Jordan TP#2

I met Nasser in the CIES Coffee for some no nonsense tutoring. We got down to work quick, he seemed to have difficulty explaining the topic sentence and the main idea of a paragraph. I explained to him the topic sentence and the main idea are very similar. The topic sentence is virtually demonstrating the main idea of each paragraph. I wrote a sample paragraph about the French soccer team, mainly because he was wearing their team shirt. I then asked him to read it and tell me what the paragraph is telling him about the team and then tell me what the main idea of the paragraph is. Due to the simplicity of the paragraph he was able get it instantly. I then found other example paragraphs in his book and he read and explained them all to me using his own words. He also used the word segregate in perfect context. I was very impressed by this because of the way he used it and because he is a beginner.