Video Transcript: He told us to write about a holiday that we enjoyed. I really couldn't think of any, so I just wrote I couldn't think of any holiday I enjoyed, and he gave the paper back to me and side I gotta write something about it, or else I'd fail.
Choice A. Coming up with ideas is often the hardest part of writing. In fact, this is probably our number one request – helping students find ideas and topics to write about. How about we look at your assignment and paper? By the way, what’s your name?
Choice B. You take the paper and begin reading. The student looks very uncomfortable, but you get involved in what you are reading and don’t really pay any attention to him. You tell the student, “Well here’s the problem. You don’t have a topic sentence for your paragraphs, and you’re not making complete sentences.” You quickly mark the paper so the student can fix his errors and give the papers back to the student.
Choice C. This is taking a lot longer than you thought it would. You feel like you need to get the student focused and on task. You say, “Well let’s get started then! By the way, what’s your name?”
Please click on your response choice.