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Writing Tutors

These OWL resources will help writing consultants develop strategies for tutoring a wide range of writing. This area includes resources on how to run a writing conference and how to tutor students in job search documents and creative writing. This area also includes an index of slide presentations on teaching writing and a link to the OWL Exercises.

Purdue Writing Lab Quick Tour

This PowerPoint presentation provides a quick tour of the Purdue Writing Lab and explains the services we offer.

The Writing Conference

This powerpoint presentation provides information for new tutors about the tutoring context, tips for tutoring, and tutoring goals.

Tutoring a Résumé

This powerpoint is designed as a resource to teach new tutors how to tutor a resume. Information on the different sections, examples, and other tips for new tutors is included.

Tutoring Cover Letters

This powerpoint is a resource to teach new tutors how to tutor a cover letter. Information on the different sections of cover letters, examples, and tips for new tutors is included.

Tutoring Creative Writing Students

This handout discusses the writing obstacles most frequently faced by beginning poets and fiction writers and will offer tactics for addressing these issues during a tutorial.

Tutoring Grammar

These resources provide a rationale for tutoring grammar and strategies tutors might use when working with grammar in a tutoring session.

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