Manila Internship: winding down (w12)

Como Estas Readers?

Well things are winding down at my internship.  This week was short because Friday was a holiday; thus my main focus was on the Library Project and Publication Project.  Next week will be my last week of observing and freelance tutoring, so I can strictly focus on finalizing office tasks.

The Library Project is going; the last part is more meticulous than anticipated ( more time consuming because most of the books left are not in a series ).  One more shelf left before I update the call numbers into the computer catalog.

The Conference Prep is going as well.  I'm observing the effects that the budget plays during this preparation stage ( concern includes: color or b/w printing  ).  As an investment, an extra assistant is hired to complete other secretarial duties, such as organizing materials for grab bag (notebook, pen, Center's magazine, brochure, ID holder, etc. ), photocopying Conference materials, buying Conference banners/tarp, etc.

During the ESL Practicum, Director N and I discussed each class's strengths: audience appeal (class 1) and structure (class 2).  Both class seemed to be struggling with sustaining/maintaining their argument ( hence, can be all over the place ).  During Writing Wednesday, we discussed a structure of an essay ( thesis, intro, bodies, conclusion ) before the class worked on their Personal Response Paper 3 employing the whole writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising, and finalizing.  Besides saving time and having the urgency to write, I wonder what other benefits ( or disadvantages ) are in this approach ( one sit-in ).  I also helped Student F to brainstorm.

Freelance Tutoring is going.  Tutee B and I discussed elements of a good thesis statement ( personal opinion/stance, arguable, insight ) in the context of political campaign/project ( such as the building of a Youth Center ). For Runner J's thesis, we worked on Ch. 3 and 5; one more chapter before we do an overall review so he could give a copy to his main adviser.  Finally the Publication Project is also going.  I emailed Writer O revision comments for his article; I drafted revision comments for Writer I, and soon I will revise my article according to Director N's comments.