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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