Tuesday, April 20, 2010
3rd Writing Center Observation
Today, I had my first experience seeking a tutor at The Writing Center. I had originally believed that it would be beneficial, but was surprised as to how much it helped. My paper was originally almost an entire page too short. After making some corrections based on my tutor's suggestions, my paper ended up being the correct length, and I am much more confident with the material before I entered. I felt very comfortable within the writing center and with the suggestions they offered.
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I feel as if I am the only person who did not benefit from my third observation! My appointment was only 15 minutes long, and since I had already corrected my paper, handed it in, and had it graded, I knew what places of the paper needed work. The tutor didn't even read my paper out loud, and missed a lot of awkwardly structured sentences and paragraphs.
ReplyDeleteI didn't feel as if I really benefited either. While she helped me with my flow, the main reason I went was because I had never done chicago style and didn't even know where to start. I thought maybe she'd take out a book and help me or explain something, but she just gave me a website and told me they'd explain it. I know that she may not have had to use Chicago for her classes, but it was really frustrating how she just ignored my questions about it and kept referring to the website. It felt like she couldn't careless.
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