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During your session a peer consultant will ask you to describe your concerns, or those of your professor, and will want to look at your writing. If you are just getting started, the consultant will help you strategize your writing or research. If you have a more complete draft, the consultant can discuss your paper’s focus or argument, help you develop and organize supporting ideas, and assist you with citing sources. Consultants can also talk with you about the clarity and style of your writing, and although the Writing Center will never "fix" everything in a paper for you, we will help you identify problems and avoid recurring patterns of error.
We can…
1. Help you understand a writing assignment.
2. Offer strategies for battling "writer’s block."
3. Discuss your ideas for a paper or project.
4. Assist you with the development, organization, style, or clarity of a draft.
5. Coach you in editing and proofreading skills.
6. Assist you with quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and responding to sources.
7. Help you with citation systems such as MLA or APA.
8. Consult with you as you revise.
We can’t…
9. Write any portion of your paper.
10. Correct every error for you, although we will help you identify and avoid errors.
11. Evaluate a professor’s assignment or comment on the grade a paper should receive.
12. Tutor you on content specific to a course.
Our mission is not only to help you with individual writing projects, but also to help you with all your future writing.