Curtis+Strange+Reflections+February+14+&+16

** Curtis Strange Reflections (February 14th and 16th) **  ** 1. ** //** Checklist **//** -- What specific tasks from the project checklist did you and your buddy begin, work on, or accomplish? What step are you on the checklist? ** When I first met my buddy, she had already done a lot of beginning research on her own. Together, my buddy and I read through her research and looked for more information from sources to use for the specific parts of the project (early life etc.) On Tuesday, my buddy began to write down her specific pieces of information and citations in the basic outline. We are still in the work stage at this point.

** 2. **//** Summarize **//** your session with your buddy. What went well? What challenges do you encounter? How did you overcome or deal with these challenges? ** ** My buddy and I looked at the KUSD website for search engines recommended and conducted research through the encyclopedias mostly on Tuesday. Then Thursday, we read through her book together to make sure we incorporated her print source. Near the end of the session today, my buddy began to fill out her outline and citations. One challenge I encountered was asking my buddy to write things in her own words and to paraphrase rather than copy complete paragraphs and sentences. Thinking aloud and demonstrating how I would use my own words to describe a specific point she’s found really helped. **

** 3. **//** Reflections **//** - what did you do well today? How were you supportive? What area do you need to improve in for your next session? ** ** I used the thinking aloud strategy which was a huge success with my buddy who caught on and began using those skills herself. I also dictated certain things to her as she wrote the citations which seemed to be more helpful. I do need to make sure I'm not overtaking the project and being patient with my buddy needing extra time to write or things explained a few times in different ways for her to understand. I don't feel that I did that either day, but simple need to be cognizant of this! Next time I need to bring my buddy a pencil or make sure she has one that is sharp and with an eraser because trying to erase was hopeless. **

** 4. **//** Plans **//** - what are your plans for the sessions this week? How will you prepare? What will you prepare? ** ** Next week we will continue filling in the outline to complete it so we can hand it in and move on to the next step. We will start where we left off: at Adulthood, the second bullet point. I don’t need to do any outside preparations since we’ve found all we need with research. **