I’m an English major, so normally I feel pretty good about papers. Ask me to write a 10 page research paper or analysis, and I’m good. I…
Category: Peer Writing Tutoring
Reflections on tutor’s professional experiences and poignant advice about the role itself; challenges they faced and/or victories with their important teachings; the divergent writerly genres one might encounter; and the scope of such position beyond the Writing Center
I was halfway through a Written Feedback for a newspaper article this week and took a moment to look at the words I was using –lede, nut…
Tutors, we’ve all been there: you’re sitting by your writer, in awkward silence. You try to think of ways to build rapport, but there isn’t much to…
Have you ever bought a pair of jeans without trying them on first? I have. I’m lazy efficient. I’ll grab a pair, paying little mind to the inconsistency…
Procrastination is a vice for many people, myself included. My personal favorite procrastination style is mindlessly gazing at Pinterest. Upon recent reflection, I have come to realize…
When I decided to apply to graduate school my senior year of undergrad, I knew I was in for a doozy. I was under the impression I…
I love to collect quotes. I immediately jot them down whenever I hear one that I want to keep. I have scraps of paper floating around my…
When I explain to people that I am a writing tutor at the UCWbL, people often assume that I am an English or WRD major. Perhaps even…
I am sure most people have heard of the term “pre-writing,” but many people either do their writing without much premeditation or are unaware of their pre-writing…
A collaborative blog post written by Jennifer Fu. and Maggie J. Imagine this: you, the tutor, just received a draft to give written feedback on a writer’s…