Faculty Referral Form

Below please find the Faculty Referral Form provided by the Writing Center and the Institute for Writing Studies at St. John's University.

Contact Information

Your Student's Name:

Your Name:

Your E-mail:

Please select your campus location?

QueensStaten Island

Do you want the tutor to contact you via email?

YesNo

Select the area(s) we should address with this student

Planning and Conceptual Issues

Annotating readings

Understanding assignments and their parameters

Brainstorming and idea generation

Argumentation and critical thinking

Outlining - mapping and charting responses to assignments

Understanding and selecting appropriate explanatory and evidentiary support

Quoting - paraphrasing and describing personal experience

Moving from a plan to a draft of an assignment

Becoming aware of audience within an essay and/or texts

Organization and Argument

Building knowledge of conventional essay parts and components (Introductions/Body Paragraphs/Conclusions)

Recognizing useful thesis statements and their relationship to supporting main ideas

Understanding paragraphing conventions (Unity/focus/coherence

Fostering knowlege of transitions and other connective devices (within and across paragraphs)

Developing effective introductions and conclusions

Grammar and Mechanics

Sentence structure forms and boundaries

Sentence clarity

Subject/Verb agreement errors

Pronoun referent errors

Functions and uses of punctuation

Idiomatic uses of articles (a/an/the)-prepositions-verbs-and other expressions

MLA or APA citation styles and formats

Proofreading based on past patterns of sentence-level error

Additional Concerns

Please detail any additional concerns or information you wish to share with your student's tutor below: