Fourth Observation

My last observation was done on the same day. I was a bit more excited about this one because the tutor had to assist with two writer's and that is something that I had to really learn from since I was suppose to be doing the same for class. The tutor introduced himself then me to both writers and explained why I was present during their session. They both seemed comfortable and quickly began the session. He started with the female student which was ready with her paper out on the table. "What can I help you with?" he asked, looking at both of them then putting his main focus on the female writer. She told him that she needed help with her thesis. He read into the introduction and it was clear that she did need help. As he continued with the paper, he asked her questions about what her topic was about and what she can look into so that she can tell the reader what she wanted to. She took note of this and he asked her to think about it as he went to focus on the male writer.
The second writer told the tutor that he was revising his paper because the professor thought that it was too long and need to shorten it. The tutor read his introduction and told him that it was "too wordy", pointing to the sentences that he may want to take out. The writer explained to the tutor why he had those sentences in there but understood why he shouldn't have it. He also asked the tutor if he could keep some of the sentences that were suggested to be deleted and delete the ones that the tutor told him to keep. The tutor asked him why and when the writer explained, they both agreed. Overall, the paper was very informational and just needed some sentences to be taken out because there was some repetition that did not need to be there. This helped the writer to go from 2 and a half pages to just 2 which is what he and the professor were aiming for.
While the second writer and tutor were working together, the first writer looked confused and bored because she took out her phone. When the tutor was done with him and he left, the tutor apologized and asked her if she knew what she needed to do. She of course told him no. He explained to her that she needed and was a must for her to do more research on the topic because she did not have enough evidence to support her paper. He gave her a list of questions that can help her focus on the main idea of her paper and she noted them. She had a better understanding and the session came to an end but before he let her go he told her that she can come back to him once she has more on her paper so that they can revise it before she submits it to the professor.
This session wasn't really teacher-centered because he allowed the students to speak as well as making their own choices with his suggestions. I think he could've gave the first writer more time if he knew how to handle the session better knowing that he had two writers to assist.