TUTOR: Interesting.Right,let's look at the content of your proposal now.
SANDRA: Did you find it comprehensive enough?
TUTOR: Well,yes and no.You've listed several different topics on your contents page,but I'm not sure they're all relevant
SANDRA: No?Well,I thought that from the perspective of a field trip,one thing I needed to focus on was the sandstone plateaux and cliffs themselves.The way they tower up from the flat landscaps is just amazing.The fact that the surrounding softer rocks were eroded by wind and rain,leaving these huge outcrops high above the plain.It's hardly surprising that tourists flock to see the area.
TUTOR: Well,yes,I'd agree with including those points...
SANDRA: And then the fact that it's been home to native American Navajos and all the social history that goes with that.The hardships they endured trying to save their territory from the invading settlers.Their culture is so rich - all those wonderful stories.
TUTOR: Well,I agree it's interesting,but it's not immediately relevant to your proposal,Sandra,so at this stage,I suggest you focus on other considerations.I think an indication of what the students on the trip could actually do when they get there should be far more central,so that certainly needs to be included and to be expanded upon.And I'd like to see something about the local wildlife,and vegetation too,not that I imagine there's much to see.Presumably the tourist invasion hasn't helped.
