Any University of Saskatchewan undergraduate student writing a philosophy or other argumentative essay.

Graduate students in philosophy.

Graduate student tutors will give advice about how to organize your essay and will read your first draft and offer suggestions for improving it, pointing out weaknesses and places where more detail or clarity is needed.

The graduate student tutors may also give some advice about the content of your essay, but they are not going to write your essay for you and will expect you to go to your professor if you are having difficulty understanding the material in the course or the articles or books relevant to the essay topic you are working on.

It is best if you have written a complete first draft of your essay, after having done the reading and research on the essay topic; since tutors can then give you more specific advice about the organization and presentation, and point out weaknesses or arguments needing more detailed or clarity. Bring a copy of the assigned essay topics with you to your appointment.

If you do not have a full draft ready, you will need to have at least some of your ideas written out before seeing a tutor.

The University Help Centre (first floor of the Main Library) offers one-on-one help and seminars in essay writing.