FSU TEFL 120 Summer 2

 Date and Time: July 27, 2026 8-9 Skill/topic: conversations Feedback given to tutee: To explain himself and not answer someone's question with one word, but also ask questions after someone speaks to him Lessons: Speaking is hard for non-native speakers

 Date and Time: July 27, 2026, 7-8 Topic/Skill: speaking skill Feedback to tutee: Told him what the phrase "Take it slow" meant when I was doing my turn during the game. Lessons: It is better to explain instructions slowly to students than to talk at a fast-paced rate.

  Tutoring Blog # 8   Date/Time: 7/20/2026; 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.; 7/22/2026 6:30-7:00-Wei Location: Dirac Topic/Skill: Conversation Feedback provided to the tutee : We continued to practice for her job interview on the 20th. We went over by half an hour. On the 22 nd we discussed her interview and then worked on a speaking/listening lesson which we will continue the 27 th . Our lessons last half an hour longer; they are 1 ½ hour long. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Wei has many questions and I have learned that she sometimes needs more class time.

Date: July 25th Saturday Tutee: Wei Location: Zoom Topic: Needs Assessment, Introduction, and Scheduling Feedback provided: We discussed what areas she would like to focus on, and I gave feedback that I believe her English is notably on the more advanced side, and that we will work with some native materials for our lessons that involve receptive skills. Lessons learned: Time goes by very quickly so even if I do not prepare a full lesson plan, it is a good idea to try and keep track of time and have some materials ready beforehand in order to ensure the session is productive.

  Date/Time: July 21, 2026 8-9 pm Topic/Skill: gerund and infinitive location: Slang organization Feedback provided to tutee: I helped my student know the difference between a gerund and infinitive. Lessons: Gerunds and infinitve is a difficult topic for ESL students to learn.

  Date and Time: July, 21, 2026 7-8 pm Topic/Skill:  reading an academic article location: Slang organization Feedback provided to tutee: I helped my student learn about the words he could not understand in the reading. Lessons: Reading can be difficult for students if they do not understand the words they are reading.

  Date and Time: July, 18 2026  9-10 am Topic/Skill:  Transition worksheet overview location: online Feedback provided to tutee: Corrected student's transition words in written paragraphs. Lessons: transition words display difficulty in complex writing.

  Date/Time: July 18 2026 8-9 am Topic/Skill: Future tense Location: online feedback to tutee: She did not know the difference between future continuous and future perfect tenses. I made sure she knew the differences and made her use the tenses in a sentence. Lessons: Most students have a hard time understanding the difference between all the verb tenses

   Date and Time: July, 11 2026  9-10 am Topic/Skill: writing verb tenses location: online Feedback provided to tutee: Corrected students' usage of the verb, depending on the tense of the sentence. Lessons: students may know the verb tenses, but cannot figure out the right verb tense when writing.

  Date/Time: July 18 2026 8-9 am Topic/Skill: went over writing and paragraphs from last session location: online Feedback provided to tutee: I helped her with any grammar mistakes she made from her sentences. Lessons: I learned that writing is much more difficult than reading for some students.

  Date/Time: July 7 2026 8-9 am Topic/Skill: 12 verb tenses Location: online feedback to tutee: She did not know the difference between future continuous and future perfect tenses. I made sure she knew the differences and made her use the tenses in a sentence. Lessons: Most students have a hard time understanding the difference between all the verb tenses

  Date/Time: July 11 2026 9-10 am Topic/Skill: writing routines and simple sentences. Location: online feedback to tutee: She had trouble speaking about her daily routine Lessons: Most students have a hard time with speaking and enunciating words in English

  Tutoring Blog # 7   Date/Time: 7/22/2026; 3:00 p.m.; Neil Location: CIES Topic/Skill: Listening Feedback provided to the tutee : I helped my tutee listen to a video. We worked on vocabulary and comprehension handouts. He was able to understand the video. We watched it three times and each time he heard something new. We went over terms and words he was unfamiliar with. He was able to use the new vocabulary in sentences and discuss the video. He still has trouble speaking so I corrected pronunciation and grammar. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned that if the video is fun the student will be more engaged. I was happy he liked the lesson. He was more confident today.

Date/Time: July 22nd, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: Class homework Feedback provided to the tutee: Worked on homework that the tutee had due in the upcoming days, such as speaking, writing, and, listening, and reading assignments. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: This tutee was very easy to work with and I am grateful to have gotten him! He showed up to every lesson and was a nice person to talk to. Despite this, I learned that not every single tutee I may have in the future will be like this.

Date/Time: July 20th, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: Listening homework and review  Feedback provided to the tutee: Gave feedback on listening homework the tutee had, as well as reviewing materials for an upcoming final exam in classes.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: The whole session does not need to be solely about tutoring. Taking small breaks and talking about other things casually will ensure the student comes back refreshed and energized once we are back on topic. 

Date/Time: July 17th, 2026, 1:30-2:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: Listening and writing homework  Feedback provided to the tutee: Helped tutee work on listening and writing homework. For listening, listened to the audio with the student and made sure the questions they answered were accurate in grammar. For writing, we read the prompt and what he wrote, also making sure it was correct in grammar.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Focusing on activities that are relevant to the tutee's class materials is important to keep the student engaged on topics that they are already learning, as compared to trying to give the tutee a bunch of new information that they will not retain long-term.

Date/Time: July 15th, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: Reading vocabulary  Feedback provided to the tutee: Helped the tutee with reading and new vocabulary from class with a reading activity where the tutee had to read a sentence and pick the answer that made the statement make the most sense.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I can teach new vocabulary not included in the tutee's class materials based on the situation. For example, I taught the tutee the word rigged as we were talking about World Cup matches.

Date/Time: July 14th, 2026, 8:30-9:30pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Grammar  Feedback provided to the tutee: Did activities in the Clear Grammar 4 book, focusing on the past perfect tense and reviewing example sentences where it is used correctly.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Taking a 5-10 minute break helps the student stay engaged with the session compared to if we had taken no breaks. Student comes back refreshed and with more energy after the break.

Date/Time: July 14th, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Grammar  Feedback provided to the tutee: Worked through word form exercises and verb tense practice using the Clear Grammar 4 book, focusing on identifying the correct form based on context.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Starting with grammar points the tutee already felt comfortable with helped build momentum before moving into newer material.

  Tutoring Blog # 6   Date/Time: 7/20/2026; 5:00 p.m.; Wei Wan Location: Dirac Topic/Skill: Speaking/Conversation Feedback provided to the tutee : I helped my tutee practice her conversation. We spoke about American social norms, the World Cup and differences between China, Colombia and the United States. We went over her interview for Front Desk Assistant at the Heritage Museum in Dodd Hall. I emphasized the importance of listening to the interview questions carefully, so she provides the appropriate answers. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned a lot about my tutee and her personal background. It was good speaking practice for her and for her listening skills. The tutee learned the importance of paying attention to questions. I would ask a question and she was providing information I had not asked for.

  Date/Time: June 30, 10-11 Location: Zoom Topic/Skill: Diagnostic Feedback provided to the tutee: Praised him for being such an advanced speaker. We agreed to work on slang, idioms, expressions, etc. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Even advanced speakers want to practice and improve. Also, Dojun is practicing his English for the joy of it, not necessarily because he needs it.   Date/Time: July 7, 10-11 Location: Zoom Topic/skill: Idioms from Shakespeare Feedback provided to the student: I told him he’s very good at reading and at figuring out the meaning of something from context. We discussed formal vs informal and common vs uncommon expressions. Lesson: I learned that he wants me to tell him how common every new word and saying that he learns is because he ranks them before he uses them.   Date/Time: July 14, 10-11 Location: Zoom Topic/skill: Direction words/navigation words Feedback provided to the student: I correc...

Date/Time: July 13th, 2026, 8:30-9:30pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Reading  Feedback provided to the tutee: Practiced using context clues to figure out word meanings within the passage, then shortened the remaining activity once the tutee's attention began to wander.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Make sure to do shorter activities. The reading activity was a bit long, so the tutee did not stay engaged as compared to other activities done in the past.

  Tutoring Blog #5   Date/Time: 7/15/2026; 3:00 p.m.; Neil Location: CIES Topic/Skill: Speaking/Conversation Feedback provided to the tutee : I helped my tutee practice his conversation based on his listening class. Topic England v. Argentina World Cup football match. He was distracted because the session was during the match, so I made him listen in English for the last 15 minutes of class. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I am learning to adapt to Neil’s level and interests.

  Tutoring Blog # 4   Date/Time: 7/15/2026; 5:00 p.m.; Wei Wan Location: Dirac Topic/Skill: Speaking/Conversation Feedback provided to the tutee : I helped my tutee practice her conversation. I prepared an interview scenario based on her resume and the job position she is interviewing for as Front Desk Assistant at the Heritage Museum in Dodd Hall. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned a lot about my tutee and her professional background. It also taught me to adjust to the tutee’s needs. I had to explain what the Heritage Museum’s mission was and what objects they have in their collection to tailor her responses.

 Date and Time: July, 11 2026 8-9 a.m. Topic/Skill: 12 verb tenses location: online Feedback provided to tutee: corrected her on when to use the present tense and present perfect tense within sentences. Lessons: ESL students have difficulty doing grammar-in-use activities, with different tenses.

Date/Time: July 13th, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Reading  Feedback provided to the tutee: Began a reading passage together provided by Allen, working on pronunciation of unfamiliar words and explaining definitions as they came up.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Reading new words aloud together before discussing meaning gave the tutee more confidence when it was their turn to read independently.

 Grace Toole Duncan CO #3 Date/Time: June 25 Topic/skill: Grammar Teacher presentation: We watched the School House Rock video about nouns and she paused it on every sentence so that the group could identify the nouns being used in the song. Materials: YouTube and a video player Feedback: She helped them identify nouns and start distinguishing between nouns and pronouns because they usually just identified the subject and not nouns, specifically. Lesson: She did a good job of making the activity fun because we were watching and singing School House Rock and discussing Disney movies. There was not a dull reading about nouns, but rather a video and discussion that got everyone excited about participating.   Grace Toole Duncan CO#4 Date/Time: June 25 Topic/Skill: Speaking Teacher presentation: She split us into groups so that we could do a debate about whether Ronaldo or Messi is a better overall football player. She gave us a handout to write our arguments ...

Date/Time: July 13th, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: Presentation preparation  Feedback provided to the tutee: Provided feedback on pronunciation for an upcoming presentation the tutee has. We worked on words that he didn't know, and also phrasing sentences better so they make sense.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: The tutee likes to talk about a lot of different things. This can be good on one side as it improves his English as I give suggestions/corrections, but I also have to sometimes reign the conversation back to the topic.

Date/Time: July 8th, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: Pronunciation  Feedback provided to the tutee: The student has a presentation coming up, so we worked on pronunciation of the words. We also worked on grammar for the speaker notes of the presentation for the tutee.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Tutee is very good at receiving feedback and correcting pronunciation on words. Working on breaking up the words based on the syllable helps the student pronounce words more accurately.

 Karen Vargas Tutoring Blog # 3   Date/Time: 7/13/2026; 5:00 p.m.; Wei Wan Location: Dirac Topic/Skill: Speaking/Conversation Feedback provided to the tutee : I helped my tutee practice her conversation. That is where she wants most practice and we agreed to also work on her writing skills. I asked her questions about herself and she asked me questions. We spoke about different cultural norms. I corrected a few mistakes, mostly about vocabulary. I let her speak as I did not want to break her flow to often. We will meet again on Wednesday the 15 th.   Wei has a job interview next week and wants to practice for her interview. I have asked her for her Resume and the job position she is aspiring to, so I can prepare an interview. She already sent all the information. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned a lot about my tutee and her tutoring needs. It also taught me to adjust to the tutee’s needs. Practice of everyday English is a very ...

July 8 th Skill: Perfect modals Teacher presentation: Dr. Rios introduced the new topic by doing two things: he both compared the perfect models to the normal modals, such as might vs might have, and he explained the perfect modals in isolation by describing what each of the three perfect modals does/means/communicates. He then went through several examples of only “might have” explaining the meaning, emphasizing that the perfect modals describe a conditional in the past. Classroom management: Dr. Rios Spent about the first ten minutes explaining and introducing his topic via the above methods. The rest of the class was spent slowly working through examples to break down their meaning, as well as coming up with new examples. Materials: Worksheet, computer w/internet access, document cam, worksheet Student participation: Student participation was done by way of having them ask questions if they did not understand, as well as creating new examples using the target grammar Fee...

July 7 th Skill: Adjective clauses Teacher presentation: Dr. Rios started with a review of defining vs non defining adjective clauses. And then provided a worksheet for students as extra practice with the topic. He worked through the worksheet with students and allowed them to provide potential answers to the questions. Classroom Management. Dr. Rios spent the first 10 minutes reviewing the material, and then spent the rest of the 40 going through the worksheet. He introduced each question and then allowed students to workshop the answers for a few minutes as they reached a final answer. Materials: Whiteboard, computer w/internet and projector access, document cam, worksheet Student participation: Students participated by providing contributing to answers to each question by rewriting several sentences into one complex sentence. Feedback provided: Dr. Rios primarily gave feedback by reminding students of rules and by explaining why answers were correct or incorrect only aft...

July 1 st Skill: Adjective Clauses and relative pronouns Teacher presentation: Dr. Rios started with a review of yesterday’s material comparing defining and non-defining adjective clauses using a T chart. Afterwards, he did a class activity where each student selected a slip of paper with an adjective clause on it, and each student read it aloud. Afterwards, as a class they reviewed where the clause was in each sentence. The focus was on practicing material that was already learned. Classroom Management: Dr. Rios spent the duration of the class guiding students through the exercises, giving most time to allow the class to propose answers and figure out their own errors and solutions. The rest of the time spent was used clarifying rules, giving feedback, and explaining why answers do and do not work. Materials: Computer with internet access, document cam/projector, slips of paper, worksheet packet Student participation: Each student participated in both activities after the re...

June 30 th Skill: Relative pronouns and adjective clauses Teacher Presentation: Dr. Rios started by outlining/reviewing the rules of relative pronouns and how they introduce adjective clauses, He then walked the class through some exercises to determine which relative pronoun to use. Afterwards, he taught the difference between defining and non-defining adjective clauses, which helped clarify some of the previous problems (inductive approach). Then he walked the class through another exercise that evaluated this new rule that was just taught. Classroom management: Dr. Rios spent most of his time walking the students through the problems, only explaining explicitly when needed. Each student was given enough time to think about the answer before committing to it. Materials: worksheet, document cam/projector Student participation: Every student participated giving answers to the worksheet problems that were walked through Feedback provided: Dr. Rios gave plenty of feedback on ...

  June 22 Skill: Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Progressive Teacher presentation: Dr. Rios first reviewed the past perfect and then taught the past perfect progressive rules, ultimately comparing the two. Afterwards, he worked through a worksheet with the class by calling on the students to answer. During this process, he encouraged students to think about the grammatical rule without outright revealing the correct answer. Only if students were totally stuck did he then reveal the answer. Classroom Management: Dr. Rios kept his explanations succinct yet thorough and gave ample time for the students to each contribute an answer without spending too much time on any one given question. Materials: Whiteboard, worksheet. Projector/document camera Student Participation: Each student participated in answering questions from the worksheet. Feedback provided: Dr. Rios consistently helped students by asking for clarification on answers or reiterating rules when students were unsur...

Date/Time: July 7th, 2026, 8:30-9:30pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Conditionals  Feedback provided to the tutee: Practiced forming conditional sentences aloud through short, game-like exercises rather than worksheet drills.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Doing activities that are fun to the student makes them learn best. As they are still a child, activities that are long make it harder to understand and they do not engage as much.

Date/Time: July 7th, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Phrasal Verbs  Feedback provided to the tutee: Based on the needs assessment, worked on pronunciation and reading more slowly, then explained the definitions of a few phrasal verbs.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Create activities that are interesting to the student to keep them engaged and that are also level appropriate. 

Date/Time: June 30 , 2026 8-9 pm Topic/Skill: Intensive reading lesson location: Slang organization Feedback provided to tutee: I helped her with any vocabulary words she did not know and phrases she was unfamiliar with. Lessons: I learned that everyone reads at different speeds, especially students who are learning English for the first time.

  Date/Time: July 30, 2026 7-8 pm  Location: Slang organization Topic/Skill: reading comprehension Feedback provided to the tutee: I corrected any incorrect answers from the quiz Lessons: It is easier for some students to listen than comprehend what they just listened to.

Date/Time: July 1st, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm  Location: Student Union  Topic/Skill: New Vocabulary  Feedback provided to the tutee: Reviewed class assignments on new vocabulary, as well as covered materials for an upcoming presentation.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Tutee still struggles a bit on spelling and pronunciation of words, but soaks in feedback very easily.

  Tutoring Blog # 2   Date/Time: 7/1/2026; 2:00 p.m.; Neil Location: CIES Topic/Skill: Speaking, writing, worksheet from his reading class. Feedback provided to the tutee: I helped my tutee with grammar errors and showed him how to write complete sentences when answering a question. We worked on writing sentences from prompts.  Some were based on an article on UFC. When we finished that we worked on conversation/speaking. I corrected his pronunciation and when he did not know a word/vocabulary I taught him the correct term and then had him use the new word in other sentences. We worked on answering in complete sentences. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned how to help my tutee without giving him the answers. He was very pleased with what he learned, he said it helped a lot. He was also able to practice pronunciation and learn new words.

  CLASS OBSERVATION #5 Date/Time: 6/24/2026; 2:00 p.m.; Ryan Flemming Topic/Skill: Listening/Advanced Teacher’s Presentation: Mr. Flemming presented class with a lecture series on space flight/tourism. Classroom Management: Mr. Fleming had students listen to an audio and answer questions. Students answered the question via Canvas and discussed answers in class. Materials: Power Point, worksheet and an episcope. Student Participation: Each student answered a question after each question and chose from multiple choice the gist of the lecture. They learned the term “gist”. Mr. Flemming then had a dictocomp exercise. He spoke at normal speed and repeated each short paragraph a few times. Feedback Provided: Mr. Flemming gave students time and was willing to read each short paragraph more than twice. He gave each student feedback during the survey and explained why the answer was wrong when they gave the wrong answer. Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: Mr. Flemming timed ...

  CLASS OBSERVATION #4 Date/Time: 6/23/2026; 10:00 a.m.; Dr. Angel Ríos Topic/Skill: Grammar Articles A/AN/THE Teacher’s Presentation: Dr. Ríos began class with homework corrections. Students are reminded of a quiz on Thursday. Classroom Management: Had students work on a worksheet as a class. Materials: Power Point, worksheet and an episcope. Student Participation: Each student read a section of the worksheet and provided the article they thought was correct. Dr. Ríos provided explanations as the students provided answers such as A/AN/THE = 1. The use of |A| when the following word beings with a consonant and |AN| when the following word begins with a vowel. He explains the connection of sounds as in |AN| HOUR= H is silent. He also explained the use of definite articles and how no articles are used with uncountable nouns. Feedback Provided: Dr. Ríos encouraged conversation and gave each student feedback whether they got the answer right or wrong. He had them explain the reason beh...

  CLASS OBSERVATION BLOG #3 Date/Time: 6/22/2026; 1:00 p.m.; Dr. Felicia Ciappetta Topic/Skill: Speaking Teacher’s Presentation: Dr. Ciappetta started class by resuming an interview assignment from the previous class. Classroom Management: Dr. Ciappetta had students sit around the table and interview a fellow student. I paired up with a student and he interviewed me. Materials: Worksheet. Student Participation: Students after conducting the interview, then had to answer from memory the answers their interviewee gave them. As they were answering Dr. Ciappetta corrected their pronunciation. Feedback Provided: The teacher provided detailed feedback corrected student’s pronunciation and went over vocabulary words such as evil(n) and courage(n) and that they are abstract nouns. The students were expected to answer in complete sentences. Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: The way Dr. Ciappetta provided detailed feedback on students’ pronunciation and questions was enlight...

  CLASS OBSERVATION BLOG #2 Date/Time: 6/22/2026; 11:00 a.m.; Dr. Angel Ríos Topic/Skill: Reading Teacher’s Presentation: Dr. Ríos started class by reminding students of their presentations. Students must bring an article to class and teach for a whole class period. Dr. Ríos handed out the presentation schedule and the handout to prepare for the presentation. Each student will present on a section of “A Study on the Korean Culture (History) Education for Foreign Learners”. Classroom Management: Dr. Ríos answered questions and gave students the presentation schedule. The class went over the rubric. Materials: Power Point, worksheet and an episcope. Student Participation: Students were given an article, “Many Foreign Students are Friendless in the USA”. Each student read a section of the article out loud. They then discussed the article and shared their personal experiences. They had to analyze the article and were given a worksheet to analyze the article. The focus was o...

Date/Time: June 30th, 2026, 8:30-9:30pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Phrasal Verbs  Feedback provided to the tutee: Showed short videos using the new phrasal verbs in context, then had the tutee practice using them in their own sentences.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I showed different videos to the student, which really engaged the student. The student told me he liked the videos, so I will be doing more of that in the future. 

  Grace Toole Duncan CO #2 Date/Time: June 23 Topic/skill: Speaking Teacher presentation: There was a lot of casual conversation at the beginning so that everyone could practice speaking in English. After, he discussed naming conventions and played a prerecorded video about three of the best movie trilogies of all time. Next, they did a fill-in-the-blank activity where they put words from the video into sentences. Materials: the video player and a handout with a fill-in-the-blank activity Feedback: He had them listen to the video again to make sure they had put the correct words in the blank. He also highlighted transitional phrases that they had used like “It’s interesting that…” and “The first reason… a second reason might be….” Lesson: I learned that you might spend as much or more time on chatting and review than on new material because practice is just as important as new lessons.  

  Grace Toole Duncan CO #1 Date/Time: June 23 Topic/skill: Reading/vocabulary Teacher presentation: He reviewed the vocabulary they had covered last time and then had them read an article that used those vocabulary words. Materials: The article was located on Canvas, and he used the white board when covering vocab. Feedback: He encouraged them to use each vocabulary word in a sentence of their own before moving on to the next word to make sure that they were using the words correctly, and he praised them for coming up with their own sentences. He also walked around while they were reading so they could ask questions. Lesson: I learned that you can use AI to generate the same article at different proficiency levels and I learned that you might have to repeat what you say and what you hear to avoid miscommunication. He also showed me how to use Britannica when teaching a certain topic because it has so much contextual information.

Date/Time: June 30th, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Phrasal Verbs  Feedback provided to the tutee: Introduced a set of new phrasal verbs and gave feedback on pronunciation of the words.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Introducing only a handful of new phrasal verbs at a time, rather than a long list, kept the tutee from feeling overwhelmed.

 Date/Time: June 29, 2026  8-9 pm  Location: Slang organization Topic/Skill: locating the different subject-verb agreement  Feedback provided to the tutee: I corrected and clarified when the student should use -ing  in a sentence and when to use present tense. Lessons: It is hard for students to learn about the different verb agreement

Date/Time: June 29th, 2026, 8:30-9:30pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Grammar and Conditionals  Feedback provided to the tutee: Reviewed grammar related to conditional sentences and gave feedback on pronunciation of certain verbs.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Breaking the conditional structures down into simple, everyday examples made them easier for the tutee to follow than working straight from the textbook.

Date/ Time : July 1, 2026 Topic/ Skill: Simple future tense Teacher presentation: The Teacher uses questions to ask students about things they are going to do after class, using the future tense. Materials: Grammar workbook Feeback:Teacher corrected how the students spoke in the future tense by explaining the importance of the do and don't when speaking. Lessons: I learned that when speaking english, people say gonna, don't, and won't which is hard for non-english speakers to adjust too.

Date/Time: June 29th, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm  Location: Quincy  Topic/Skill: Needs Assessment  Feedback provided to the tutee: Conducted an initial needs assessment, having the tutee read aloud and speak so I could gauge their current level.  Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Observing the tutee read and speak before planning future lessons made it clear which skills needed the most attention.