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word is born in a dialogue..... --M. M. Bakhtin |
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They are fifteen Wellesley students who are skilled writers, effective communicators, and patient listeners. Tutors will work with you on a one-to-one basis, helping you address writing-related issues in any discipline. The tutors are process oriented. Their goal is to help students generate, organize, revise, and improve their writing. Tutors will look at work at any stage of the writing process. Indeed, you can go to a tutor before you’ve even written a draft just to talk out ideas for a paper. You may meet with a tutor more than once as your paper evolves. While tutors can help students with problems of grammar or usage, they do not provide proofreading or copyediting services.
How do I know if I should see a writing tutor?
Students from first years to seniors see the writing tutors. Tutors will help you with any writing assignment, including essays, research papers, lab reports, literature reviews, and senior theses. If you’re having difficulty getting started on a paper, a writing tutor will help get it going. If you’ve written part of a draft but feel the paper is lacking a clear thesis or solid argument, writing tutors can help. If you have a first draft but sense that the organization is problematic, a tutor will help you find a more solid structure. If you feel your paper is satisfactory but want another eye to look it over, a writing tutor is invaluable. In addition to helping you with writing assignments for your classes, tutors can advise you on cover letters, resumes, and application essays for fellowships or graduate or professional school.
Where and how do I find a tutor?
Tutors are located in the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center (PLTC) on the third level of Clapp Library. Appointments are not required, but they are strongly recommended. To make an appointment, use the online scheduler at http://www.rich65.com/wellesley/ .Tutorials may last up to a maximum of one hour. If you want to work regularly with a particular tutor throughout the semester, that can usually be arranged. To make a special tutor arrangement, contact Jeannine Johnson in the Writing Program.
Tutor Schedule:
Daytime
Evenings
A science writing tutor is also on duty two nights a week in Sage Lounge in the Science Center.
Monday through Friday (hours vary)
Sunday through Thursday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Some tips for making the most of your visit to the writing tutors:
• Come early and come often. Consider seeing a tutor as soon as you get an assignment. This is especially important for you if you feel you have no idea how to approach the paper. A tutor can -- and will! -- ask you questions to help you understand the assignment and begin to think of ideas. She can also help you develop a plan for getting the project done.
• Bring the assignment sheet to the tutor session. Tutors will want to look over the assignment your professor has given you so they know exactly what’s been asked of you.
• Bring questions along with your draft. Explain to your tutor exactly what kinds of problems you are having and what help you would like her to provide.
• Plan your visit so that you’ll have enough time to apply the ideas you discuss with your tutor. Ideally, this means coming at least a couple of days before an assignment is due. Dropping in a few hours before something is due is not advised.
• Take notes during your session. Tutors typically will not write on your paper. It is up to you to write down the ideas you discuss, to jot down a possible new outline for the paper, and to try out new sentence structures as the two of you talk.
• End each session with a plan. Your tutor has this goal, too. Be sure you leave the session with a clear next step in mind.
• Schedule time after the session to put your new ideas into practice. If you can, begin to write or revise the paper as soon as you finish the tutoring session. You may even sit down in the PLTC computer lab and begin to write or revise.
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Wellesley College Writing Program
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Created by: Karyn Lu '01
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Date Created: June 29, 2000
- Date Modified: September 11, 2008
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Expires: July 31, 2009
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