Michelle TS#16

Date: February 19, 2017
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Hecht House Conference Room
Topic/Skill: Articles, prepositions, subject/verb agreement, and plural/singular nouns

Feedback: Last week I noted that my tutee needed help reinforcing the use of articles, prepositions, plural/singular nouns, and the rules for subject/verb agreement. Because of this, I printed a few worksheets to review their use in composition. After review, I had the student write a short paragraph telling me why he liked or disliked his roommate.

Lesson learned: My tutee's roommate wanted to join the tutoring session so I allowed him to participate in the review and composition. This activity could not have worked better! Because they are such good friends, they chose to insult each other through their writing. While doing so, it lowered their affective filters and allowed them to write lengthy compositions. We then went over the grammar and laughed about each others responses. What I learned from the experience is that finding ways to capitalize on what the students already enjoy can greatly improve the motivation to participate in the lesson. Hopefully, along the way, they learned something too.