Reading and re-reading chapter seven, I found this chapter interesting after conducting my interview and rewriting my case study paper. Anxiety was something I felt when conducting my tutee session. Observing sessions was easy because it did not involve me being vulnerable. I felt the reversal when put in the tutee seat. How to conduct myself and would I remember all the important details to write an outstanding paper. These were the questions on constant repeat as I walked in the library. Now that the experience is over, the writing comes into play. Once the workshop was complete, I felt confident I followed the prompt for this paper carefully and could polish this paper to a fine piece of literature. Something I consider as reshaping my first draft into a new one. Donald Murray, states, “What did I learn from this piece of writing? What do I intend to do in the next draft? Where is the piece of writing taking me?” (Gillespie 90). I learned to trust myself more, I know that sounds cheesy but true. My voice and my experiences help shape this paper so it is easy to overlook the objectives as being the be all, end in within a paper. That is perhaps the wrong way to go about completing a paper. I plan on the next draft to take my peers advice and work mainly on my conclusion, but that does not mean I forgot each writer is leading the readers on his or her path. The writer, not so much the objectives of a paper lead how the paper should be focused. That is where this piece of writing is taking me. It is redefining how I see tutoring centers which destroyed all my prejudices and stereotypes before entering this class. That helped me be more open to share an experience watching and participating as a tutee that can be helped without grammar being the main focus. That was the end of the journey I found the most rewarding, that my voice as a writer is the main point and to draw from this stance to help enhance my writing.
Works Cited
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Longman Guide to Peer Tutoring. New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. Print.