The End of Bedford

Thank goodness we are done reading this book. It was sooo boring.

Anyway. As boring as it was, it did have some helpful information in it such as the checklists in Chapter 7. I think that these would be good resources to have when you are tutoring someone with a specific paper although it's a lot of stuff to go over in 50 minutes. It's a good starting place though, especially if the student doesn't really know what he or she wants to go over. These checklists are also pretty useful if the tutor hasn't ever written a certain paper. For instance, if someone has never had to write a resume, then this would be a useful tool for them so that they make sure that they hit all of the important points.

I guess it's nice that Chapter 8 recognizes that every writer isn't polite and that every tutoring session isn't perfect. But some of the points they mention, like "be polite," are just common sense. I love that they say, "Don't get into an argument or shouting match." It made me laugh (although I'm sure that there are tutors out there who have felt like doing this!)