This week you will make use of Ashford’s Writing Center Tutor and Grammarly to obtain additional feedback on the written assignment you submitted last week. Prior to completing this journal, watch A Virtual Tour of the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video to learn how to access tutoring through the Ashford Writing Center.

You will also submit your same paper to Grammarly for an analysis of grammatical issues you can address prior to posting your assignments.

Reflect on your experience using the Ashford Writing Center tutor and Grammarly to submit your draft in Week 2.

• Identify the top three issues your writing tutor focused on in your work (e.g., paragraph structure, proper use of quotations, thesis statement, etc.).
  • Describe any issues that were surprising.
• Share some of the feedback your writing tutor provided as explanations.
  • What did you learn? Was this feedback helpful?
  • Do you intend to return to the Ashford Writing Center tutor in the future? Why or why not?
• Identify the top three issues Grammarly uncovered in your work (e.g., wordiness, passive voice, subject-verb agreement, etc.). Were any of those issues surprising? Describe your experience handling these issues.
• Will you use Grammarly to review your work in the future? Why or why not?
• Share any remaining questions or concerns regarding writing your draft or the use of the Ashford Writing Center tutor or Grammarly.