Chemeketa Writing Center Answers to FAQs
General Information
Hours:
SPRING 2012 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 am - 6 pm; Saturday 12 pm - 4 pm
Location:
Second Floor, Building 9 in the Chemeketa Library
Appointments:
We strongly recommend appointments; please call 503.399.7179 or stop by the library in Building 9.
Registration:
To use the writing center, students must register for a free course. The CRN for Spring 2012 is 76605. The CRN for the Online Writing Center for Spring is 76606.
On-Campus Writing Consultations
Staff:
Writing consultations at the Chemeketa Writing Center on campus are conducted by Chemeketa teaching faculty. If you would like to work with a particular instructor, you can sign up with that person when you make an appointment.
Writing Consultations:
Each 30-minute appointment emphasizes teaching writing according to your needs. We will work on any aspect of a writing project from brainstorming to drafting, revising, or editing. Generally the session will be focused on one or two key issues, such as generating ideas, revising a thesis, organization, or grammar concerns. Instructors will ask if you have something you want to focus on and help you recognize your writing strengths as well as areas to develop further. In addition, the instructor may suggest writing resources that will help as you continue work on your writing project.
How to Prepare for a CWC Appointment:
- Bring a copy of your assignment.
- Know what you want to focus on.
- Bring your draft, if you have one (it isn't necessary to have one) and your instructor's comments, if you have them.
- Schedule your CWC at least a day or two before your assignment is due.
Online Writing Consultations
Chemeketa Online Writing Center Access:
How to Use the Online College Writing Center
Staff:
Online writing consultations are conducted by Writing Center faculty and teaching assistants.
Online Writing Consultations:
Online consultations can help you with short papers or short portions of longer assignments. The writing consultant can respond to work that is brief enough to be read in about 5-10 minutes. For example, you might submit a thesis statement, a paragraph, an introduction, conclusion, short paper outline, or some other small portion of a paper for feedback from a tutor. Though tutors do not edit work, they instruct with the goal of helping you read your own work critically. They provide instructional feedback and often also suggest supplemental materials.
How to Prepare for an Online Writing Center consultation:
- Indicate which class you are in and what assignment you are working on.
- Submit work that can be easily read in about 5-10 minutes.
- Inform the tutor about what you want him or her to focus on in the work you have posted.
- Please preface your work with a brief note about your writing concerns in the passage you've posted –
- For example, if you are concerned with the clarity of your introduction, you might ask the reader to focus on that issue.
- If you are concerned with sentence structure, or paragraph development, or documentation, or phrasing of thesis, or clarity of ideas and discussion, etc. let the tutor know.
- Posting your work in time for you to use the feedback. It may take up to 48 hours for you to receive feedback from a tutor, so factor that response time into how much time you will need to revise before the assignment's due date.
For more information about the Writing Center, e-mail, stop by or call 503.399.7179.