Maria TS #6

 Today, September 16, Nejoud and I started by reviewing the homework from last week, as I told her to finish highlighting the verbs and reading the story. We went over it by having her read out loud each paragraph and making sure she comprehended what was happening in the story. Plus reviewing her pronunciation on tricky words. After I asked what did she like and not like about the activity, to get her feedback. For the second half of the session, I had 4 prompts for conversation with follow up questions. (shown below)

  1. If you could meet anyone from history, who would it be? (what would you ask them? what would you want to learn from them?
  2. What animal would you like to be and why? ( what qualities do you like about this animal?)
  3. What would you do with a million dollars? (how would you spend or save the money?)
  4. What is your dream vacation? (describe the place, activities, and people you would like to bring with you)
After we conversed each question, I let Nejoud pick one for a free writing activity. It was important to talk before the activity, so she could get different ideas and brainstorm. She did the free writing activity with number 3, and we corrected it together. I added some marks and told her to re-write it taking my corrections for the next tutoring session. 

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