Vie Miller TS#16

Kubra and I met during lunch to talk about commas. After reviewing a paragraph she had written before we began, I thought that she might benefit from some instruction about the many ways that English-speakers use commas. This was an intimidating task--there are many different ways to use commas, and I don’t think that someone could possible cover them all in a single lunch session. So, I did the most I could to master the comma beforehand while thinking of reasons why Kubra should take the time to master it’s use. When I met Kubra, I showed her my rationale: commas were important for persuasive and rhetorical speech. Kubra listened eagerly throughout the presentation, making sure that I paused long enough for her to come up with her own examples. I then asked her to write a short justification for why she liked the movie 12 Angry Men using commas in five of the eight ways that I had described. Kubra managed to use it in three ways correctly, and I was happy with that. I’ll probably revisit the commas when I’m with her next Monday.