The Writing Center at Methodist University

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!