Erfaan Mahmoodi TS #2

In my second tutoring session with Yan, we recapped material from our last lesson, specifically regarding the differences between "from" and "of." I did this to make sure there was a full understanding, and to open the floor for any further questions. From there, we workshopped the difference in describing what an object is made of versus what it is made from. As we were in the computer lab for this tutoring session, I used the object of a computer as an example. I taught Yan that to ask what something is made of is to describe its components, whereas asking what something is made from is to describe its materials. I created two DIY flashcards (torn sheets of paper because I’m bad at tearing) for two words, “composition” and “component” and wrote cues on them to help her remember their connections to the mentioned words. I sought to guide the tutoring session by asking questions and encouraging responses. I noticed that Yan would get nervous when trying out sentences and I wondered if this had to do with feelings of having to be extremely careful with the grammar. I tried to steer her away from feeling anxious by expressing that I would not judge her harshly for anything. Our session went very well, and Yan remarked that the way I was going about in clarifying her confusions was very helpful.