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The Center has an extensive library of handouts, handbooks, workbooks, dictionaries and reference books - including resources for non-native English writers-available to both students and faculty.You may also find some helpful links below, including the Revision Guide for Writing Assignments prepared by CNU faculty during Chris Anson's recent campus workshop. The Center is also equipped with computers if students wish to work on their writing projects at the Center.

Workshops: In addition to individual consultations, we will offer a series of workshops throughout the year on essay development, grammar, punctuation and documentation form; topics may include "The Six Deadly Sins" (common grammar and punctuation errors), "International English" (ESL trouble spots), "Back to the Basics" (paragraph and essay structure), "Writing with Style" (sentence construction) and "Mastering the MLA" (documentation form). Watch for flyers and email announcing schedules. You may also request that a Writing Consultant visit your class to make a special workshop presentation to your students. To schedule one of these presentations, please call (594-7284) or email Dr. Jessica Clark, Center Director.

Classroom Visits, Brochures and Bookmarks:The Center consultants are happy to visit individual classrooms to discuss our services with your students. To schedule a visit (average length: 10-15 minutes), please call or email me. We need to know the course, the location, and the time you'd like our consultant to visit. Bookmarks advertising our hours and services are available from the Center if you'd like a supply to distribute to your students

Recruiting: Because we are a peer consulting service, we rely on the recommendations of CNU faculty to recruit our staff. If you know a good student writer who might be interested in taking the Writing Center practicum (from which we hire our consultants), please let me know.

Questions/Comments: Don't hesitate to email, call (594-7684) or drop by my office (Ratcliffe 230) with your suggestions! I look forward to working with you. ~~ Jessica Clark

Note: Some links below leave the cnu.edu domain. CNU is not responsible for the content nor the privacy policies and standards of the alternate sites. These links open a new window.
Chris Anson's Guide to Revising Writing Assignments
National Teaching and Learning Forum
Writing Assignments by Peter Elbow
Academic.Writing
--an on-line journal offering interdisciplinary perspectives on communication across the curriculum
Ted Panitz's Cooperative Learning site at Cape Cod Community College
The Writing Instructor
Librarians and Composition Teachers: Defining Partnerships
Writing Across the Curriculum Resource Clearing House
Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum
Maryland Community College Consortium for Teaching Reasoning
Writing Across the Curriculum at Youngstown State University
Links to Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing Center home pages
Links to Writing Across the Curriculum pages and programs

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NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED BEFORE PAGES ARE BUILT
Writing Intensive Course Materials for CNU Faculty
Accounting Dept. Grading Rubric
Writing Center's Draft Development Workshop
Case Analysis Paper/Grading Criteria ENGL 354 Public Relations Writing
Tracey Schwarze's Long Staged Paper Criteria
Tracey Schwarze's Style and Correctness Workshop
Bob Colvin's Statement on Academic Integrity
Bob Colvin's Criteria for Writing/Critiquing Academic Papers

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