Guidelines for Writing Tutoring Sessions

 

Stage

Bring with you:

 

  Getting Started

  • Any handouts you have about the assignment, including information on the syllabus.
  • A restatement of the assignment, written in your own words.
  • Necessary readings.
  • A list of what you need to do to complete the assignment.

   

The Planning Stage

  • A outline of your paper.
  • Necessary readings, with your comments in the margin and/or areas important to your paper marked or highlighted.
  • Quotes and other supporting sources that you plan to use.

  

The First Draft

  • Your outline.
  • The draft with specific questions about it.
  • Necessary readings, with your comments in the margin and/or areas important to your paper marked or highlighted.

  

Instructor Comments

  • Your paper with responses to the instructor's comments.
  • An initial revision and/or idea about how you'll revise your paper based on the comments.

Final Paper

  • Bring in you paper after you have thoroughly proofread it.  Mark areas you're not sure of.


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