Ask a classmate to be a project partner
- Regularly trade papers, suggest edits, and keep each other on track
Ask the professionals
- Project help: start with your professor
- Writing help: make a Student Writing Support appointment
- Research help: contact a librarian
- Peer help: Peer Research Consultants are trained to help you start your research
Ask your family or friends
- Set weekly check-ins to share your progress
Get feedback
- Ask for feedback from others early and often
Ask for more than grammar editing
- Early drafts: Can the reader understand your main concepts? What is confusing?
- Next drafts: Are the thoughts/paragraphs arranged in a logical order? Is it clearly written?
- Later drafts: Are there grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors?