David Kime

 1. One item that particularly stands out to me from both the syllabus and the reading is the concept of making sure the student is doing their own work. This does not come as a novel concept to me, but I am wondering if there are some suggested best practices for appropriately balancing sessions. How does the tutor go about setting an agenda, especially if the student doesn't have much, if anything, to work on? And how much should be in the hands of the student?

2. Regarding the syllabus, I am curious about some of the resources the Writing Center makes available to assist in these times where students don't have much to work on. Do we have access to these "front desk" documents? Is there a recommended curriculum to follow (since we are looking to teach writing as well)? And is there anything related that we should be aware if a student is enrolled in RHET:1010?

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  1. Carol SeverinoSeptember 1, 2020 at 4:08 PM

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  2. Carol SeverinoSeptember 2, 2020 at 12:54 PM

    At your first session look at the students due dates for papers and speeches in Rhetoric and other courses. Ask the student if they are bringing work to the next session. Have two of the common invitations lined up to go: self-as-writer and argument to one's parent. Find a Daily Iowan editorial they can read and respond to. Look at the Six Features of Academic Writing Handout together. Have them write about their experience at Iowa so far--or a travel narrative about coming to Iowa City. Ask them to write an argument whether the university should go all online immediately. Look under resources on our website and in the UI Tutor's Guide.

    When students have work that is due, they are more likely to ask for help with something specific--interpreting the assignment, coming up with a worthy thesis. finding sources. But even then, they might not know the genre of an academic paper well enough to know what their draft still needs, and they might just want you to assess it without helping you much.

    You won't have 1010 students while you are in the class.

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