1. Tutoring!
Be yourself. Remember to smile. Be polite. Crack a joke about the situation. Feel free to explain why you're there and that you're excited to be there. Remember to ask them a few questions about the class, how it's going, about the assignment, about their concerns for it, and about what they want from it.
During the process, go through your tutorial steps that we've reviewed in class. It may help to have them read out loud some passages, or read some passages out loud yourself, to slow things down and address specific points in the text (whether one of the assigned essays, the assignment, or their writing).
At some point in the tutorial, make sure they "free-write" some new thoughts on the assignment. You might guide them in the free-write by inviting them to explain a passage they found interesting, and to give reasons for why they found it interesting.
For the tutorial, remember to leave the student with a checklist of "things to do" for their paper, specific to their individual ideas about it.
2. Blog
When we return from tutoring, our first priority will be to briefly relate any highlights or confusions to the class. Once we've digested the experience a little, you will sit down to write about it. The format can be similar to your Writing Center observations. Your job will be easier later, for your Case Study, if you can connect your experiences to specific places in the texts we've read. We will spend a good amount of time on this blog. Remember to use no last names, and you might even change the first name of the student to protect their identity.
When you're finished with the blog, you will read the blog of another person from class - and leave them a comment about their experience. You can do this in the "comment" section below the blog. Offer your peer some general reactions, and then zoom in on what you found most interesting, and address any confusions or problems they might have encountered.
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