Past two weeks

The week before last, we took the time to go over part of the packet–the one pertaining to sentences and how to condense/revise them. Then, we looked at the four revisions paper and discussed the changes that are made from each one, specifically looking at the first paragraphs and trying to determine how tension is added as the papers continue.

Last week, I had her do the exercise with putting the paper back together which she found very helpful. I have to say, I was a little surprised at how quickly and deftly she was able to put the pieces in order and explain why they were in that order. This is only because I think in her papers, structure is one of the main issues. Then, we talked a bit about her trip to Europe over spring break and the paper that she would write before class next time.