The student came in for a sociology paper. The assignment was never explained to me because the student the Writing Consultant previously met with had the same assignment. What I gathered from the meeting was that she has to write a 5 page paper for a sociology class. She watched a film and how had to describe how certain sociology terms related to the film.
The consultation began with the Writing Colleague asked the student what she was writing about. She used sociology terms that neither the Writing Colleague nor myself understood so the Writing Colleague asked her to explain these terms. Once we were clear on the terms the Writing Colleague asked the student what she wanted to accomplish in their session. The student wanted to make sure that she had a solid and comprehensive thesis statement and that she was headed in the right direction. To work on the paper the Writing Colleague read out loud and asked questions as they came. She helped her develop her ideas in the intro paragraph and ultimately crafted a thorough thesis.
The most interesting part of the session was that the student expressed her concern with her very opinionated professor. She did not think that he professor would agree with her thesis and asked us about our experience with professors. She was extremely concerned about pleasing her professor and earning a good grade.
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