Blog Post 10/30

            During my last session on Wednesday, October 28, my tutee, Silun Li, and I discussed a paper she had written about the movies "Black Hawk Down" and "Working Girl," and how they both relate to a book she was referring to throughout her paper about the standards, frames, and hierarchy of our society. We corrected a few minor grammatical errors throughout her paper, and fixed the formatting to match APA requirements. I found that Silun Li’s writing was very strong and concise, which made it easy to focus on grammatical errors and the formatting of her paper because the actual content of it was excellent. Silun Li discussed very intricate social issues, relating them to the topics in the book she was required to write about, all including problems with hierarchy, authority, and modern-day social framework. She did a wonderful job incorporating the two movies, both about very different topics, with the main idea of the paper and the issues at hand.

            Silun Li and I worked together for a little over an hour, reading through her paper and fixing minor grammatical errors. She was very sweet and agreed with all of my suggestions, making the session go smoothly and enjoyably. She was very grateful at the end of the session, and although I was more confident about certain parts of it than others, she made me feel like I had made a difference in her paper, which was the most rewarding feeling for me as an inexperienced tutor. She was planning to read over her paper a few more times and fix a few more minor formatting errors before submitting it at 4 pm that afternoon. I wished her luck, and felt good about her paper myself, as Silun Li’s writing was powerful and knowledgeable, and after the session, grammatically correct and formatted. She was an incredible tutee as she came prepared and ready for suggestions, making my second tutoring session another incredible one. I am looking forward to next week, as it will allow me to add yet another completely unique tutoring session under my belt, enriching my experiences week by week.