My Writing Center Reflection

Sure, we all have that one parent that claims they know how to edit your paper, but oops they forget to spill the beans of how they could barely get above a B on papers themselves. The truth of the matter is writing is tough, and it does not come easy for everyone. For me, I struggle with grammar and just all the logistics that go into paper writing. However, there is a very big and bright light at the end of the tunnel for me. Yes, I will have to take more writing classes at Liberty University, but this time I will actually be able to get legitimate help. Thanks to Liberty University’s Undergraduate Writing Center, I will finally be able to get that writing help that I will need on my papers I will have to write. The writing center offers students the ability to sit down with a coach that will help them through what they are trying to accomplish on paper. Some of these coaching sessions can be in larger groups or can be requested to be one on one. Lessons on how to properly format MLA or APA will also be available at the writing center. For a student like me that does not exactly like writing, these resources will come in very handy. I truly believe that if I need help on a certain paper, then I will go there to make sure I get it. It is something that will give many students an edge over the tough papers that they will have to write as they make their way through

The writing center at Union Institute & University exists to help writers here at Union. We work in tandem with faculty to help students improve their craft of writing. Writing center tutors can guide students, helping them become confident, powerful writers. But for us to help them, students must be curious; they have to believe they can improve, and they have to be willing to work toward that end. As instructors, we must ask ourselves what we can do to facilitate these characteristics in students.

The writing center was helpful to me after I gave up on the whiteboard and chose to send an email instead, since one got, kicked off two times for the whiteboard thru the classroom and two issues that were surprising to me. Were the paragraphs and my thesis is a blur, and confusing, next is what did I learn by my writing consultant, and it happen to be helpful. Did my writing improve? Will I use writing center again? One learned since her writing consultant gave some thought for each paragraph needs a point, information and explanation, which spells PIE for an easier way to remember one needs, to fixed her PIE in the paragraph, and to type the thesis clearer not developing by, I thought so, or should of, or should not. She mentions that makes it

In addition to my gained ability to do outlines, visiting the writing center was also beneficial whenever I received a writing prompt for the next essay. Tutors in the center were able to assess my thesis statements and let me discuss ideas about what to focus on when writing my

While attending writing class, I learned about the 4 steps in writing, bases for revising, organizing, and connecting specific information, and I also learned about the different types of essays such as descriptive, narrative, process, cause and effect and argumentative essay. I have been a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College for 1 semester, and over the course of my enrollment I have grown and learned more that I knew prior to attending this writing course. Participating in this writing class has taught me so much more than stuff about literature and language, it has taught me another way of expressing myself. I have learned here how to write and express myself, how to think for myself, and how to find the answers to the things that I don 't know. Most importantly I have learned how important technique, outlines and organization are. My goal in this paper is to inform writers about how my writing skills have improved.

Throughout my first semester at the University of Portland, the quality of my writing progressively increased. My English 112 class contained many different activities that contributed to helping me become a better writer. Informal writing assignments, class discussions, peer review sessions and the writing center were just some of the resources available to me that helped progress not only my writing ability but my overall reading & writing analysis skills as well. Not only did I make new relationships with my peers, these relationships also helped me understand the content more thoroughly, work out any problems that I had with my ideas, and encourage me to be more social among my fellow classmates as well. Nearing the end of this

Now that I have completed the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth course Crafting the Essay, I feel I have tremendously grown as a writer. Even after submitting the first assignment, I looked back at a position paper I wrote for school that I received an A+ on, yet I saw several flaws I wished I had changed.

For this process reflection I am going to start with is what influences my writing and my process for writing. After that I will go a bit into what I’ve learned so far in the course and how that has add some influence on my writing as well. That being said isn’t all of our writing a reflection of ourselves? I’ll come back to that idea at the end if there’s room with this double spacing nonsense.

Writing centers are peer run facilities where students can come to receive assistance with any writing assignment. At our school’s writing center, peer tutors revise papers in any stage of the writing process and “make better writers not just better papers”. Schools and universities alike have similar centers where people can come to advance their skill set. Similar to Berlin High School, universities use writing centers to help their students advance their writing. Colleges such as the University of Connecticut, the University of Rhode Island, and Michigan State University all have various techniques that could be applied to our writing center. Overall, from my research I have found that there are many different approaches to writing centers

I am also taking English Composition next term. I am a little anxious about writing but knowing that I have access to the writing center gives me peace of mind that I will be successful. Time management was a great lesson, I did not realize how much time I was wasting that could be reallocated to school work. I am still working on my scheduling but with time I know I can work out a plan that will benefit me and my family.

One of them being that going the writing center and utilizing my resources around me will actually be constructive to me. By having people I’ve never met before but help me academically is a nice and reassuring feeling that there are people in the world who actually enjoying helping and guiding writers in the right direction to help their revision process be smooth sailing. In addition to going to writing center it also made me realize how crucial getting second opinion are on helping the structure of my writing. In my writing I tend to have some problems either with biases or just derailing the main point of the writing because when I get passionate about a subject I tend to want to talk about everything this subject can entail. This was especially evident in the analysis of the image by Barbara Kruger essay that I created. I had a general idea of where I wanted to go with the paper but I just couldn’t get to the main point because I wanted to cover so many things. But by having the writing center assistances help me choose a point and to run with that idea made my paper that much stronger helping convey the ideas that I wanted to make all along. So with having my peers reading over and helping me point out minor details that I may have just read over without giving much thought it helps with the overarching structure of the

Writing is something I enjoy doing to share my opinions and ideas. During this english course, I have learned how to change my writing in ways that make it more intriguing and effective. The essays I have written during this English 101 course have pushed me to change my writing process and write more creatively. Those essays have also forced me to reanalyze my personal opinions and beliefs. After taking this course, I believe that my identity as a writer has changed for the better.

As a non-native English speaker, I sometimes struggle on getting my ideas out the way I intended. The Writing Center is a great help to me; it offers me the possibility to improve my writing skills. Additionally, the people there are really nice and excited about helping the students. The environment at the Writing Center is relaxing and favorable. Overall, it is a great resource that every student should take advantage of. Moreover, they do offer services in different locations

Writing has always been something I dread. It’s weird because I love talking and telling stories, but the moment I have to write it all down on paper, I become frantic. It’s almost as if a horse race just begun in my mind, with hundreds of horses, or words, running through my mind, unable to place them in chronological order. Because I struggle to form satisfying sentence structure, it takes me hours, sometimes even days, to write one paper. It’s not that I think I’m a “bad writer,” I just get discouraged easily. Needless to say, I don’t think highly of my writing skills. When I was little I loved to both read and write. I read just about any book I could get my hands on, and my journal was my go to for my daily adventures. Although it’s

About one month ago, I made an appointment with the writing center in order take notes for this paper and also to get some more feedback on major paper 2. Before my appointment date, I took some notes on what I expected from the writing center and how I felt about going to see a tutor. It helps to write these kinds of things out because it really makes you reflect on how you think and feel.