The Writing Center at Methodist University

We had our annual Christmas party on December 7 th . We invited all Writing Center staff and Methodist University faculty and staff to write down their favorite book. Since choosing just one favorite book seemed to be such a daunting task, we decided to have people list one of their many favorite books. Here is the list that we came up with. We hope that you will also find pleasure in these books! The Bluest Eye— Toni Morrison (Felicia) The Sun Also Rises—Ernest Hemingway (Jackie) The Little Prince—Antoine de Saint- Exupéry (Stella & Brey ) The Wild Iris—Louise Glück (Kellie) Faith of My Fathers—John McCain (Matt) Straight Man—Richard Russo (Nancy & Bonnie) Glastonbury—Donna Fletcher Crowe (Carol) Wolf Whistle—Lewis Nordan (Brenda) Buddenbrooks —Thomas Mann (Joan) Anna Karenina—Leo Tolstoy (Robin) Children of Light—Robert Stone (Michael) The Bible—(Jan) Blue Like Jazz—Donald Miller (Tara) The Far Pavilions—Mary Margaret Kaye (Aileen) The Lord of the Rings—J. R. R Tolkien (...

The Writing Center would like to wish you well as you celebrate Thanksgiving with friends, family, and loved ones. As we move into the holiday season, please know that we do sincerely appreciate all of the business that we've had this semester. Currently, we have served over 400 students in the Writing Center and we look forward to serving many more next semester. Thank you for allowing us to serve you. What's coming up? For anyone interested, I will be conducting the second "Dirty Dozen" workshop on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 from 11:00 -11:45 a.m. in Trustee's Room 325. This workshop will focus on PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT ERRORS and VAGUE or UNCLEAR PRONOUN REFERENCE ERRORS. If you would like to attend, stop by the Writing Center and add your name to the sign-up sheet.

It's research paper time! The end of the semester is fast approaching, and many students are beginning to start their research papers. Are you one of those students? The Writing Center is a great resource to use as you begin this process. We look forward to helping you with your research papers. When coming to the Writing Center for your research paper, please remember the following: - Start early! There have been many times when students come in for a tutoring session just hours before their research paper is due, and this makes it difficult for us to assist the student. The sooner you come in, the more we will be able to help. Since research papers are often longer than other assignments, we may not be able to get through an entire draft in just one session. - Bring all prewriting that you have done. By bringing all your prewriting material with you, we will be able to see where you are in your writing process, and we will be able to guide you in the right direction. - Bring ...

We are pleased to announce our second Grammar Workshop. The workshop will take place on November 28 th at 11:00 am in room T-325. The workshop will address pronoun-antecedent agreement errors and vague or unclear pronoun reference errors. Ms. Felicia Crittenden , a Writing Center tutor, will be presenting the workshop. We had a great turn out at our last workshop, and we hope to see you there again. You can sign up for the workshop on the Writing Center door (T-101). Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible to reserve your spot. If you cannot make it down to the Writing Center to sign up for the workshop, send us an email to let us know that you would like to come, and we will add your name to the list. Be sure to include your first and last name in the email. You can send the email to writingcenteratmu@gmail.com . As always, we looking forward to seeing you!

Do you need help identifying errors and punctuating your sentences? The Writing Center is here to help with its first-ever workshop, led by tutor Felicia Crittenden , MS in Professional Writing. Ms. Crittenden will focus on Dirty Dozen errors 1-3, in order to help you overcome problems with sentence fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences. To attend, you may come to the Writing Center, Trustees’ Building, Room 101 and sign up on the sheet posted on the door. Or you can call 630-7264 and reserve a spot by leaving a message. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 11:00 a.m in Room T-325 and will last approximately 45 minutes. We hope to see you there!

Greetings! This is the the new blog for Methodist University's Writing Center. We are excited to have this new blog here at the Writing Center. This blog will be used for many different reasons, including the following: - to chat about happenings at the Writing Center - to discuss writing topics - to share personal stories - to create a dialogue about the writing process Basically, we want this blog to be a vehicle to explore writing, share ideas and thoughts, and communicate events happening at the Writing Center. We hope you will enjoy reading this blog, as we are sure that we will enjoy posting and hearing back from you!