WritingCenterFAQ

=Writing Center Frequently Asked Questions=  A: Below is a brainstormed list of how tutees feel when they face a tutor: A: Below is a brainstormed list of ways to break the ice at the beginning of a tutoring session: A: Below is a brainstormed list of ways to end the tutoring session:
 * Q: How does it feel to be the tutee (the writer)?**
 * Scared
 * Awkward
 * Nervous
 * Q: How do you break the ice?**
 * Introduce ourselves
 * Make a personal connection; find out what you have in common e.g., we're in the same Math class
 * Explain what the writing center is and what we do here
 * Ask questions
 * Brainstorm ideas
 * Q: How do you conclude a tutoring session?**
 * End with a compliment sandwich
 * Make a plan
 * Thank them for coming
 * Encourage the tutee and end on a positive note

A: Below is a brainstormed list of challenges that tutors have faced:
 * Q: What challenges do tutors face?**
 * Don't know a nice way to tell the writer to add more ideas to their writing

What if...

 * The student wants you to edit their story?
 * The student is shy?
 * The student is angry?
 * The student is upset or cries?
 * The student has never been to the Writing Center before?
 * The student will not read their essay out loud?
 * You are tutoring an older student?
 * You are older than the student?
 * You don't know anything about the writer's paper or topic?
 * You don't know what to do to help the writer?
 * The writer has not started the essay yet?
 * The writer wants to work on their thesis?
 * The writer wants to focus on their organization?
 * The writer needs help with grammar issues?
 * The writer is plagiarizing (cheating)?
 * The writer asks a question that you don't know about?
 * The writer asks a question (maybe about grammar, the rules of the assignment) that you don't know the answer to?
 * The writer gets really defensive?
 * The writer's teacher makes them cometo the writing center and the writer doesn't think s/he needs help?
 * The writer continuously insults the teacher and complains about the assignment?
 * The paper has a lot of errors and areas that need work?