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Writing Center is open to students and staff during all class periods
(except the late lunch period) of
the school day. Students may visit the Writing Center for proofreading
and structural help of any written assignments or
personal writing projects. The Writing Center is located in Computer
Lab, Room 96 at the end of the Global hall. Some teachers reward students with extra
credit for taking their papers to the Writing Center. Either way, a good
way to improve the quality of a paper and, thus, improve its grade, is
to visit the Writing Center.
Student
Services
Help with phases of
writing related to course assignments:
Prewriting....selecting
the topic, brainstorming, developing focus and/or thesis
Writing....organization, voice or tone
Editing and Revising....style, punctuation, usage, word choice
Help with other
language arts skills:
Creative writing: plot, setting, characterization, writing and punctuating
dialogue
Outlining....written forms (topical, phrase, sentence), symbols and
spacing, main ideas, subtopics, details
Classroom writing....impromptu writing, essay questions on tests, short
answers on tests, note-taking
Outside writing....resumes, college entrance essays, contest writing,
letters, job applications
Reading skills....literature assignments, understanding, comprehension,
vocabulary
Documentation format....APA
Word processing techniques
Staff
Services
Help with creating or
structuring writing assignments or essay test questions in your subject
areas. Help with students in your classes.
Options:
Send students to writing center who need individual attention during
in-class writing time
Send students who try hard on assignments but still exhibit writing
problems
Send students who skip writing rough drafts and editing phase of writing
Send students who struggle with answering essay questions on written tests
to review past efforts
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