i did my first observations for the wc on wednesday the 23rd, with natalie bainter. overall it was a very positive experience, and i was glad that she let me contribute to her discussions with her clients.
natalie's first client was a freshman living in south complex that was working on her wra memoir. she had a rough draft prepared, and came in wanting help with the creative process of writing a memoir, as the draft she brought in was more of a paper than a work of creative nonfiction. natalie did a good job helping her find areas where she could "show instead of tell" how she felt about things, and left most of the grammatical/spelling issues to the client to sort out, as she was obviously capable. natalie also asked my opinion on a few sections, which i gladly gave.
the second client was an international student from korea who was working on a very short paper for his wra class introducing himself. here natalie focused a lot more on his grammar and sentence construction/word usage, as he had trouble correctly expressing many of his sentences. he was a bit shy, and i think natalie did a very good job encouraging him to express himself and gently showing him how to correct his mistakes.
all in all, it was a good experience. both clients walked away very pleased with natalie, and i got to see her help two very different clients, and was able to get a little of my own input in.
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