University of Chicago Writing Tutors

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Writing Tutors prioritize students enrolled in Common Core courses. However, College students outside of the Core may be able to be seen during off-peak times.

Our Tutors teach writing on a one-on-one basis. They're not copyeditors or proofreaders; instead, they work with students on individual papers in order to help improve students' overall skills in academic argumentation and structure.

Some things Writing Tutors can do for student writers:

Brainstorm on how to get started on a paper or how to best approach a paper assignment or prompt, particularly in terms of how to construct an argument.

Read a full or partial draft of a paper and comment on its overall argumentation. This kind of comment can include logical flow of argument, effective uses of quotes and other types of evidence, persuasive placement of points, etc.

Read a full or partial draft of a paper and comment on its organization, both globally and at the paragraph level.

Spot patterns of grammatical errors in a student's prose and teach the student how to identify and correct these patterns.

Make suggestions for how to revise a paper for greater coherence, clarity, and persuasiveness of argument.