Writing Center
Faculty dialogue form
Date: 12/1/2005
Dear Professor Wismer,
Your student, MichaelAnderson , has visited the Writing Center for
assistance with his or her writing in Alternative Religions
and has asked me to
share this information with you.
During the session, the student and I
focused on:
HIGHER ORDER CONCERNS:
✔
✔
✔
thesis
organization
clarity
unity
paragraph development
supporting details
tone/voice
introduction
conclusion
TUTOR’S COMMENTS:
Mike brought in his paper analyzing The Great
Chicken theory, and together we worked on focusing
his thesis and developing a stronger organization by
finding closer connections between his ideas. Mike
was attentive and came up with a lot of new ideas as
we were talking. It was a pleasure working with him.
MIXED ORDER CONCERNS
✔
revising topic
generating ideas
determining audience
understanding purpose
transitions
ESL concerns
sentence structure
LOWER ORDER CONCERNS:
✔
word choice
spelling
punctuation
grammar
documentation
other mechanics
If you would like to discuss your student’s writing needs,
please feel free to contact us via email at
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Anne Cole
WRITING CENTER TUTOR