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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, you can correct for all those things. Talk to her and take the time to explain how she should structure. Don't make it a huge project.

This is my experience. My kid in the aap program brought home writing homework every week. There were 4 prompts per week, basically. Each prompt could be 3 sentences or a fulll page. He does his first draft. I read it literally while cooking dinner after a long day at work. I am cranky at this point and trained him to bring the paper and pencil and eraser and marking pen every time so I'm not running around for those things while reading while holding a spatula. I corrected it very quickly and  I talked to him about the structure and maybe have him correct it structurally too but not massively. I only describe it so next time he writes, he can apply it. He does the final copy and turns it in. After two semesters, he understood what my suggestions would be and what needs to be corrected before I get there. He is a changed writer.

My experience through the FCPS school system, TJ, and Ivy college pretty much gave me the same thing. There were lots of small assignments and going through the revision process. Someone sitting down and explaining, look you start with introduction. Then you write three points. Then you conlude. Practice that over and over. While I'm no author, I think it prepared me professionally and academically.

There is nothing a highly paid tutor will do that you can't do yourself with some effort. You have to do the work. If you can't do the work, then you can hire someone but that tutor will not be teaching rocket science. They do not have a magic bullet, no matter how expensive they are.[/quote]

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