The Writing Center is located in HUM 58. Stop by to enroll in English 272, a course designed to help you on any writing assignment from any class. Or take advantage of our walk-in service. Stop by HUM 58 for this semester's hours.
Introducing the Writing Center
Taking night and weekend classes?
Does English 272 or walk-in assistance not fit into your schedule?
Submit your writing and/or questions to our ONLINE ASSISTANCE Watch the Writing Center Movie (requires QuickTime Player)
Online Referral Form Click here to refer students to the Writing Center
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Check the Writing Center for this semester's walk-in hours
The Writing Center aims to:
Help students become stronger writers
Create a student-centered environment that focuses on the ideas of the writer
Offer students resources for all of their writing needs
We are here to help
The Paper Jam (publication of The Writing Center)
March/April 2008
December 2007
April/May 2007
February 2007
September 2006
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WRITING RESOURCES
CAPITALIZATION Capitalization Worksheet
DOCUMENTATION MLA Style APA Citation Guide
GRAMMAR Identifying Nouns Answers to Identifying Nouns Grammar Worksheets Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent Answers to Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent Possessive Case of Nouns
LEARNING STYLES Learning Styles
PUNCTUATION Punctuation Rules for Punctuation The Six Comma Rules The Comma: To Separate Clauses The Comma: To Separate Parts of a Series Run-On Sentences Answers to Run-on Sentences Run-ons and How to Correct Them Sentence Fragments Answers to Sentence Fragment Identifying and Correcting Sentence Fragments Answers to Identifying and Correcting Sentence Fragments Identifying and Completing Sentence Fragments Fragment Alert Underlining and Quotation Marks to Indicate Titles Identifying Independent Clauses
TYPES OF PAPERS Modes of Papers
VOCABULARY Academic Word List Key Words for Thinking and Writing
WRITING COMPONENTS Invention and Prewriting Strategies Components of a Formal Essay Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement On Paragraphs Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing Paraphrase Symptoms and Cures for Writer's Block Other Strategies for Getting Over Writer's Block Similes and Metaphors Similes and Metaphors Worksheet
WRITING OUTLINES Why and How to Create a Useful Outline How to Make an Outline Four Main Components for Effective Outlines Sample Student Speech Outline
THE WRITING PROCESS The Writing Process Writing About Reading Twenty Questions for Research Writing Constructing an Essay
RESOURCE LINKS The following is a short list of sites that contain activities and information to help you with becoming a better writer.
Blue Web'n (A library of ready-madelearning activities) http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Noodletools Quick Cite (A tool to help create MLA citations) http://www.noodletools.com/
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (a complete resource for writing) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Thesis Builder and Online Outliner (aids in writing thesis statements and outlines) http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html
Some notes on plagiarism and its many forms - David Borofka
Please email the RC Web Administrator if you have any questions or comments.
March/April 2008
