First I set up node server on my terminal per instructions from class. package.json creation was part of this process.
Then I created server.js, copy-pasted page.js into the right areas in my project structure.
I added three new js files - workController.js which contains a function to show only the work items that should appear on "./" page on this project site, aboutController.js which contains a function to show only the about section that should appear on "./about" page on this project site, and finally route.js that calls the appropriate page.js functions to ensure that clicking on the links route to the correct pages.
Finally I commented out the existing code that handled navigation between the 'Work' and 'About' tabs on the portfolio site.
The following changes were made