I frequently get to read student’s essay assignments.
I’m an English major, that kind of thing is right up my alley. Sure, I can correct grammatical errors, format and punctuation, but that’s just little ticky-tack stuff. What it will inevitably come down to with Mr. Teacher is: did you write the essay the way I told you to?
It’s only too often that little Suzie and little Jimmy come in and say “my teacher told me to write an essay about the themes in “Lord of The Flies.” So far they’ve got a rough draft which is written on their general idea of what the essay is supposed to be. But when we ask “did your teacher give you instructions” they look around anxiously.
Study Hut tutors will help with three things. The first thing we will tell you to do would be to answer the prompt directly. Whether your South Bay tutor is helping you with the SAT test or an in class essay, answering the question is paramount.
The thesis should take care of this– it is your opinion stated as a fact. Work on this first, then let us check up on you…
