Writing & Humanities Tutoring Center
313 Drescher Hall
Writing Assistants can:
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Help you brainstorm topics and make outlines.
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Evaluate the wording of your thesis and topic sentences.
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Give you feedback on the analysis of your topic--i.e., comment on the body of your essay.
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Help you improve your introduction and/or conclusion.
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Comment on the organization of your main and supporting ideas.
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Help you understand the directions of the assignment.
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Help you develop skills for analyzing literature.
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Explain concepts from your textbook and lecture notes.
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Address your grammar questions about places you have circled in your writing.*
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Work with you on grammar lessons in your textbook.
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Advise you if you have made your own corrections accurately.
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Guide you in effective procedures for writing a research paper.
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Guide you in following MLA/APA formatting rules.
*Writing assistants do not proofread your essays and do not do grammar checks for you but do answer your grammar questions.