Writing Center

Located within the Leckrone Academic Resource Center (LARC), the services of the Writing Center are available at most times Monday through Friday, Fall and Spring semesters, to assist students with writing papers for any subject. The Writing Center is staffed by student peer tutors.

The Writing Center offers assistance with:

• Interpreting assignment sheets
• Using discovery methods
• Outlining
• Writing first drafts
• Revising later drafts
• Applying MLA and APA documentation

Ordinarily, peer tutors do not proofread for surface-level errors, though a student writer having difficulty with grammar, punctuation, mechanics, diction and other conventions is encouraged to discuss these matters with the peer tutor. The peer tutor will provide a mini-lesson on the error type if requested. Papers may not be left at the Writing Center for editing. During the half-hour sessions, peer tutors focus on rhetorical considerations such as organization, unity, coherence, and development through sufficient and relevant evidence.
Ideally, a student should bring the instructor’s assignment sheet to the Writing Center. If the student has completed a draft or needs to revise a later draft (with or without the instructor’s comments), the student should bring that draft to the Writing Center for review.

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

If you would like to make an appointment for the Writing Center, please contact the main desk in the Leckrone Academic Resource Center at (815) 836-5593 and make an appointment with the receptionist. The easiest way to sign up for a half-hour session is to visit LARC and ask for the Writing Center schedule book. Print your name and telephone number in case a peer tutor is unable to keep an appointment.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information about the Writing Center, please contact Dr. Sheila Kennedy, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center, at (815) 836-5321 or via e-mail at kennedsh@lewisu.edu.

The Writing Center is in the Leckrone Academic Resource Center (LARC), located in the North wing of Benilde Hall.

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