Useful handouts from this session: Oral Presentation Yonna’s Rubric Tips for Talks First-Year Seminar Mentors for Academics and Writing This is a mandatory session for First-Year Seminar Mentors—even those already trained as Peer Writing Tutors and ACEs. You will learn much that you can use as a student and much for you to use in […]…Continue Reading Session 4 Oral Presentation
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Follow-up to thesis statment development
How to Form a Thesis Statement Choose a Topic. What is a Topic? Define a PROBLEM within your topic. How? Explore/ Analyze the PROBLEM. How? Create a Thesis Statement. What is a Thesis Statement? Find evidence that supports the Thesis Statement. How? Organize your writing around your Thesis Statement. How? (Answers in How to Form […]…Continue Reading Follow-up to thesis statment development
Session 3–Wednesday, September 22 4:30-6:30, CTLR
First-Year Seminar Mentor Training Session 3–Study Skills and Macro to Micro All fall 2010 and spring 2011 FYSMs must attend. Yonna will discuss Study Skills in the first hour; Mary Ellen will discuss Macro to Micro and Thesis Statements in the second hour. For previously trained Peer Writing Tutors, the second hour is optional. Peer […]…Continue Reading Session 3–Wednesday, September 22 4:30-6:30, CTLR
Session 2 Getting Started Thursday, Sept. 16 4:30-6:30 PM, CTLR
It was wonderful to see so many Peer Writing Tutors and First-Year Seminar Mentors for Academics and Writing in CTLR this Thursday. We have 47 Mentors in First-Year Seminars, 15 Peer Writing Tutors in college writing and writing program classes, and thirteen Peer Writing Tutors conducting drop-in shifts in CTLR and Brainerd Commons. This Thursday, […]…Continue Reading Session 2 Getting Started Thursday, Sept. 16 4:30-6:30 PM, CTLR
Peer Writing Tutors & FYS Mentors at Middlebury 2010-09-01 09:12:46
Trainings are sequential in order and build on each other; therefore, we expect you to attend regularly scheduled afternoon training sessions. Makeup sessions are for peer Writing Tutors and FYS Mentors who have legitimate conflicts (sports practice, orchestra, job interview, or a lecture required for a class). In advance of the regular session, please e-mail […]…Continue Reading Peer Writing Tutors & FYS Mentors at Middlebury 2010-09-01 09:12:46
Almost Done
We’ll be completing the FYS Mentor placements for the fall in the next week. Then we’ll be starting on Mentor assignments for spring 2011! You might be wondering how we make these assignments. You start the process in the spring or fall when you fill out your future plans form! In May or June, we […]…Continue Reading Almost Done
Another round of FYS Mentor Assignments
Many of you have received FYS Mentor assignments this week. Thanks to all of you who responded promptly. We’ll begin a third round of FYSM assignments next week. I still have a few Peer Writing Tutor placements to make for college writing classes. Those will happen early next week. I’ve posted the FYSM and PWT […]…Continue Reading Another round of FYS Mentor Assignments