One-On-One Tutoring Session With Professional Writer

In this on-going tutoring class, I will work one-on-one with the student writer by reviewing their writing and offering feedback and revision suggestions for personal creative writing or academic writing. 

Often the best way to improve writing is working one-on-one with a teacher and receiving specific instruction and feedback on a piece of writing. As a professional writer and writing teacher, I will guide writing students to achieve more polished and practiced writing. In each session, students can submit a writing sample of their choice (academic or creative). An overview of improvement and revision ideas (line edit) will be given as well as discussion and suggestions for writing roadblocks they may be encountering. Quick and effective tips on composition of content, style and tone of the piece, description and sentence structure, flow, word choice, and grammar tips will be given. Also tips for proofreading will be discussed in a friendly and casual atmosphere. Academic writing support includes guidance for the direction and successful completion of the project. With creative writing endeavors (fiction, nonfiction), I will provide feedback to the student to help them improve their piece through the revision process and discuss next steps such as submitting to websites, contests, and literary magazines. 

Here is a sampling of some of the writing topics per week:

Week 1: 	Big Disappointment or Proudest Achievement 
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.
 
Week 2: 	My Favorite (Or Not So Favorite) Food (Using All Your Senses)
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 3: 	Most Memorable Trip 
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 4: 	Things I Learned from Sports
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 5: 	My Happy Place
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 6: 	Funniest Memory
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 7: 	Writing about Weather
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 8: 	Let Me Tell You About My Family (or Friends)
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 9: 	Favorite Pet
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.

Week 10: 	A Bit About My House
		Remainder of session tailored to student individual needs.