Prior to today’s class period Chimuanya had submitted her second thought letter. I was really impressed with the amount of time and effort she had put into the assignment. It was less of a thought letter and more of the … Continue reading
Today was my last class meeting with Shruthi! We reviewed over her outline for the second essay. She has found five sources to use for her research topic, but her outline was very unfocused, jumping between topics and/or rambling. So … Continue reading
Yesterday before class Chimuanya emailed me to ask if we might be able to go over an essay she had written for her Sociology class. I’m glad we did because it was very helpful for me to see her writing … Continue reading
Today in class Shruthi and I first reviewed over her Essay 1 draft. It’s almost done, we just talked about polishing up some diction and syntax, and putting together a satisfying conclusion paragraph. Second, we went over the outline she … Continue reading
My two tutees provide interesting points of comparison–while Shruthi embraces essay changes wholeheartedly, Chimuanya is more resistant. I always try to explain the reasons for making certain changes. It was great today when after a bout of particularly difficult editing, she … Continue reading
I had a very busy and productive session with Shruthi today. First, we reviewed her Essay 1 draft. We talked about three things: how she can clarify some poorly worded phrases, how she needs to pay more attention to her … Continue reading
Today in class with Chimuanya we reviewed the first draft of her essay. First I asked her how she felt about her first draft. She responded that she felt her beginning was strong, but by the end had “run out … Continue reading
Monday, February 18 Because Chimuanya had three other essays to write for her other classes, I extended the deadline for her first draft. Today in class we reviewed her outline thus far, refined her thesis statement, looked for examples in … Continue reading
Last week Shruthi sent me multiple emails: first, how she had mistaken the deadline for the essay (even though it is clearly written on the syllabus and the assignment sheet I’d given her); then, she sent me an email asking … Continue reading