Lane Tech Writing Center

A: All tutors are required to fill out a post appointment form after each appointment. This report details what you and your tutor talked about, any improvements you made, any comments/suggestions they have for you going forward, and next steps. This report is then sent via email to your teacher if you choose to have that, you, your tutor, and the director of the Writing Center. If your teacher did not receive a form, this may be attributed to (1) a system glitch, (2) a mis-entered email when you scheduled your appointment, or (3) a mistake on your tutor's behalf. Ideally, tutors submit their post appointment forms at the end of the day, however tutors are students and humans and thus occasionally forget. We suggest waiting a day or two, and if you still haven't received a report, come swing by the Writing Center or email ezerega@cps.edu and we will personally sort it out for you!

A: Absolutely! But next year. You must be enrolled in Honors Writing Instructors (with Ms. Elizabeth Cramarosso) in order to become a peer tutor in the Lane Tech Writing Center. For more information, check out our Want to Be a Tutor? page!

A: Bring whatever you have. This can include notes, outlines, rough drafts, final drafts, etc. Also, please bring the assignment sheet or prompt for your essay and any comments that your teacher may have left you. We have computers(laptops and desktops)available for students to use.

A: Yes! We want you to feel comfortable with whomever you are paired with. Please visit our staff page to find out more about the tutors you can work with. All of our tutors have different strengths, and some may be better equipped to respond to your tasks and interests. We will do our best to accomodate your requests, but there is no guarentee your request will always be honored. In the case that your tutor is sick, absent from school, or dealing with a last-minute emergency, we will have another tutor take your appointment. However, regardless of your tutoring match, please know that all of our tutors are aptly qualified and only wish to help you succeed. Check out Our Staff and find someone you like!

A: At the beginning of a session, the tutor will talk to you about your assignment. Keep in mind this is not a one-sided conversation: you must talk to your tutor in order for them to figure about the best way to help you! If you have anything specific in mind you want to work on, now would be the best time to tell your tutor. If you have not written anything yet, you and your tutor may discuss your ideas and choosing strategies to organize and develop them. If you have written something, you and your tutor will go through it and read it. Your tutor will identify areas for improvement and discuss them with you. Our focus is to help you thoroughly respond to the prompt and fulfill, to the best of your ability, all aspects of the assignment and to improve your individual writing abilities and skills. We will overview organization, structure, analysis, and any other areas of concern with you. Our secondary interest is grammar and mechanics. However, let us reiterate that these "lower-order" concerns (i.e style and rhetoric) are secondary to "higher-order" concerns (i.e overall organization and comprehension). Our sessions are collaborative and since we invest our time into helping you, we expect you to invest your undivided attention, focus, and can-do attitude. Please come prepared to take notes of your discussion.

A: Of course! But keep in mind that it takes time to effectively edit a paper after receiving comments and we want you to have the time to thoroughly dissect your paper if you decide you need to. Try to schedule an appointment well before the assignment's due date.

A: Yes, you may bring any sized assignment to the Writing Center. Keep in mind, however, that time will limit the amount of material we get through per session. If you're coming to us with a hefty paper, perhaps identify the areas you'd like us to focus on before the session so we can make the most of your time or book multiple appointments!

A: Yes! Our systems do offer online appointments and we reserve them specifically for students who are unable to make it to school. Since some students took unnecessary advantage of these services, we had to remove them from our general bookings(meaning if you go to our scheduling page you won't be able to book an online appointment). However if you have special circumstances preventing you from coming into the writing center, please email our director, Elizabeth Cramarosso, at eacramarosso@cps.edu and she'll help you set up an appointment!

A: We do provide the option of attaching a document when you book your appointment. That said, while we encourage attaching your most recent draft when you schedule your appointment, we may not always get to it beforehand and it is not required to attach your document if you feel it is not necessary.

A: While we don't allow parents to volunteer as tutors, we welcome any offers to help out! Whether you'd like to bring food to an event, promote the LTWC on social media, or offer a testimonial, we are open to anything! If you have an idea, please email our director, Elizabeth Cramarosso, at eacramarosso@cps.edu.

A: Yes! After your session we will ask you via email to fill out a brief survey. You may leave tutors comments there. Keep in mind, tutors will have their own post-consult form to fill out as well and will also be leaving comments for you(so please be respectful). However, if you did have a bad experience with your tutor (i.e they were blatantly rude, vulgar, disinterested, etc) please let us know as we take any misconduct very seriously.