The Writing Center

WHAT THE WRITING CENTER WILL DO:

Assist students in understanding the assignment & professor’s expectations.
Help students in brainstorming, planning, and/or organizing ideas for a writing assignment.
Teach students how to construct a thesis statement, topic sentence, and/or determine the focus of the paper.
Assist students in developing supporting ideas and connecting those ideas to the main idea, or thesis statement.
Teach students proper citation methods, whether MLA, APA, or Chicago formatting is required.
Encourage students’ ownership of the paper, the ideas contained in the paper, and development of the student’s ability to revise independently.

WHAT THE WRITING CENTER WILL NOT DO:

Tutors will not write the paper for the student.
Tutors will not proofread and/or edit the paper.
Tutors will not judge the paper, according to grade.
Tutors cannot guarantee a quick “fix” for student’s writing problem.

RESOURCES:

Documentation Style Sheets

SCC Writing Center Powerpoint

SPRING 2014 WORKSHOPS (BY CAMPUS):

Central Park

Preston Ridge

Spring Creek

Spring Creek Individual Workshop Schedules

Weekly:

APA Workshops: PDF
Wednesdays, 2:00PM – 3:00PM
SCC-G212, Luanne Kruse

MLA Workshops: PDF
Tuesdays, 7:00PM – 8:00PM
Thursdays, 2:00PM – 3:00PM
SCC-G212, Alexis Wilson

February:

Research Road Map: PDF
February 27, 2014, 1:00PM – 2:30PM
SCC-L110, Collin Rhoades

March:

Think Before You Google: PDF
March 4, 2014, 12:30PM – 2:00PM
SCC-L110, Shannon Alexander

The Library On Your Mobile Device: PDF
March 5, 2014, 2:30PM – 4:00PM
SCC-L110, Mindy Tomlin

Tips For Organizing Your Essays: PDF
March 6, 2014, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
SCC-G211, Kelly Martin

How To Write An Artist Statement: PDF
March 17, 2014, 11:00AM – 12:00PM
SCC-D112, Jean-Marie Dauplaise

Plagiarism - When, Where, And Why Document: PDF
March 19, 2014, 12:30PM – 2:00PM
SCC-L110, Shannon Alexander

Getting Started: PDF
When & How To Use Wikipedia For Scholarly Research
March 20, 2014, 12:00PM – 1:00PM
SCC-G212, Sean Ferrier-Watson

Perspectives On Argument - Visual Rhetoric: PDF
March 25, 2014, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
SCC-BB218, Dixil L. Rodriguez

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