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   Freshman ECCAPP at a different time
    than standard ECCAPP, when The Write
    Place is open
   Freshmen unable to utilize the writing
    center
 Founded 5 years ago
 In collaboration with University of Arizona
  writing PhD students
 Created training program
  in collaboration with
  U of A Writing PhD
  Students
 Modeled after the
  Think Tank Writing
  Center at U of A
   The Write Place is a group of students
    who provide one-on-one, peer-to-peer
    mentoring on writing assignments for
    anyone seeking feedback to create better
    writers, not just better writing.
   Student client reads his or her own paper
    aloud to the mentor
   Mentor asks the client questions and
    makes helpful suggestions to develop
    more concrete ideas and solid
    organization
   Mentors and clients work together to
    improve ideas and organization
   Emphasis on making better writers by not
    focusing on small grammatical errors
    within the paper
   Recruited by English teachers to be
    mentors
   Selected on the basis of successful
    application and interview process
   Rigorously trained and coached on the
    mentoring process as well as various
    writing genres
   5-paragraph essays
   Resumes
   Poetry
   Personal Statements
   Research Papers
   Persuasive Essays
   Literary Analyses
   Jobs
   Campus Involvement
   Bilingual Mentors
   Continue throughout his or her high school
    years
   Our mentors are diverse outside of The
    Write Place:
     Student Council, Marching Band, Drum Line,
     Mariachi, Orchestra, Drama and Theatre Tech,
     ROTC, AP and Dual Enrollment College
     Classes, Creative Writing, CTE courses such
     as Beauty School, College Access
     Ambassadors, as well as hobbies other than
     writing
   Collaborative Business Writing Class
    Project
   Connecting our student to future
    communities
   Building student
    leaders
   An adjustment in the schedule next year
    so that all ECCAPP times may line up
   This way, all students, including freshmen,
    may benefit from the services The Write
    Place has to offer
Considering the Writing Center’s potential to
benefit our students….




How important is it that freshmen students
have the opportunity to be served by the
Writing Center?
   Helps students be better prepared for the
    AIMS test writing section
   Improve grades on writing assignments
   Enhance students’ techniques for writing
   Familiarization with formal writing
 Gain confidence in students’ unique
  writing style
 Gain skills that may be used for the
  next 4 years and into the future
 Receive personalized attention
  through one - on - one mentoring
   Allowing The Write Place time to meet
    during ECCAPP
   Letting us use the library space
   Your continued support
   flickr
   http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/student_aca
    d/ctl/tutors/how-to/session_logs.shtml
   http://www.winona.edu/tutoring/faq.asp
   http://wildcatwriters.weebly.com/instructor-
    resources.html
   http://www.questionwriter.com/blog/

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The Write Place Writing Center: A Resource for Freshman Students

  • 1.
  • 2. Freshman ECCAPP at a different time than standard ECCAPP, when The Write Place is open  Freshmen unable to utilize the writing center
  • 3.  Founded 5 years ago  In collaboration with University of Arizona writing PhD students  Created training program in collaboration with U of A Writing PhD Students  Modeled after the Think Tank Writing Center at U of A
  • 4. The Write Place is a group of students who provide one-on-one, peer-to-peer mentoring on writing assignments for anyone seeking feedback to create better writers, not just better writing.
  • 5. Student client reads his or her own paper aloud to the mentor  Mentor asks the client questions and makes helpful suggestions to develop more concrete ideas and solid organization
  • 6. Mentors and clients work together to improve ideas and organization  Emphasis on making better writers by not focusing on small grammatical errors within the paper
  • 7. Recruited by English teachers to be mentors  Selected on the basis of successful application and interview process  Rigorously trained and coached on the mentoring process as well as various writing genres
  • 8. 5-paragraph essays  Resumes  Poetry  Personal Statements  Research Papers  Persuasive Essays  Literary Analyses
  • 9. Jobs  Campus Involvement  Bilingual Mentors  Continue throughout his or her high school years
  • 10. Our mentors are diverse outside of The Write Place:  Student Council, Marching Band, Drum Line, Mariachi, Orchestra, Drama and Theatre Tech, ROTC, AP and Dual Enrollment College Classes, Creative Writing, CTE courses such as Beauty School, College Access Ambassadors, as well as hobbies other than writing
  • 11. Collaborative Business Writing Class Project  Connecting our student to future communities  Building student leaders
  • 12. An adjustment in the schedule next year so that all ECCAPP times may line up  This way, all students, including freshmen, may benefit from the services The Write Place has to offer
  • 13. Considering the Writing Center’s potential to benefit our students…. How important is it that freshmen students have the opportunity to be served by the Writing Center?
  • 14. Helps students be better prepared for the AIMS test writing section  Improve grades on writing assignments  Enhance students’ techniques for writing  Familiarization with formal writing
  • 15.  Gain confidence in students’ unique writing style  Gain skills that may be used for the next 4 years and into the future  Receive personalized attention through one - on - one mentoring
  • 16. Allowing The Write Place time to meet during ECCAPP  Letting us use the library space  Your continued support
  • 17. flickr  http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/student_aca d/ctl/tutors/how-to/session_logs.shtml  http://www.winona.edu/tutoring/faq.asp  http://wildcatwriters.weebly.com/instructor- resources.html  http://www.questionwriter.com/blog/