Lane TS #7

This was my second tutoring session with Jun-Suk over Skype in Korea. Although I was very proud of all that I prepared for this tutoring session, it ended up being for naught since Jun had already read the book I found and prepared a lesson from for him. (It was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.) So, in a spur of the moment kind of thing, I decided to find something for him that would be short and simple, but at the same time helpful to him in his goal of being accepted to Harvard someday. Therefore, I selected the famous American short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. I thought that this would be both important to forming Jun's understanding of the contemporary American literary canon, as well as appealing to his young boyish sense of morbidity. Still, I wasn't sure if it wouldn't scare him too much, but since we were unable to finish in this session, I'll have a better understanding of whether or not it was appropriate to suggest. I hope that he likes it, and that the surprising ending will kindle an intrinsic motivation in him!