FORTH DAY OF MY OBSERVATION

FORTH DAY OF MY OBSERVATION

Time: 11:50 – 12:45

Date: 03/31/2014

Topic: “Essay on Jobs to blame for the Obesity Epidemic? & Cover Letter for a Job”

Class: ENG 101

Writers: Two

Tutors introduce her-self and writers with a welcoming smile but she was very nervous during this session when I was there. However, both writers already knew her from the pass. Student numbers one needed help to start begging her essay. An article was provided by the professor and she had to answer the topic question above. The article was only 2 pages long. 

The tutor started to read her article along with the student and started to ask her questions while reading. For example, she started to ask the student what do you think the article is base and what do you think the main ideas the author are saying to points out? Then she asks the student if she can relate anything that she had read in the pass or if she can connect anything from her passed experience to the article. The student said “Yes”. Then she told the student “ok, great! That will help you to write more in your body paragraphs”. 

I believe that, this tutor started to use her writing process skills that mention on p.21 Active Voice. Because, while the tutor was reading her article she started to help the writer develop a subject, brain-storm different ideas / main points, developed a three sentences thesis and in 20 minutes she came up with an Introduction; I was surprise that this student does not have any idea how to start her essay and less than half of the session she actually got her introduction finished. Now, she have enough points to start her body paragraphs, and the tutor told her to go home and start it and then come back for another day so there can work on the body’s and conclusion.

I believe that, she told the student to come back with her rough draft because she wants to help her revising and editing it before she hand it in to her professor. Additionally, she told the students if she runs out of information to write about go to the library to do some research.

Student number two needed help to write his cover letter for a job interview. She started to tell him, revise your resume and see if there is any experience in your resume that connected to the job he wants. Then she told him start begging your first sentence by saying “the reason I want this job is because I have done many things in the past that are similar to your company and I believe that, I will be a good associate to make your company improve”. When he finishes his rough draft, she started to read each sentences line-to-line, for editing and revise. There was couple of errors and she help him move sentences around to make it look more organize. She told him go to the library and type it out and he is ready for him interview the other day.

            Dislike, she is very quiet, her tutor’s gestures was not the best because she was folding her hands most of the time, and she need to get student’s to talk more often. 

Liked, for both students she used collaborative tutoring, help them connected ides, told them where to get more information and help them start from scratch on their piece.