The graduate writing specialist guides graduate students in one-on-one meetings, in person or remotely, to support their confidence as writers. These sessions are a welcoming space that includes discussions about the writing process, areas of growth, and support at any stage of writing. Meetings also include discussing ideas, asking questions, and navigating challenges together by providing tools, resources, strategies and explicit instruction. Together, students and the specialist explore strategies to strengthen writing, critical thinking, and research skills while also understanding each student’s individual experiences, learning styles and goals. Each session is designed to help students feel empowered and equipped to write throughout their graduate program and beyond.
Sessions can include the following:
- Navigating graduate-level expectations
- Project management
- Integrating sources and research management
- Understanding your writing process and setting goals
- Active reading and note taking
- Understanding the cyclical nature of the research and writing process
- Areas of support: thesis statements, brainstorming and outlining tools, citation styles, academic voice, synthesizing sources, revision strategies, annotated bibliographies, literature reviews
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Graduate Writing Specialist |
Graduate Writing Tutor |
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Scope of Session |
Overall writing process and developing graduate level writing skills
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Feedback on a specific assignment/essay |
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Areas of Support |
• Discuss methods of overcoming writing challenges • Project management especially for theses, capstones and dissertations • Long term writing goals and planning • Resources and tools for writing skills- thesis statements, synthesis matrix, academic voice, literature review, revision strategies |
• Review of an assignment through a dialogic exchange • An option for SFTV specific writing tutoring- dialogue, story structure, action lines • understanding assignments, selecting a topic, sources for support, developing ideas, writing organization, editing |
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Frequency of meetings |
Continuous guidance and consistent meetings with the specialist |
Meet with a tutor once or as often needed, and you can schedule with different tutors |
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What to expect in a meeting |
• 45-minute sessions • Mindful writing and learning more about your writing process • Understanding feelings and thoughts about writing and identifying any potential roadblocks • Confidence-building strategies and learning how to be a successful writer at the graduate level • Sources and strategies provided for area of support
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• 45-minute meetings • Review of the assignment/essay • 5 minutes discussing the area of support needed • 20-25 minutes to discuss changes to the assignment/essay through a dialogic exchange • 5-10 minutes reflection
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How to Schedule a Meeting |
Microsoft Bookings |
WC Online |