Submitting an essay to the OWL

If you would like to submit an essay to the OWL, please send an e-mail to owl@uwc.edu that includes all of the information requested below (i.e. what is your name, what is your student I.D. number, etc.).  Remember to attach your essay into the e-mail message.

PLEASE NOTICE:

1) OWL tutors are available Monday-Friday from 9:00 am -- 2:00 pm.  Your draft will be read by the first available tutor.  Please give tutors 2-3 weekdays to respond to your paper.  The OWL is not staffed on the weekends.

2) OWL tutors will read papers that are under seven pages in length.  If you send longer papers, be aware that tutors will stop commenting after the seventh page.

• What is your full name?
• What is your student I.D. number? (Extremely important!!  We use the student identification number to verify your status as a UW-Colleges student.)
• What is the course number (ex. ENG 102 or HIS 101)?
• What is your instructor's full name? 
• What UW college do you attend (ex. UW-Fox Valley or UW-Online)?
• What is your complete campus e-mail address?
• Explain the assignment as thoroughly as you can (using your instructor's words if possible). NOTE: TUTORS WILL NOT READ PAPERS WITHOUT AN ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION!! Without a clear description of the assignment, the tutor cannot give you accurate feedback.
• Explain your areas of concern with this assignment as specifically as you can (for example: Is my thesis clear? Does my conclusion make sense? Do I need more examples? I think I have a problem with comma splices, etc.). Please also mention any areas of concern your instructor has pointed out in your previous writing.
• Attach your essay to the e-mail message as a Word document (our computers won't open Works or Word Perfect attachments; please send your attachments in Word). If you don't know how to send an attachment, you can copy and paste your essay into the e-mail by following the directions below.
• If your paper is a research paper that incorporates outside sources, please send your works cited page with the draft so that the tutor can check your MLA style.

1. Open up your word processing program and bring up your essay.
2. Then hit "edit" and "select all" or highlight the whole essay by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the cursor over the whole essay.
3. Hit "edit" and "copy."
4. Return to your e-mail message and hit "edit" and "paste.

If you have questions about or difficulties submitting an essay, please contact Sara Pagliaroni at sara.pagliaroni@uwc.edu