It was a pleasure to meet Natalie and begin our work together. Natalie began today's session by completing an "Interest and Reading Survey". This gave us a starting point to discuss her perceptions of herself as a reader and a writer. Next, Natalie began a study of Harlem Renaissance novelist Zora Neale Hurston. She read a short biographical sketch about the author as well as an excerpt from her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road". Natalie did a great job analyzing the author's craft and purpose. She ended the session by completing an assignment that asked her to analyze the writer's purpose for including certain scenes or descriptions in the text. She did an awesome job.