NHTI Learning Center

Welcome to Writing Center

• Writing Conferences: Come See Us
• Appointment Questions and Answers
• Current Schedule
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• APA Condensed
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• APA Handbook
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• Literature and Writing Web Resources
• Meet our Writing Coaches
• Learning Styles and Writing (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)

An English instructor is available to help students with all writing assignments including lab reports, essays, research papers and narratives; and with all stages of the writing process including selecting a topic, prewriting activities, revising and editing. Writing Center hours are posted in the Learning Center.

Writing Conferences: Come See Us!

You can come see us to talk about anything connected to writing . . .

• brainstorming ideas for a piece of writing
• moving past writer's block
• figuring out how to approach a writing assignment
• revising a piece of writing from any class
• receiving objective feedback
• becoming comfortable with the mechanics of English grammar
• learning about the research process and the APA format

A writing conference is . . .

• a conversation about writing
• a collaborative experience between a writer and a reader
• a time to focus on writing issues YOU want to talk about

A writing conference is NOT . . .

• an occasion for someone to tear apart your paper
• a time when someone tells you what to change and how you must do it

Some examples of what you might bring to the Writing Center:

lab report	speech	essay
abstract	reading response	memo
literature analysis	research paper	letter to an editor
poem	outline	narrative
resume	journal	article summary
observation report	personal statement for a college application	cover letter for a summer job

Preparing for your conference:

• If you have started a draft, bring it.
• If you are working on a class assignment, bring the assignment description.
• If revising a draft, consider what type of feedback you'd like from your reader.
• Consider using the appointment as a mini-deadline, so that you have something in writing before the paper is due.
• If you are beginning or in the middle of a paper, but don't know where you are going with it, make an appointment or drop in.

(Adapted from Robert J. Connors Writing Center at UNH Durham)

Appointment Questions and Answers

Do I have to be enrolled in an English course to use The Writing Center?
Do I need to have a specific problem to use The Writing Center?
Where is The Writing Center?
When is tutoring available?
Do I need to make an appointment?
How do I make an appointment?
Do I have to pay to use The Writing Center?

Do I have to be enrolled in an English course to use The Writing Center?
No. The Writing Center is available to all students writing papers for any course.

Do I need to have a specific problem to use The Writing Center?
No. Writers, even professional writers, rarely work in a vacuum. You can often benefit from general feedback on any paper you've written. However, try to arrive with specific areas you want to focus or questions you want answered.

Where is The Writing Center?
Enter the Library and turn left. The Writing Center is located in the Learning Center.

When is tutoring available?
The Writing Center is open the following hours: Monday - Thursday 9-7 & Fri 9-3.

Do I need to make an appointment?
Appointments are not necessary, but are recommended. Students with appointments have priority.

How do I make an appointment?
Sign up for a day and time (1/2 hour time blocks) in the three-ring black schedule binder located on The Writing Center table at the computer station in the LC & pick up a Reminder Sheet.

Do I have to pay to use The Writing Center?
No. The Writing Center provides free tutoring to NHTI students.

The Writing Center is Free,
but you have responsibilities:
Arrive on time..
Please call the LC at 271-7725, in advance, if you are unable to keep your appointment.

Meet Our Writing Coaches

Our writing coaches are professionals who teach English and like to conference with writers. We are experienced objective readers of student writing and will work with you to help you produce effective written work.

Writing Center Coordinator:

Cathy Eaton

Writing Coaches:

• Jean Cannon
• Paula Delbonis-Platt
• Sue Diener
• Jane Hunt
• Kristina Lucas
• Bill Ivers
• John King
• Susanne O'Brien
• Gail Shilling
• Evelyn Tatro