Mary forgot her bag, therefore did not have her earlier drafts to refer to. she did not do her homework last night and needed to do it here. She obviously couldn't do it properly without her earlier drafts. Mary did the best she could with the materials that she had available to her.
Assignment
Fix Jane Eyre esay
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I told Mary that she has a full time job and that's being a student. I told her that in order to perform her job she has to come prepared with the tools and with the work she was to have done the day before.
We followed along with a Yoga Journal "Catch the Wave" flow of yoga poses, going with our summer theme. We used the magazine for guidance and then viewed the online video.
Assignment
Mary will finish looking at the online video at home, as she was interrupted by several phone calls from her mother towards the end of class. Mary did complete her yoga essay test, however she did not type it, as instructed. She will type it tonight and we will discuss in class tomorrow.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Mary seemed to enjoy our new yoga flow. I was pleased that Mary had completed the test on time.
Once again, Mary did not have her essays (not even one) printed out. We spent 15 minutes getting it printed and then into the right format. (She had forgotten about MLA format). The first thing I did was sit down and read it in front of her the way a teacher or professor will read an essay. I read the intro and then the conclusion. Then I read thru the rest and circled any mistakes. I highlighted 4 problematic sentences (run-ons or fragments) and then I handed it to her and asked her to find out why the things I had circled were wrong. WE talked again abou tthe importance of reading your paper out loud (to a wall, to a tree, to an empty room) to find the kind of errors you won't catch if you are reading silently. She had forgotten this step on this re-write. I told her we all do and that it's a long, painstaking, pain in the neck process that must be done. We transitioned into Diane's class with this discussion and Diane confirmed that that's what she's been talking about with Mary. It was a good transition for Mary and it was good to hear that the two teachers were on exactly the same page.
Assignment
Re-write essay and have it PRINTED OUT before class
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Mary needs to put the time in at home.
Mary MUST get a copy of microsoft word.
To read and write about literature To become familiar with the FAU databases
Lesson Outline
Checked homework-
She will send me the two page paper on peer reviewed articles I gave her on “The Death of Ivan Ilyich.”
Gave her essay on “Babylon Revisited” to edit in class, made a copy
Let her browse through the FAU databases on her own. She found an interesting article and we printed it.
Assignment
To read “The Open Window” “Sorrow Acre” “A Day in the Country.” E-mail me her essay
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Good class, Sheilagh and I were both commenting how taxing the editing process is.
