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Meet the Tutors

Hannah

Hometown: Kingston/Port Gamble, WA

Bachelor's degree from: Western Washington University-Bellingham

How I write:

I start off with a full rough draft (brainstorming draft) in pen--start to finish. I find sources, after this draft, that will fit with my main points. I add sources and type a more polished draft. I read over and revise the typed draft. When I am confident that the overall structure of the paper is solid, I have someone I trust/respect review it. I make any necessary revisions after the peer review, and I, finally, turn it in.

Chris

Hometown: St. Louis

Bachelor's degree from: Fontbonne University

How I write: Gather a wealth of sources, read and annotate them all, select the ones most valuable for my purposes, create an extremely rough draft (just the thoughts out!)--Rewrite! Rewrite! Rewrite! Refine! Rewrite!

 

 

Ron

Hometown: St. Louis

Bachelor's degree from: Saint Louis University

How I write: Melodically (I hope).

 

 

Kimmie

Hometown: Amarillo, TX

Bachelor's degree from: West Texas A & M University

How I write:

  • Annotate everything with ideas and connections
  • Loose outline
  • Multiple drafts (during which my thesis and organization change a few times.)
  • Revise and edit

 

David

Hometown: Webster Groves, MO

Bachelor's degree from: Vassar College

Masters degree from: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

How I write:

  1. Write down major points I want to make
  2. Put them in order
  3. Write a rough draft
  4. Repair it

 

Joe

Hometown: Evansville, IN

Bachelor's degree from: Ball State University

How I write:

I've noticed that I tend to write about a page per hour when I'm working hard. When I'm lazy, that time gets cut in half, but later that time comes back in the form of correcting commas and other things. I edit a lot when I write, but I always proofread at least twice before turning in the assignment.

 

All tutors are graduate students in the Department of English except David, the supervisor.