Learning Goals
Learning Goals
A crucial first step in the consultation process is to explicitly define the purpose or goal of your visit. This helps you to clarify what you want to accomplish. It also helps you communicate expectations to your tutor more effectively, and it helps to guide your assessment of the tutorial. Below, you will find some ideas.
My goal for this consultation is to:
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Apply the steps in the writing process when developing various patterns/modes of essay development
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Self-edit and revise my compositions demonstrating knowledge of standard American English conventions
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Identify the main idea in text
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Analyze a text
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Summarize a text
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Write documented compositions using MLA style, APA, Chicago, etc.
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Articulate my ideas effectively
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Understand the parts of an argument
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Use various punctuation marks correctly
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Use secondary sources effectively
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Eliminate all sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-ons
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Master the proper format of the research paper
