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Students should select one of the following options/activities to guide their work with their tutor. 

Brainstorming: Review an assignment and discuss possible launch points

Outlining: Review an assignment and work to create an outline to organize the writer’s ideas/research 

Finding sources: Search for sources/evidence to back up a claim; try out search techniques (i.e. using limiters) for databases  

Citations: Review a citation style (MLA, APA, etc.), learn how to “grab” citations from a database, discuss when/how to use in-text citations, and/or explore Google Scholar

Thesis/argument review: Discuss thesis/argument statement and review a maximum of three pages of text to check on development/consistency of argument 

One page review: Review/edit up to one page of text for flow, grammar, usage, style, and mechanics