Session Date
Lesson Topic
Proofreading Final Version of CORVID-19 research paper
Lesson Outline
Went over every area that needed editing: rewording for clarification; verb choice; verb tense; missing information to anticipate the reader's questions; redundancy; apostrophies and other punctuation errors including missing commas; italics where needed; paragraphing; citation links to Works Cited page; spacing used on Works Cited page. Using Google Docs, Vlad sent me copy of the finished research paper. Spent half an hour walking Vlad through the Purdue OWL website. Went over all the writing style guides Purdue teaches in depth, all the writing assignments Purdue OWL goes over in detail, and all the sample essays and reports Purdue OWL teaches and illustrates. Emphasized that Vlad needs to become fully aware of the wealth of information the Purdue website offers, and just as importantly, Vlad should check with his professors what style guide he or she wants Vlad to use. I mentioned that some engineering colleges publish their own style guides, and Vlad should be aware of which style guide to use with each assignment.
Assignment
Trace when he can expect Sadlier vocabulary book will arrive.
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Vlad was able to "hang in there" through the dry process of proofreading. Hopefully, the desire to proofread and the skill of proofreading will stay with him.
Session Hours
2.00
Hours Attended
2.00
Entry Status
Review Status
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Subject
School