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Paper Policy

Paper Assistance Guidelines for Walk-in Students

The English paraprofessionals and ISS's in the Academic Success Center (ASC) offer help at every stage of the writing process, from basic sentence mechanics to brainstorming and composition.

In particular, the function of Seminole State's paraprofessionals and mentors is to assist students in improving and developing their own writing skills. Given this mission, ASC's paraprofessionals and ISS's are not proofreaders; rather, they ultimately aim to enable students to write and proofread their own papers.

Student-writer independence and self-reliance are the philosophy and goal for Seminole State's Paper Assistance Policy.

Paraprofessionals and ISS's do not focus their efforts on correcting student writers' mistakes, assuring them that they will submit a perfect paper. Instead, paraprofessionals and ISS's offer suggestions and strategies for change and improvement, which strengthen the students' abilities. They will not correct the mistakes in a paper just so a student can receive a good grade.

ASC Service Guidelines
We can.. We cannot...
Answer specific questions students have regarding specific any writing concerns after they have already proofread their work.Proofread, edit, correct or read an entire paper.
Review the first page or first paragraph of a student's paper - if their concerns are of an unspecific kind - and help them learn how to identify and correct those errors.Check for everything wrong in a paper.
Provide you with materials of reference and useful suggestions which should help you to start writing or revising a paper.Write or revise a paper.
Provide students with objective feedback on the coherence and clarity of their work, especially if they can present us with their instructor's expectations and/or provide a previously graded assignment.Predict or guarantee grades.
Help students thoroughly if they have specific questions and bring their paper(s) to us early enough so they will have time to make necessary changes.Give students much help at the last minute.
Assist students in finding the most frequent mistakes in their writing.Provide a quick fix for every single error in students' writing.
Provide general suggestions on reading comprehension or ask questions that may help students more fully understand their assignments.Interpret reading assignments.
Better assist students if they present us with a typed draft that they have already proofread and spell-checked.Always read students' handwriting.
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Marylen Jennings
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