The CAS provides trained peer tutors who assist with writing assignments in all academic disciplines at Missouri Western.

Tutors deliver constructive feedback and give students tools and strategies to brainstorm, draft, revise, and polish their writing. It is the goal of every tutor to help students improve and grow as writers!

Writing tutors can help students with:

  • Essays
  • Discussion Board Posts
  • Citations
  • Annotated Bibliographies
  • Speeches
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Resumes
  • Cover Letters
  • Applications for Scholarships 
  • And MORE!

Our tutors work with students one-on-one for half-hour sessions, focusing on any aspect of the writing process. In addition, students can submit papers online via TracCloud and have a tutor review their assignment and provide feedback within 2 business days. Handouts covering a variety of writing topics are available for student use are also available in print or digitally.

Summer Writing Tutoring

In-Person appointments available:

Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed May 26, June 19, and July 4

Online appointments available:

Daily 6 a.m. – Midnight*
*Based on Tutor’s availability

Online Peer Review available:

Papers can be submitted until 10 p.m.
each day starting on May 27

*Summer tutoring is
by appointment only.*

Schedule all appointments via TracCloud
or by calling the CAS front desk
at (816) 271-4524

SUMMER WRITING TUTORING SERVICES

TracCloud Instructions for WritingSubmit a Paper for Peer Review

CURRENT WRITING TUTORS

Kylee

Kylee
Writing Tutor
Major: Communication
Class Rank: Senior

Emily

Madalynn
Writing Tutor
Major: Early Childhood Education
Class Rank: Sophomore

Jackson

Patty
Writing Tutor
Major: Applied Communication and Journalism
Class Rank: Junior

Yesenia

Yesenia
Writing Tutor
Major: Early Childhood Education
Class Rank: Sophomore

Yesenia

Emily
Writing Tutor
Major: Computer Science
Class Rank: Sophomore

WRITING HANDOUTS

WRITING LINKS

Purdue’s Online Writing Lab – online assistance with general writing, grammar, punctuation, and MLA/APA documentation styles

Merriam-Webster Online – searchable online dictionary and thesaurus

Silva Rhetoricae – guide to the terms of classical and Renaissance rhetoric