Bria TS #7

            During this session, I learned that some instructions need to be explained a bit further. For example, my tutee had to do a presentation in his class, and one of the requirements for the presentation was for the students to have a hook. However, my tutee did not know what a hook was. It was a good thing that I observed his speaking class because I was able to give him a real life example that he already saw, such as telling a short and funny story about your topic before talking about the topic. From this experience, I learned how much easier it is to help your tutee when you know what they are doing in their class. I also learned that my tutee is learning about affixes. He was a little bit confused about what a prefix or suffix was, so I explained to him that they are parts of a word that go before (prefix) or after (suffix) a word that can be by itself. I remembered how the teacher in the video that we saw in class last Tuesday explained affixes. Due to this, I copied the teacher’s teaching methods and wrote down some examples on the board, such as believe/able and re/fund, for my tutee. All in all, it is easier to tutor someone when you know or have seen what they are doing in their class.