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"Worked on outlining a 5 page research paper and how to approach it. Made a timeline of deadlines for completion of the outline, rough draft, 2nd draft, and final draft. Checked status of current classes and assessed any problem areas."

"Specifically, the student asked for help in understanding, outlining, and writing a short document-based history essay on the evolution of trade between various European countries and China, India, and Japan in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was given a rubric by his teacher, and five short documents on which to base his essay. We discussed the underlying ideas behind each document. I helped him make several thematic connections between the documents, and we jotted down those connections as the basis of an outline for the essay. Later, he sent a copy of his first draft to me, and we did a basic run through to edit out the rough spots. This was a productive first session."

"The student has a World History test tomorrow over the Industrial Revolution, the British Empire, and Imperialism. We went over the review her teacher posted to his school website. I helped her go over key terms, events, people, and places, as well as important questions to consider. I quizzed her from the book, and she seemed to have a strong grasp on the information. She also had Geometry homework, but assured me that it was easy and that she preferred to study for her History test; she said she would text me if she had any questions about her Geometry homework after our session."

"Last week, we reviewed the student's test and discussed areas in which he could have done better and strategies for studying and preparing for the next test. His father also asked that I look over a second set of answers, after he had rewritten his test, which I agreed to do. We began today's session discussing his rewrite. There were clear improvements. We moved next to discussing an upcoming essay assignment, and we laid out a plan for completing this work in the coming weeks. For the time being, we are going to start meeting twice a week to try to catch up on the heavy workload he has at the moment. "