CAS 245/ENG 285 prepares selected sophomores and juniors for work as writing fellows. The course design reflects the kind of growth that is necessary for a strong, intuitive writer and speaker to become a successful reader, listener and responder in peer-tutoring situations. Through a great deal of writing and rewriting, critical reading of published essays and student work, informal and formal speaking, and discussion of tutoring scenarios, students will develop a conscious understanding of themselves as communicators and tutors and become aware of the choices they make to reach their audiences. Before tutoring on their own, students will observe College Writing Center consultants and fellows conducting sessions as part of a mentoring program. By the semester's end, students should be ready to take on their own hours as peer tutors.