This tutoring program focuses on students gaining the tools and confidence to improve as writers.
Writing Associates Do
- Offer 50-minute one-on-one tutoring sessions on any stage of the writing process:
- outlining/brainstorming
- drafting
- clarifying ideas
- applying feedback
- developing arguments including thesis statements, reasoning, and support
- revising
- researching
- Support student agency and individual learning needs throughout the writing process
- Encourage writing improvement with strengths-driven suggestions
- Help students clarify their ideas by asking questions
- Model how to find and solve writing problems
- Refer students to library resources
- Encourage students to seek additional assistance from their instructors as needed
- Direct students’ grading questions or concerns to instructors
- Send follow-up emails to students and instructors, which
- help the student remember the content of the session and recommendations for next steps
- provide the instructor with evidence of the appointment and the details of the session
Writing Associates Don’t
- Provide arguments or interpretations, alter content, or otherwise do students’ writing work for them
- “Fix,” proofread, or edit student essays
- Reteach course content
- Replace the instruction students receive from class
- Discuss grades
- Produce “perfect” writing
When scheduling an appointment 
- You will need your course number and your instructor’s name
- You must book at least 24 hours in advance
Questions? Contact Dr. Kristy Bryant-Berg, Director of Writing Associates, kbryantb@uoregon.edu