Tips from English Tutors Tips from English Tutors at the Penn College Tutoring Center Before writing an entire draft, show us an outline or one body paragraph of a paper if you're not sure you're on the right track. Give us your best effort when you bring in your draft. Before you see us, you should do your best to check for clarity and organization, as well as proofread for grammar, sentence structure, and spelling. Type your draft, if at all possible, using double spacing.
Any tutor can refuse to read a paper if it is handwritten or illegible.
Allow time for revision after you work with us. Let the tutor know if your instructor stresses any particular elements of writing, such as transitions or strong thesis statements. Plan to stay in the tutoring center and work with the tutor. We are not proofreaders. Remember that English tutors are particularly busy at mid-term and the end of the semester.