Break-out Plan #2

Date: September 22nd, 2020

Break-out Title/Topic: Reading Tips for University Resources Time
Check-in: (A quick, community building activity)
 Asked them how they were feeling
 Mentees responded with either emoji’s and the raise hand function
1
 MS Teams Min 
Learning Objective: (what will my mentees get out of this break-out?)
 Mentees will be more equipped to tackle University readings with the help of
4 specific tips

   
Introduction: (what information do mentees need from me before activity?)
 Background information on my experiences
 Common shortcomings and mishaps in attitudes that students carry into
readings

 1
  Min
Activity: (How will I get my mentees involved in this break-out?)
 4 Specific tips given to the mentees
o Read with purpose
o Read intensively
o Be a critical reader
o Take notes while reading
 I asked the mentees how they would define each 4 topics  Tips were
 Asked mentees on their reading habits and what tips they could share with provided by  8
the others in the group Professor Lucier Min
Debrief: (What did the mentees learn from what I just did?)
 They learned the importance of reading with purpose, reading intensively,
being critical, and the importance of note taking
 They also learned there’s no one perfect way to tackle reading and that they
should find the best method that works for them
 2
  Min
Summary: (Repeat the learning objective and the work that was done to get there)
 Mentees will be better equipped to tackle readings at the university level with
the help of 4 tips
 The following tips were given to the mentees
o Read with a purpose
o Read intensively
o Be a critical reader
o Take notes while reading