The Center for Academic Success (CAS) helps guide students with writing papers and citing references. The CAS staff will give you feedback on organizing and developing your ideas & themes, and guide you with academic writing, grammar, and MLA and APA formats. They will show you the best ways to revise and edit, but they do not proofread your work for you.
To get assistance and learn how to improve your writing, you can set up an on-campus Writing appointment in TracCloud (formerly TutorTrac). For online assistance choose CAST Anywhere to video chat online as you review a draft of your writing. You can also submit a draft of your paper to WriteAid to get feedback via email.
How to Video ► Make an appointment with CAS
You can also get 24/7 help for proofreading by watching this video recommended by CAS or by going to the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) website for suggestions on how to proofread your own writing.
Write Aid Instructions
To submit your paper to Write Aid:
1. Go to tutortrac.berkeleycollege.edu
2. Under the Instructions on bottom of the left side, click on the link to WriteAid.
3. Use your Canvas username & password to log in.
4. Complete the submission form, including as much information as possible.
5. Go to the Attach Icon on the top to upload your paper or draft as a Word document (.doc or .docx)
Papers of 1- 6 pages will be returned in 48 business hours; papers of 7+ pages will be returned in 72 business hours.
Example of Write Aid Feedback email:
Links & Files
- TracCloud (formerly TutorTrac) Opens in new window
- Where can I get help writing my paper? Opens in new window
- WriteAid (direct link to form) Opens in new window
- Proofreading: Where Do I Begin? (Purdue OWL) Opens in new window
- Proofreading: Finding Common Errors (Purdue OWL) Opens in new window
- Revising for Cohesion (Purdue OWL) Opens in new window
- Writing & Citing Guide from CAS Opens in new window