I was lucky
enough to be able to work the same two students and this time they each a a
rough draft. I was happy to see that they did take my advice into consideration
and they wrote out their thesis. The female student's thesis was perfect but
the young man needed a little help. I followed my professor's advice and had
him underline his thesis and main supporting ideas while I read her draft. She
had some comma splices but she had good ideas. The only real issue was
incorporating enough material from her sources so I advised her to expand on a
certain idea and look for supporting evidence to add another paragraph. I also
advised her to speak with her professor about whether or not he wanted her
opinion to be included because they were assigned to do a research paper. To be
on the safe side I helped her incorporate her opinions into her conclusion,
which would help lengthen her paper. While she pondered over which idea to
expand on, I read his draft. I noticed that he wrote exactly how he spoke so I
told him to try writing in a more formal way. I did tell them that reading
their work out loud would really help but not to literally write how they
spoke. He understood and I helped with some suggestions to replace some of the
more informal vocabulary he had used. After helping him with his thesis, time was
basically up. Their paper was due the next day and I felt that we did not have
enough time to go over everything so I suggested they go to the writing center.
They both said they had recently went and the male student’s tutor simply read
his draft and said it was fine without making any corrections. I know I’m not a
professional tutor but there were some obvious issues with his rough draft so I
was disappointed to hear that. However, they did plan on going back one last
time before handing in the final paper. I was lucky to have had the opportunity
to tutor students so dedicated and worried about their work. Overall, both
experiences were great and I wish I could have had at least one more session
with them.
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