Today I met with Isik at the Starbucks near Trader Joe's. The topic of the tutoring session was persuasive writing. I explained the purpose of persuasive writing, and gave Isik an outline of how to structure a persuasive essay. We went through the requirements for the introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion, as well as the importance of counter-arguments. I created a persuasive writing assignment that gave Isik four prompts that she could choose to write about. The prompts were:
1.What is your favorite book or movie, and why should people read or watch it?
2.Do
you think technology has been beneficial or harmful to our society?
3.Should
men and women be paid the same work wages?
4.Do
you think traditional schooling is better than homeschooling? Why?
Isik chose the second prompt, and decided to take the stance that technology is beneficial to our society. She spent time brainstorming ideas to support her viewpoint, then took 20-25 minutes to write her persuasive essay. Once completed, Isik and I read the essay aloud so she could hear any grammatical errors or word choice errors. Isik expressed how much she appreciates doing writing activities like these because it will not only improve her writing abilities, but it will also allow her to help students in the future.
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