Jessica TS #15 (Jewon)

Date/time: July 24th, 8-9am

Location: Online

Topic/Skill: We played a warm-up game where each of us had to describe an imaginary person's face while the other drew it, and then switch. I provided several example sentences and a list of options, which I think helped him. Then, we went over vocabulary related to the session's activity and he did a little quiz on them. I tried to implement photos and pictures in the quiz because I think it makes the process less daunting, but also helps create mental images around words (like matching the photo of a science fiction movie to the word "sci-fi" or a screencap from the Avengers to "superhero"). There were some less common words I struggled to explain, like "cliffhanger". I'm still not sure if he got it. Afterwards, we went through a simple PowerPoint presentation I made on some differences between Korea and American comics - things like art style, themes, and popular genres. Every couple sentences, we'd go over some discussion questions, like "What are 2 differences between art styles in the U.S. vs South Korea?" and "What themes do you like to see in comics and why?". I provided example phrases to help him with the speaking part.

What I learned: Next time, I should provide even more support when it comes to answering questions verbally. Sometimes, it's hard to tell what vocabulary he knows and he struggles with constructing sentences. I'll have to create more productive sentences/phrases to give him options.