writing center

(noun)

A space (often both physical and online) that provides students with free assistance on papers, projects, reports, multimodal documents, web pages, etc. from instructor and peer consultants.

Related Terms

  • Writing Mentors
  • drafting
  • workshop
  • schedule
  • Workshop
  • Drafting
  • Writing center

Examples of writing center in the following topics:

  • Getting Help Meeting College Writing Expectations

    • Most colleges have writing centers that are designed to help students meet college-level expectations.
    • These centers usually offer one-on-one advisory meetings or group sessions that cover topics ranging from conducting research to conquering procrastination.
    • Many writing centers employ student mentors from a wide range of disciplines, so try to work with one who deeply understands the field you're writing in.
    • You can also ask your writing center to help you organize a workshop for a specific class or subject.
    • Sunday: Write a final draft.
  • Repeating Key Terms and Phrases

    • Repeating key terms and phrases helps readers keep track of your ideas and it will give your writing a sense of flow and continuity.
    • It will also give your writing a sense of flow and continuity.
    • The second paragraph repeats the phrase "the study shows that too much sodium can. " This provides a sense of continuity between the two paragraphs, making it clear that the writing is centered around the study of sodium's impact on health.
    • Repeating keywords and phrases is one of many keys to successful writing!
    • Repeating keywords and phrases also helps to provide a sense of continuity throughout your writing.
  • Introduction to the Writing Process

  • Introduction to Writing in the Humanities

  • Introduction to Writing in Business

  • APA: Headings

    • In APA style, headings are used to organize your writing and give it a hierarchical organization.
    • In APA style, headings are used to organize your writing and give it a hierarchical organization.
    • Note that the “Abstract” title and the overall paper title do not actually count as headings, so they are simply centered and in title case, but not bolded as Level 1 headings would be.
  • MLA: First Page

    • This should be centered and in title case, and it should not be bolded, underlined, or italicized (unless it includes the name of a book, in which case just the book title should be italicized).
  • Chicago/Turabian: Title Page

    • The following information should be centered horizontally on the title page:
  • Adverbs

  • Colons

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