Yes, it's official...the Writing Center is open! And now that the Center is back in business, so is the blog. It's definitely the "write" time of year.
To start things off here, I'm going to give you five good reasons why you should come to the Center....
1) Students who visit the WC for a session almost always achieve higher grades than they would without our help. If it could be the difference between a B+ and an A, why wouldn't you want to sign up for a session?
2) Unlike Lucy, we don't charge 5¢. The WC offers completely free, professional tutoring.
3) As they say, the early bird gets the worm. Here at the WC, the early student gets the greatest benefit. Signing up for sessions in the beginning of the semester and coming regularly helps you to make significant progress with your writing goals.
4) Writing sessions are nothing to stress about. Our writing associates are always happy to help, and we usually begin by asking open-ended questions about your project at hand. A session is a collaboration between the student and the tutor--your own dialogue and participation is essential to the session's success. Even though our friend Lucy may like to lecture Charlie Brown, I can assure you that the WC is much more friendly.
5) If you cannot make a session during our hours (M-Thu. 10-4, Tu. 10-6), we offer online tutoring. Just send us an email at hartfordwriting@gmail.com and include your name, the course, the instructor's name, and a preferred appointment date/time to follow-up with a brief session. You can attach your assignment as a Word document or paste it into the body of the email. Make sure that you provide questions for the tutor to consider (ex. clarity, paragraph development, textual analysis, etc.) as we will not edit or correct your paper. Expect a response within 36 hours.
So there you have it...five good reasons to come to the Writing Center. See you there!
~Mary
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