Writing Center
The Writing Center provides free writing assistance for AiW students from all disciplines and at all stages of the writing process. Discuss your writing with consultants who are experienced writers and teachers of writing. Sessions are interactive. Through close reading and questions, your consultant will help you express and articulate your ideas. Your consultant can work with you at all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming to writing to revising. Consultants will not edit your paper for you but will help you learn to find your grammatical and mechanical errors so that you will be able to correct them on your own.
Bring a copy of your writing, or just your ideas, to the session. If you have a class assignment, then please bring a copy of the assignment sheet as well.
Writing Instructors
Hours for instructors in left column
Ms. Cole:swcole@aii.edu
Mr. Pickett:jp318@stu.aii.edu
Ms. Przybylowicz:sp3111@fac.aii.edu
Helpful Links for Writers
Online Writing Resources
The following links are good online writing labs. They will help you with grammar, punctuation, forms of writing, essays, arguments, thesis statements, research reports and many other helpful practices.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows
www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts
www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html
www.powa.org
www.grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
In addition, these style guides are available free of charge on bartleby.com
American Heritage® Book of English Usage
With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style.
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
This most extensive handbook of the language ever published features over 6,500 descriptive and prescriptive entires with 4,300 hyperlinked cross-references.
Strunk, William, Jr
Believing that one must first know the rules to break them, these classic reference books is a must-have for any student or writer.
The Elements of Style
Fowler, H. W
This reference work has remained a standard resource—serving generations of students and writers with common sense rules of style and grammar.
The King’s English
We look forward to seeing you at the Writing Center!
