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The
mission of the Writing Center is to provide one-to-one writing support to student writers
at all levels of experience and writing skills across the curriculum.
We believe that learning to write well means sharing
your writing with others. That’s why the Writing Center exists—to help you
become a better writer by spending time with you on your writing projects. Because
we support your thinking and writing, we will not write your papers for you,
correct errors, or polish sentences. Instead, we listen to your writing concerns,
show you ways to get started, ask questions, offer suggestions and encouragement, and in
general help you pay attention to your thoughts as they develop on the page.
 | Welcome writers from all backgrounds
and of all skill levels
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| Read, listen, and talk with you about
your work in all stages of the writing process—
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from gathering ideas, to drafting,
revising, and editing
| Help you identify the strengths and
weaknesses of your writing
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| Discuss writing strategies
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| Answer questions about spelling,
punctuation, and grammar
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| Show you how to proofread and correct
errors
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| Respect your decisions about what to
change in your writing projects
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| Discuss grades or suggest a grade for a
piece of writing
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| Correct your papers or do the writing
for you
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| Pretend to be the experts of your
writing—that is your role
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| Pretend to be experts in biology,
history, psychology, nursing, nutrition, and so on—that is your instructor’s
role
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