Session Date
Lesson Topic
Research Paper and plans for next six weeks
Lesson Outline
Went over the direction the paper is going, to argue the paper's thesis. Identified that we cited one marriage counselor list of causes of divorce, found fault with that simplified approach and noted that the survey involved only 52 subjects. With next source, noted that the list was longer (20) reasons and though the authors did discuss this by examples 20 causes, the list was not ranked. As a result, the discussion was flawed. We then went to a much more reliable source: an AARP study conducted by Dr. Xenia P. Montenegro which proved a full discussion and a graph, giving the statistical information taken from a study of 1,124 subjects. We worked on the concluding paragraph (which Katya had difficulty with and needed help with). Ran over time: started session at 4:10 and ended at 5:50. Last, discussed the remaining 20 hours of class which Katya needs to complete, per Nicole, and, importantly, what projects we might anticipate using. Katya, I told her, will get a sample list of projects. Katya to study the list and be ready to move ahead with one of them, or one of her own choosing, on Tuesday next week.
Assignment
Proofread research paper and send to me via Google Docs
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Katya, I found at the start of the lesson today, was reluctant to follow the thought progression we were going through. Most of the time, her blocking turned around and she said okay, now I see. When it came to word choice and phrasing, Katya seemed at time stumped. She relies constantly on the Google Docs program to catch her errors and to correct them. When we were talking about the wording of a sentence word choice, Katya turned repeatedby to a thesaurus. I would say, now that I have had more than one session with her, that Katya does not have the writing skills and the word skills I would expect of a graduating senior.
Session Hours
2.00
Hours Attended
2.00
Entry Status
Review Status
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