Transcript The Writing Center - Chestnut Hill College

The Writing Center
St. Joseph’s Hall, 3rd Floor, Room 333
http://www.chc.edu/writingcenter/
215-248-7114
[email protected]
• One-on-one tutoring sessions, in person or via Skype, to
graduate and undergraduate student writers at all levels of
proficiency at any stage in the writing process
• Group workshops on creative writing, grammar, style,
and research documentation (MLA, Chicago, APA)
• Print and online writing resources
• Access to computer software to help with brainstorming
and/or organizing ideas
What do we offer?
• Any CHC assignment, including essays, reflection
papers, research papers, annotated bibliographies,
literature reviews, dissertations, and presentations
• Take-home exams IF we have the instructor’s written
permission
Note: For help with resumes, cover letters, or admissions essays,
please see Career Services. For assistance with research, ask a
CHC Librarian. For test-taking strategies or help with course
content, see Student Learning Services.
What can you work on?
• Tutors are faculty members and trained graduate and
undergraduate students.
• We recommend scheduling an appointment (in person,
online, or by phone) well in advance of your due date.
• Walk-ins are welcome, but not guaranteed.
• Appointments are 30 or 60 minutes long.
• Students may schedule up to two appointments per week.
• We offer weekend and evening hours, as well as daytime
hours during the week. See our website for the current
schedule.
How do we operate?
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Understand an assignment
Brainstorm for ideas
Outline or organize a paper
Learn how to proofread or edit your own paper
Revise an assignment based on an instructor’s comments
Improve your writing style (conciseness, word choice,
sentence variety)
• Review rules for grammar and mechanics
• Review guidelines for documenting research and
avoiding plagiarism
What can tutors help you do?
• Attention to your writing
• Active listening
• Engaged discussion about your ideas
• Collaborative problem-solving
• Assistance finding answers to your writing questions
• Help using writing resources
• Long-term support to improve as a writer
What can you expect ?
• Act in place of your instructor
• Write for you
• Proofread and edit for you
• Serve as writing experts
• Guarantee error-free writing
• Promise high grades
• Perform miracles
What can’t tutors do?
• Assignment instructions and course syllabus
• A printed copy of your work at any stage in the
writing process
• Questions about the assignment or writing in general
• Your ideas
• Your notes, outline, sources, and related reading
What should you bring?
• Guidance in learning to write in standard American
English
• Opportunities to practice speaking English with
trained tutors
• Discussions on how American writing conventions
differ from those of your native language
• Help setting goals to develop as a writer
What support do we provide
for multilingual writers?
• Schedule an appointment as soon as you get the
assignment
• Bring your assignment, material, and questions with you
• Make a plan during your tutoring session for what to
work on next
• Visit the Writing Center often
• Practice what you learn between tutoring sessions
• Talk with your instructor about your efforts
How can you make the most
of tutoring?
• See our website for downloadable handouts and links to other
writing-related websites.
• Get assistance with
• The writing process and essay organization
• Grammar and style
• Research documentation and avoiding plagiarism
• Writing in multiple subjects
• Business writing
• Admissions essays and personal statements
• Creative writing
Check out our online writing
resources.
• Call 215-248-7114.
• Email [email protected]
• Drop by the Writing Center, St. Joseph’s Hall, 3rd
floor, Room 333
• Go to http://www.chc.edu/writingcenter/ and
click on “Schedule an appointment”
For an appointment…