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WC Quick Guides
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/writing-resources/wc-quick-guides
Created by Writing Center tutors, our Quick Guides provide concise instruction on a variety of writing skills, tasks, and processes. Tutors often integrate these guides into tutoring sessions, but you can use them independently to get a quick handle on the topic of your choice. Print copies of the Quick Guides are available in our campus locations, but we invite you to download as many as you like. Common Writing Terms and Concepts Defined. All About Counter Arguments. Writing Your First Sentence. Whats ...
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About Our Tutoring
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/for-faculty
Our Goals Are Long Term. Please keep in mind that tutors do not proofread or edit writers' drafts. If you would like your students to have their drafts professionally edited, you may suggest they contact Jay Patel, the English Department's Graduate Coordinator ( jpatel2@gmu.edu. Who can circulate requests for freelance editing among the English graduate students. Encouraging Students to Take Advantage of the Writing Center. When you introduce your first writing assignment, invite. Referrals to the Writin...
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Face-to-Face Tutoring
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/tutoring/face-to-face-tutoring
We offer individualized face-to-face tutoring on Mason's Fairfax and Arlington campuses. We'll work with you on all phases of writing from brainstorming to revising. We envision the tutoring session as a conversation about your paper, and we focus on strategies that lead to better writing. Sessions begin on the half hour and last up to 45 minutes. In a typical face-to-face session you will. Read through the piece of writing. Set your goals for the session. Have a conversation about your work. Your tutor ...
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Helpful Links
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/writing-resources/helpful-links
Using and Citing Sources. The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). American Psychological Association (APA) Guide. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Guide. Modern Language Association (MLA) Guide. Turabian (Chicago) Style Guide. Writing and Reading for the Sciences. How to Read a Scientific Article (Rice University). Reading Scientific Articles as a Non-Scientist. Writing a Scientific Research Article (Columbia University). Free Writing and Research Software. The Purdue OWL on Grammar.
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Weekly Write-Ins
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/for-graduate-students/graduate-write-ins
If you're looking for group accountability and a space to write with other Mason graduate students who are also serious about making progress on their writing goals, sign up for any number of sessions between one and twelve. You may schedule just one or two sessions to get started on a course project, or attend all twelve to give yourself regular, structured time to work on a thesis, dissertation, or other writing project. If you register for a write-in, you are committing to. The Arlington library also ...
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Upcoming Workshops
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/workshops
We offer five to six workshops to the university community each term on topics ranging from getting started on a draft to writing personal statements. Strategies for Getting Started on a Draft. Friday, September 23, 12:00 - 1:15. Johnson Center Room D. Five Techniques for Clear Writing. Friday, September 30, 12:00 - 1:15. Johnson Center Room D. Using and Citing Sources in Your Writing. Friday, October 21, 12:00 - 1:15. Strategies for Revising a Draft. Friday, October 28, 12:00 - 1:15. Fairfax, VA 22030.
writingcenter.gmu.edu
WC Quick Guides
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/writing-resources
Created by Writing Center tutors, our Quick Guides provide concise instruction on a variety of writing skills, tasks, and processes. Tutors often integrate these guides into tutoring sessions, but you can use them independently to get a quick handle on the topic of your choice. Print copies of the Quick Guides are available in our campus locations, but we invite you to download as many as you like. Common Writing Terms and Concepts Defined. All About Counter Arguments. Writing Your First Sentence. Whats ...
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Make an Appointment
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/tutoring/make-an-appointment
To make an appointment for face-to-face or online tutoring, please. Watch our short video, at the bottom of this page, on how our online scheduler works,. Register with us online. Log on to our online scheduler. To cancel an appointment you've made, log on to the scheduler. Click your appointment slot, scroll to the bottom of the window, and click "Cancel.". 4400 University Drive, 2G8. Fairfax, VA 22030. Campus Maps and Directions. Robinson Hall A, Room 114.
writingcenter.gmu.edu
Face-to-Face Tutoring
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/tutoring
We offer individualized face-to-face tutoring on Mason's Fairfax and Arlington campuses. We'll work with you on all phases of writing from brainstorming to revising. We envision the tutoring session as a conversation about your paper, and we focus on strategies that lead to better writing. Sessions begin on the half hour and last up to 45 minutes. In a typical face-to-face session you will. Read through the piece of writing. Set your goals for the session. Have a conversation about your work. Your tutor ...
