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a supportive and resource-rich environment where writers of all disciplines can enhance their writing skills, consider a reader's response to their writing, discuss revision strategies and writing principles, as well as increase their confidence and abilities in writing. Dress & grooming standards for the Writing Center - ANSWERS-Follow the BYU-Idaho dress and grooming standards. When on shift, always wear a WC vest or name tag. Attendance policy - ANSWERS-Tutors must work all scheduled shifts unless prior plans have been made. If tutors are going to be late or miss a shift, they need to call the WC 24 hours in advance (not optional!). Tardies- tutors have until the start time of the next class period to get to their respective shift. For example, if class lets out at 12:30 and the shift starts at 12:35, tutors have until 12:45 to be on time for their shift. Attendance policy penalties - ANSWERS-First offense- a verbal warning from the supervisor on duty Second offense- a written warning from the supervisor on duty Third offense- a disciplinary conference with the Writing Center Director Fourth offense- dismissal from the Writing Center duties 9 professional policies - ANSWERS-Attitude, drama, dating, noise, food, cell phones, down time, environment, computers Academic support centers - ANSWERS-English Transition Center Math Tutoring Center Presentation Practice Center Reading Center Tutoring Center Volunteer Connections Campus Writing Center/Online Writing Center Director of English Transition Center - ANSWERS-Kristina Otinel Director of Math Tutoring Center - ANSWERS-Daniel Baird
Director of Presentation Practice Center - ANSWERS-Spencer Haacke Director of Reading Center - ANSWERS-Don Bingham Director of Tutoring Center - ANSWERS-Michael Gentry Director of Volunteer Connections - ANSWERS-Spencer Taylor Director of Campus Writing Center - ANSWERS-JP Sloop Director of Online Writing Center - ANSWERS-Sheldon Lawrence 8 Writing Center supervising positions - ANSWERS-Writing tutor, administrative assistant, scheduling supervisor, training supervisor, online administrative supervisor, online training supervisor(s), W.A.C. supervisor, anthology editor-in-chief Questions you may ask to begin a session - ANSWERS-How has your day been? So, what are you working on today? What class is this for? What is the specific assignment? Etc. Higher-order concerns - ANSWERS-Rhetorical Situation- audience, purpose, topic, tone Organization- introduction, thesis, each body paragraph, conclusion Development/Detail- does the paper use logical detail/description? Does the paper support the topic sentence? Etc. Later-order concerns - ANSWERS-Grammar- sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma rules, verb agreement, pronoun agreement, apostrophes, capitalization Punctuation Style Parts of speech - ANSWERS-Verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions (coordinating & subordinating) Sentence fragments - ANSWERS-A sentence fragment lacks one of three main elements of a sentence: the subject, the verb, or the complete thought. Run-on sentence - ANSWERS-A run-on occurs when two independent clauses (complete sentences) are joined incorrectly. It has nothing to do with the length of the sentence.
Do not capitalize - ANSWERS-Seasons Diseases not named after people (cancer) The Writing Process - ANSWERS-Understand the assignment Brainstorm Outline Draft Revise Edit Revising vs. Editing - ANSWERS-Revising is working on higher-order concerns. Works on issues w/ rhetorical situation, organization, or description and detail. Editing is working on later-order concerns. Grammatical details, working on style details, or formatting/ technical details. Outlining - ANSWERS-A refining, organizing process. Tutors can help students organize their ideas with different outlining techniques. 4 Organization Patterns - ANSWERS-Pattern 1: Intro, Support, Opposing viewpoint, Conclusion Pattern 2: Intro, Support (Argue 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd point), Conclusion Pattern 3: Intro, Support (Why reason X of opposition is flawed, why reason Y is flawed, then why reason Z is flawed), Conclusion Pattern 4: Intro, Support (Part I: define the issue, why its important, background. Part II: propose solution, support validity of solution. Part III: Acknowledge opposing ideas, give objections to your stance, respond to these objections), Conclusion Thesis statements - ANSWERS-A thesis lets the reader know writer's topic and the direction in which the writer will discuss the topic. They will also set the tone of the paper.
- Research a thesis: begin by gathering information on the topic through brainstorming, research, or a combination. Ask: what is the most important information on the topic? What does the research reveal about the topic? Etc.
- Draft a thesis: A thesis has both a topic and direction. A thesis should also be: arguable, take a stand, and have a point.
- Checking a thesis: Ask: is it too broad, narrow or vague?
Chronological detail - ANSWERS-refers to time and can be used in may ways to enhance an essay Spatial detail - ANSWERS-refers to space or location and can be used in multiple ways to enhance an essay Emotional description - ANSWERS-refers to the descriptions an author gives when the author describes how they feel about the topic Sensory description - ANSWERS-refers to descriptions of the five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound Seven arranging details - ANSWERS-Chronological order, order of location, illustration, climax, cause and effect, comparison, definition/classification Transition examples - ANSWERS-Sequence: again, besides, finally, 1st, 2nd, 3rd... Contrast: although, despite, however, instead... Cause and Effect: as a result, because, consequently... Time: as soon as, at last, at the time, meanwhile... Comparison: again, also, once more, similarly Examples: after all, even, for example, for instance... Summary: as a result, as we have seen, as mentioned... Place: above, below, beyond... Concession: granted that, admittedly, naturally... Passive voice - ANSWERS-occurs when a sentence is constructed so the object of the action is mistaken for the subject of the action. When to use quotations in writing - ANSWERS-1. to support an argument or idea
- to support your claim or thesis
- to provide authority to your argument Punctuation - ANSWERS-Period, comma, hyphen, dash (en), dash (em), parentheses, exclamation point, colon, semicolon, quotation marks (singular and double)
When do you use a block quote in APA? - ANSWERS-If the quote has more than forty words. Make the quote its own paragraph, indent the entire paragraph one half in. from the left margin, omit the quote marks, keep it double spaced, and put the citation after the final period.
