The English Resource Center (ERC) is a service of the English Department, and it offers help with your writing needs. You can visit the ERC in person for a face-to-face session with a writing tutor, or you can make use of an online tutor designated for this class.
Your online tutor is Rita Treutel, who has taught online composition for many years. She has access to your assignments and is very qualified to work with you in improving your writing—this is a great opportunity!
You can send her drafts or ask for help in any point in the writing process, and I would strongly encourage those of you who are having problems with the current essay to get in touch with her.
Her email address is: rtreutel at uab dot edu.
For the subject line of messages you send to her, you must include
So the subject line would look something like this:
Butcher web site essay
In the body of the message, you should briefly and clearly describe what sort of help you need, like this:
I’m not sure I’m staying focused on my thesis and if I’m giving enough details from the web sites I’m using to make my points clear.
It will also be helpful to her if you let her know the deadline for the essay, so that she knows how much time she has to respond.
And of course, you will want to attach a draft of your essay to the message.