail 3.WritingPrompt Mentorscanhelptheirmenteesbecomeacclimatedwiththisformatbyusingitintheirmessages. (Allmentoremailsshouldbeatleastthreeparagraphsinlength.)Mentorsshouldcompose messagesthatareclearlyorganizedinthisway: Paragraph#1shouldbedevotedtowhateveryouwouldliketodiscuss,includinganswering anyquestionsyourmenteemayhaveasked. Paragraph#2shouldbedevotedto aresponse towhatyourmenteehaswritten.IftheWriting Promptforthatweekwasdiscussingfamilyhistories,mentorsshouldusethissecondparagraph tocommentonwhattheirmenteehasshared.Forexample,mentorsmightdrawsimilaritiesand differencesbetweentheirown familyhistoryandtheirmentees.Mentorsmightalsodiscussthe interplaybetweennewinformationabouttheirmenteesfamilyhistoryandwhattheyalready knewabouttheirmentee. Paragraph#3shouldbedevotedtothementorsownresponsetotheWritingPrompt.Nowis thetimetoshareyourown familyhistory.Mentorscanreferencetheguidelinesprovidedinthe iMentorProgramUpdateincomposingthisparagraph. Themoreclearlyyourmenteecanseethisthreeparagraphformatworkinginyouremail messages,theeasieritwillbeforthemtounderstanditandincorporateitintotheirown.

DoNotGetDiscouraged
Itisimportantthatmentorsdonotgetdiscouragedastherelationshipdevelops.Somementees openupsoonerthanothers.Allmenteesareatdifferentlevelsintermsoftheirverbal,writtenand technologybasedskills.TheonesimilaritybetweenallmenteesintheiMentorprogramisthat theymakeprogressoverthecourseoftheyear.Mentorsshould stayenthusiastic,reliableand engaged.Therelationshipwillfollowsuit. Please donothesitatetocontactyourProgram Coordinatorifyouneedto!

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