EWRT97 Final Project

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Grade Conscious Tutees
EWRT97 Final Project I) The Role of A Tutor II)
Grade Conscious Tutees Project made by Harry
Sebastian
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Role of A Tutor

• Understanding Our Roles
• Grade Conscious Tutees

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Role of A Tutor

• Understanding Our Roles
• An Ally
• An Expert
• A Coach
• A Commentator
• (some information taken from The Bedford Guide
  for Writing Tutors Fourth Edition by Ryan and
  Zimmerelli)

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Role of A Tutor

• The Ally, Expert, Coach, Commentator
• A tutor is NOT responsible for doing the tutees
  work
• A tutor is NOT responsible for the tutees grades

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Role of A tutor

• NOT Responsible for Tutees Work
• A tutor should not work the tutees projects or
  assignments
• A tutor should encourage, lead and motivate the
  tutee but should never give all the answers

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Role of A Tutor

• NOT Responsible for Grades
• A tutor should not assume (judge) a grade for the
  tutees assignment
• Grades are strictly between the teacher and the
  tutee

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Grade Conscious Tutees

• II. Grade Conscious Tutees
• Recognizing Grade Conscious Tutees
• Dealing With Grade Conscious Tutees
• When Getting Bad Grades
• Helping Grade Conscious Tutees

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Grade Conscious Tutees

• Who are grade-conscious tutees?
• Grade Conscious Tutees are students who go to
  tutoring solely to obtain a better grade in their
  class they would often blame their tutors if
  they did not get a grade that they want

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Grade Conscious Tutees

• Recognizing Grade Conscious Tutees

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Grade Conscious Tutees

• How to tell?
• Stating it clear that they want an A in the class
  (or a passing grade)
• Asking tutors to guess the grade that they will
  get for a specific assignment
• Always complaining about the teachers grading
  style

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Grade Conscious Tutees

• Dealing with Grade Conscious Tutees

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Grade Conscious Tutees

• When they want an A no matter what
• Clearly state your position a tutor is there to
  help the individual, not to guarantee their
  grades
• State that getting an A depends on the individual
  themselves, make sure the tutee know you cannot
  make solid promises

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Grade Conscious Tutees
Despite what desperate students tell us, we know
that getting an A on a term paper, or mastering
subject/verb agreement, is not a life-or-death
situation. Despite what cynical instructors tell
us, we know that student writing is not a
condition, a disease to be cured. - Jay Jacoby
The Use of Force
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Grade Conscious Tutees

• When they ask tutor to predict grade
• Try to avoid giving straight judgment (like
  saying that its an A, or its going to be
  95), instead tell whether you think the paper
  is solid or need more work
• Give honest opinions but make sure that whatever
  comments youre giving are not absolute

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Grade Conscious Tutee
There are a set of rules, according to Gillespie
and Lerner, on what a tutor should and shouldnt
do. One of the things a tutor should do is
improving the student as a writer, with less of
an emphasis on the writing (Gillespie, Lerner
40). With this mindset, a tutor should primarily
concern themselves in helping the individual
rather than encouraging any grade-oriented goals
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Grade Conscious Tutees

• When they complain about teachers grading
  style
• Dont agree with them completely, make an
  argument for the teacher (in a fashion that is
  not hostile)
• Question the tutee about the teachers grading
  style and use it to focus on what to do for the
  next assignment

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Grade Conscious Tutee
An example from St. Martins Sourcebook for
Writing Tutors states When confronted with a
student who got a D on his/her English paper,
and their instructor asks them to go to the
tutoring center, assert caution when making
judgments about the teacher. Continue to help the
student to achieve a better grade while
faithfully following the instructors note.
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Grade Conscious Tutees
When Getting Bad Grades
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Grade Conscious Tutees

• What to do when the tutee, furious, comes with
  a bad grade?
• The most important thing is to STAY CALM and hold
  your position
• Calmly tell the tutee that youve told them that
  it was not your responsibility to guarantee their
  grades
• Try to calm the tutee down, telling them that sit
  down and talk about this in a more sober
  fashion

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Grade Conscious Tutees
Helping Grade Conscious Tutees
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Grade Conscious Tutees

• How to help grade conscious tutees?
• Go over the syllabus and concentrate on the
  teachers emphasis
• Set schedules, and guidelines so that the work
  submitted will be in its maximum potential (no
  procrastination)
• If the student still get bad grades, maybe
  suggest the student to attend the teachers
  office hour and directly question the teacher
  (politely)

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Grade Conscious Student
Remember that grades are strictly between the
tutee and their instructors a tutor should not
make the project of their tutees and should not
be responsible for the grades of their tutees
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Grade Conscious Tutees
Disclaimer I do not own the pictures and the
styles of presentation in this project.