Even though I had not assigned any homework, Yanuell , on his own initiative, prepared and brought two pieces of writing to class , an essay on dinosaurs and a fiction piece about a trip to a dinosaur park. As our class this semester focused on writing, I was very gratified that Yanuell presented his original work for our discussion today. As Yanuell wanted to add more information to his essay, we discussed dividing the composition into paragraphs and forming a good transition sentence in order to introduce the new paragraph . We then examined some dinosaur research about fossil discoveries which was incorporated into the essay. Next, Yanuell presented his still in progress fiction story . As he continued writing , he had some fun incorporating me into the story as a pilot who was afraid of heights! The story contained a lot of good dialogue ,and we examined where run-ons could be made Into two sentences. We both enjoyed a very productive writing session reading and working with Yanuell's original fiction and non-fiction writing.