Chloe TS #9 (adult)

For our third session, Dojun and I continued reading the book Holes. In the chapter, the main character Stanley is introduced to some characters with interesting nicknames (X-ray, Armpit, etc.) so we talked about the names. Some of the names are pretty unflattering (Armpit, Barfbag), but the boys use them to show respect/affection for each other. One man is called “Mr. Sir” which I told Dojun doesn’t make sense (I figured he was confused by it). We talked about how both “Mr.” and “Sir” are terms of respect, so maybe that’s why he prefers Mr. Sir. I read the whole chapter and then reread a few key passages before checking Dojun’s comprehension. He was able to understand the main ideas of the conversation between Stanley and his counselor Mr. Pendanski- that Pendanski told Stanley it was pointless to run away because he’ll die in the desert. Dojun told me that our tutoring sessions have been very helpful for him, and I may continue tutoring him over summer as well!