Today Kailin and I reviewed her first draft. Tiger Mother Draft 1 We began by talking about how the writing process went for her. She told me that she tried to begin with an outline and then write the essay, but … Continue reading
Today we discussed what Kailin thought of the articles she’d read regarding the Tiger Mom phenomenon. She was deeply affected because she is Chinese American and Amy Chua makes broad claims that do not apply to all Chinese Americans. Next … Continue reading
In our conversations and in her first assignment (a letter to me), Kailin identified coming up with examples and analyzing them as her biggest strength as a writer. From her writing samples I can see that mechanically/grammatically she is a strong … Continue reading
I met with Kailin for the first time today. She has chosen the topic of the Asian American immigrant experience, which I think is great because there is a lot that we can do with it. As far as her … Continue reading
Today Chimuanya and I worked on the thought letter and three essays that she will submit for her final portfolio. I had highlighted sentences that contained confusing phrasing. I could tell the wording was poorly phrased because Chimuanya had not … Continue reading
Chimuanya and I met twice this week–once during our regular time, and a second additional time to make up for the class we had missed on Marathon Monday. For our first session, we edited and revised her last essay, a … Continue reading
Today Chimuanya and I worked on the first draft of her research paper. I was surprised when I first read it because it differed dramatically from the outline, but was impressed by the fluidity with which she incorporated a multitude … Continue reading
Today Chimuanya and I reviewed the outline and annotated bibliography for her third essay. In the outline she had written two thesis statements (with different wordings) so we talked through each one and came up with a hybrid version. She … Continue reading
For the first part of class, Chimuanya and I discussed what direction her third essay would go in. She is very interested in the ideas presented by the film Waiting for Superman and wishes to explore them further. She has … Continue reading
Today was my first meeting with Becky! First we reviewed the course syllabus and I explained the demands of the course. We discussed for a bit which direction she may want to go for her second research paper. Her ideas … Continue reading