{"id":10387,"date":"2024-07-16T10:09:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/?page_id=10387"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:36:28","slug":"writing-consultation-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/support\/one-on-one-appointments\/writing-consultation-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/07\/old-text.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Writing Sessions\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#important-information\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Important Information\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#writing-sessions\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Writing Sessions\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"important-information\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-integrity\/\">Academic Integrity<\/a> violations, questions about exams, including take-home exams, should be directed to your instructor or teaching assistant. If you are working on a group assignment, we encourage you to book individual appointments with Writing Services, as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"writing-sessions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) offers equitable access to writing support services for the Carleton community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you having trouble understanding what the assignment is asking you to do?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you interested in learning skills and strategies to edit and proofread your writing assignment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you gotten feedback suggesting that your writing is unclear or wordy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a one-on-one <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/writing-services\/writing-consultation-sessions\/\">Writing Session<\/a> to talk about a <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">writing assignment you have for a Carleton course<\/strong>. We are here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Be sure to look at the scope of services we offer in the drop boxes below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-what-we-can-help-you-with\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    What we can help you with . . .\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-what-we-can-help-you-with\">\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understanding the assignment and responding to it appropriately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening and helping organize thoughts and ideas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing strong thesis statements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating an outline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turning an outline into a draft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing effective introductions and conclusions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing an argument.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structuring and organizing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing clearly and concisely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning skills and strategies for editing and proofreading your paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing critical thinking skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding the difference between description and analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/online-support\/\">online writing resources<\/a> that help guide the writing process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-what-we-cannot-help-you-with\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    What we cannot help you with. . .\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-what-we-cannot-help-you-with\">\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Editing and Proofreading<\/strong>: We can help you learn how to do this for yourself, but we can&#8217;t do it for you because that would violate Carleton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-integrity\/\">Academic Integrity Policy.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Assignments<\/strong> on the same day: We welcome you to book an additional Writing Consultation Session on a different date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exams<\/strong>: To avoid Academic Integrity violations, questions about exams, including take-home exams, should be directed to your instructor or teaching assistant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Citations<\/strong>: The library provides <a href=\"https:\/\/library.carleton.ca\/help\/citing-your-sources\">Citation Guides<\/a> to help you. Carleton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/academic-integrity\/\">Academic Integrity Policy <\/a>means that the Library cannot check or verify if your citations are correct. Librarians and Subject Specialists can answer general questions about citation practices. In all cases, students should consult the specific edition of the citation guide assigned for their class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resumes, Cover Letters, and Statements of Interest<\/strong>: The team at <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/\">Career Services<\/a> is specially trained to help you with all of your professional writing needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grant Proposals and Graduate Funding Applications<\/strong>: Students are advised to seek help from <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gradpd\/writing-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Studies,<\/a> or their supervisors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scholarships<\/strong>: Students can reach out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/awards\/\">Awards and Financial Aid<\/a> as they may be best suited to support them with their scholarship questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>To book a Writing Session, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/support\/one-on-one-appointments\/\">One-on-One Appointments page<\/a> of our website. If you have any additional questions, please send us an email: <a href=\"mailto:csas@carleton.ca\">csas@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#Top\">Back To Top of Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Information To avoid Academic Integrity violations, questions about exams, including take-home exams, should be directed to your instructor or teaching assistant. If you are working on a group assignment, we encourage you to book individual appointments with Writing Services, as needed. 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