Writing Appointment Information
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What Writing Tutors Do
- Aid in understanding and meeting writing assignments
- Help plan and get started on writing
- Talk about ideas and help develop them
- Assist in setting and meeting priorities for revision
- Teach students to control such surface features of writing as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling
What Students May Expect
- Help to improve as a writer
- Careful attention to written work
- Active listening and thoughtful responses to ideas
- Collaborative help with writing problems
- Knowledgeable assistance in finding resources needed to complete writing assignments
- Long-term writing instruction
How to Make an Appointment with a Writing Tutor
- Appointments must be scheduled in person in the Student Learning Center, SSC 340.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am-4:30 pm, Friday 9:00 am-2:30 pm
- Make an appointment—or several—as soon as you get a writing assignment
- Plan to meet with a writing tutor several times, if possible, over the course of your entire writing process
- Do not wait until the last minute before your assignment is due. Although we may be able to offer limited assistance at that point, there is usually not time to make substantial improvements
What to Bring to a Tutoring Session
- Bring your ideas and your questions
- You need not have a paper written when you come to the Center
- Bring your assignment instructions, related reading, notes, research—any material to assist in developing your writing