[Bkn-english-646-fall-2009] Assignment for 10/14

[Rajul Punjabi]

I think that the tactics described in chapters 4, 5, and 6
of The Practical Tutor are framed for just that – absolute practicality. And I
definitely hear what Christine’s saying about separating the students’ overall
emotions from composing a paper as an academic conquest but when I write, there’s
got to be some type of engagement. Papers
about subjects I don’t give a crap about were always painful to write, and I’ve
always loved writing, so I can just imagine what non-writers go through. I'm so with you on having students struggle on passive/active voice, though. Any tips on how to better communicate that would be appreciated, it's hard to explain.

 
John, I just recently had a tutoring session where almost
the entire block of time was spent on shaping the first paragraph. Oddly
enough, I didn’t mind because I could see that one of her main struggles was
getting that down as an anchor to hold the whole paper down. She seemed to feel
a lot more confident after that part was dealt with.
 
As far as freewriting, I don’t remember ever employing the
technique in any of my sessions because it is time consuming and I feel that it
only helps some people – very luck of the draw. Plus, it’s a lot of pressure
when it’s just two people sitting at a table as opposed to a whole class doing
it as an exercise. I’m a big hippie and feel like there needs to be a positive
and pressure-free environment when getting ideas to flow.


--R



      
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