Caroline: TS #4

Tutoring Session #4

Abbas Alnakhli

January 27, 2020 at 11:30AM

This past Monday, I met with Abbas for our second tutoring session at 11:30AM. Given our discussion on writing the week prior, I chose to focus this session on the practice of forming compound sentences. Before we met, I typed up a 'cheat sheet' of notes for him explaining what a compound sentence is and how coordinating conjunctions play a role in their formation. We discussed FANBOYS and broke down, word by word, what each conjunction means and the best way to use it in practice. I had included example sentences for each conjunction, so we practiced combining the sentences as well as writing new ones. I also had Abbas complete a compound sentence worksheet in which he was asked to use FANBOYS to write one compound sentence using the two sample sentences provided. After the first few, he really seemed to get the hang of it and by the end, had gotten the last several correct. He expressed to me that he really enjoyed having a physical copy of the grammar subjects we cover in our sessions, so from now on I will write up summaries for him each time. Finally, we concluded the session by correcting some of his grammar and structure mistakes on a composition he was working on in the computer lab. For our next session on Wednesday, I am hoping to continue working on compound sentences and expand on his skill through the writing of unique sentences using the FANBOYS framework.