写作中心

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Motivated to succeed on a paper or research project? Whether you’re feeling completely lost or just stuck on how to best organize your thoughts, the 写作中心 provides free assistance to students from all disciplines with one-on-one tutoring on a walk-in basis. English faculty will walk you carefully through the mechanics of writing, 提供语法培训, 标点和用法, 对你的工作提供反馈, 和 help you underst和 errors on graded papers.

写作中心服务

At the 写作中心, we want you to get a higher grade on the assignment you've brought to us. 更重要的是, we want you to improve your writing 和 learn the concepts that will enable you to get higher grades on all your subsequent assignments. 写作中心 is a beneficial resource for every student. 在下面了解更多.

导师会做什么

Read some of your work 和 indicate problems in unity, coherence, grammar, punctuation 和 mechanics
Teach you how to repair errors
Guide you through the process of developing a thesis statement
Share proofreading strategies that you can employ on your own
Help you assess if you have documented your research-based paper correctly (APA or MLA style)
Raise questions regarding conformity with assignments

导师不会做的事

Proofread or edit your paper for you
Make any marks or corrections on your paper
Approve, grade or evaluate your work
Certify that your paper is free of plagiarism

Help with Transfer Essays 和 Personal Statements

写作中心 is happy to assist with transfer essays 和 other personal statements for admissions, 奖学金, 奖项和比赛. 公众人士, as well as students enrolled at AACC, are welcome to use our 按需放大和 in-person services. Begin the process of writing an effective transfer essay or personal statement by watching this 教学视频.

何时到来

随你的便, but at least one full day before an assignment is due (so you have time to make the suggested revisions)

要带什么

Know the items 和 information you will need in order to have a successful visit.

作业单
A typed, double-spaced draft of your paper (if you are at that stage of the writing process)
A pen or pencil for making corrections on your draft
具体的问题
你的七位数学号
你导师的名字
你的课程编号

期待什么

A 30-minute individual session with a tutor focusing on the area(s) that you identify including thesis/topic sentences, style, 组织, 语法和标点符号和 documentation. (During peak times you might need to wait for the next available tutor.)
的 tutor will go through some of your paper with you, focusing on the area(s) that you indicated on the intake form (thesis/topic sentences, style, 组织, 语法和标点符号, 文件或其他).
Online follow-up activities for 技能发展 can be assigned, if applicable 和 desired.

写作资源

的 AACC 写作中心 is proud to offer tutorials on key Composition topics: Prewriting 和 Outlining, Introductions 和 Conclusions, 的sis Statements 和 Topic Sentences, 和转换. 的se tutorials can be accessed through the 虚拟写作中心.

常见问题

For additional help related to the AACC 写作中心 (virtual or otherwise), see our 常见问题.

其他网上资源

的 Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides instructional material for all aspects of writing 和 research.
的 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides h和outs 和 videos on the following topics: Writing the Paper; Citation, Style, 和 Sentence Level Concerns; Specific Writing Assignments/Contexts; 和 Writing for Specific Fields.
的 AACC 图书馆 offers Citation Guides for MLA 和 APA的风格.

技能发展

的语法字节 site offers interactive exercises, h和outs, videos 和 tips.

导师安排

In-Person Walk-in Tutor Schedule

周一
10 a.m.中午:查克
Noon-4 p.m.泰勒:

周二
9 a.m.中午:梅奥
Noon-3 p.m.赖利:
3-5 p.m.:希尔顿

周三
10 a.m.中午:凯斯勒
Noon-4 p.m.泰勒:

周四
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: St. Andrie
1-5 p.m.泰勒:

按需放大 Tutor Schedule

周一
9 a.m.-11 a.m.: Engstr和
11 a.m.-1 p.m.:拉宾
1-3 p.m.:希尔顿
3-5 p.m.: Deblasis
5-8 p.m.:古

周二
9 a.m.中午:Engstr和
正午到p.m.:拉宾
2-5 p.m.:查克
5-8 p.m.:古

周三
9 a.m.中午:Engstr和
正午到p.m.:拉宾
2-5 p.m.:希尔顿
5-8 p.m.:古

周四
9 a.m.中午:古
正午到p.m.:帕金斯
2-4 p.m.:拉宾
4-8 p.m.赖利:

星期五
9 a.m.中午:雷利
正午到p.m.:古
2-5 p.m.:希尔顿

周六
9 a.m.-1 p.m.:古

我们的使命

We strive to provide our students with welcoming environments that offer opportunities for you to improve your writing skills, ask questions 和 raise your grade on future writing assignments.

AACC的写作中心将:

Provide you with customized one-on-one tutoring with faculty in multiple formats to accommodate you.
Teach concepts rather than edit essays so that you can obtain transferable skills rather than just earning a higher grade on a specific paper.
Provide assistance to current, 前, 和 prospective students; faculty 和 staff; 和 our community at large.
Assist with written assignments in college courses, 技能发展, 简历, 求职信, essays for admission or 奖学金和 personal writing.
Assist in all disciplines, both credit 和 non-credit courses.
促进参与, retention 和 completion by forming relationships with students 和 serving as a bridge to other services.

校园警报

学生资源

写作中心服务

导师会做什么

导师不会做的事

Help with Transfer Essays 和 Personal Statements

何时到来

要带什么

期待什么

写作资源

常见问题

其他网上资源

技能发展

导师安排

In-Person Walk-in Tutor Schedule

按需放大 Tutor Schedule

我们的使命

写作中心

学生资源

写作中心服务

导师会做什么

导师不会做的事

Help with Transfer Essays 和 Personal Statements

何时到来

要带什么

期待什么

写作资源

常见问题

其他网上资源

技能发展

导师安排

In-Person Walk-in Tutor Schedule

按需放大 Tutor Schedule

我们的使命

问题?

亲自上门协助

按需放大

虚拟写作中心