What Tutors Do
Tutors will assist you with
essays and case analyses at any stage of the writing process. Typically
students use one-to-one sessions to discuss drafts, or partial drafts of
work in progress. Others seek assistance with interpreting assignments,
organizing research notes, getting started at writing, overcoming writing
blocks, and learning proper documentation.
An essay tutor is a faculty member who is an expert at teaching essay
writing. In a fifty minute session the tutor will help you with organization
and expression, working from a draft of your essay (whether or not it is
completed). The goal of the tutoring session is to help you to improve
as a writer.
PLEASE NOTE: The tutor is not an editor, or a proofreader, but will
help you write a better essay.
Making Good Use of your Appointment:
No session will cover all topics. Your tutor will have ideas of what
ought to be addressed, and you should feel free to raise matters that you
would like to discuss.
How to Obtain a Drop-in-Appointment:
We offer short (approximately 15 minute) consultations on a first-come,
first-served basis if tutors are available (due to cancellation or an unbooked
appointment hour). These sessions will be most helpful if you come with
a specific issue that you want the tutor to address.
How To Obtain E-Tutoring:
PLEASE CONTACT THE PROGRAM SECRETARY, Sushma Kanhai, PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR PAPER at the website provided. Your paper will not be viewed otherwise.
Please also note that E-Tutoring is available only to students taking Internet or Correspondence courses.
Once you contact the Program Secretary, you can follow the instructions for submitting an essay to a tutor at http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/~etutor/etutor
How to Make an Appointment
All Atkinson students and students from the Consecutive Program (Education) are welcome to book appointments. Students from other faculties may see our tutors for their Atkinson courses only. Appointments are made by phone, via email or in person. We recommend booking well in advance, especially during peak times.
- In one-to-one sessions, tutors help you with course-related assignments. We suggest that you bring your essay topic and anything you have written to the appointment.
- You can book one appointment at a time and only one appointment a week.
- You must cancel appointments at least 24 hours in advance so that your appointment can be made available to another student. Failure to cancel will affect how soon you can make your next appointment.
- A "Late Cancellation" will incur 1 penalty point and a "No Show" will accumulate 2 points. 3 penalty points in a single session will result in loss of privileges.
Group Tutoring Sessions & Workshops
If you are unsure about how to get started, want some assistance thinking
through your approach to your assignment, or are having trouble getting
started with your writing, a group session will help you. You may attend
as many sessions as you wish or require.
Summer 2009 AKWP Workshop Schedule
Please note that all of our Workshops are held on Fridays 12:00pm - 2:00pm and Saturdays 12:00pm - 2:00pm.
LOCATIONS TO BE GIVEN UPON REGISTRATION.
Students MUST pre-register for all workshops. You can do so by telephone, email or in-person.
Friday June 26, 2009
Case Writing (For ADMS Students)
Saturday June 27 2009
Case Writing (For ADMS Students)
Friday July 3, 2009
Sentence Structure and Punctuation
Saturday July 4, 2009
How to Write an Essay
Friday July 10, 2009
Using APA
Saturday July 11 2009
Revising and Editing Your Paper
Friday July 17, 2009
How to Write an Essay
Saturday July 18 2009
Effective Reading, Textbooks and Articles
Friday July 24, 2009
Revising and Editing Your Paper
Saturday July 25 2009
Sentence Structure and Punctuation
Friday July 31, 2009
How to Quote, How to Cite
Saturday August 1 2009
Using APA
Friday August 7 2009
Preparing for Exams
Saturday August 8 2009
How to Quote, How to Cite
Friday August 14, 2009
Effective Reading, Textbooks and Articles
Saturday August 15, 2009
Preparing for Exams
KEEP CHECKING THIS SECTION FOR ANY UPDATES TO THE WORKSHOPS.
Case Analysis Sessions
The group sessions on Case Analysis focus on such issues as:
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Interpreting your assignment
- Understanding the various tasks involved in
- Writing a case analysis
- Getting ready to write
For more information refer to Randy Hoffman's "Tips on Case Analysis" prepared for Writing Programs.
10 Tips For Better Essays
Here are some guidelines for
planning your essay and looking over your own drafts. They are most appropriate
for argumentative essays (the kind most courses require). Although the
format for a case analysis is quite different from that of an essay, these
questions also can help you assess your case analyses.
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Does your essay fall within
the terms of the assignment? Is it on topic? Does it answer the question?
Have you correctly INTERPRETED THE ASSIGNMENT?
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Does your essay have a clear
and explicitly stated THESIS, that is, a clearly stated central idea that
the rest of the essay develops and supports?
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Is there a broad enough base
of information? Is there evidence in the essay that you have done appropriate
and sufficient RESEARCH?
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Is your essay argumentative?
Is there a body of ARGUMENT presented in a way that supports the thesis?
Have you given good reasons for your thesis?
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Are your arguments supported
by appropriate and sufficient EVIDENCE?
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Does your writing show a reasonable
sense of paragraph structure? Is the topic of each paragraph clear and
is that topic clearly related to proving the thesis?
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Is it clear how the evidence
supports the argument? Are quotations introduced in a way that make their
function in the argument clear? Do you comment on quotations in a way which
shows their relevance to the thesis?
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Is the sentence level grammar
correct? For example, do verbs agree with their subjects, are tense sequences
correct, and do pronouns have antecedents?
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Is there coherence from sentence
to sentence and a reasonable transition from paragraph to paragraph?
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Do you follow appropriate conventions
of documentation, footnoting and bibliography?
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