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Archive for February 1st, 2014

Prewriting Without the Boredom of Prewriting

 by Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center As the festivities officially wind down from the busy holiday months, many of us face a new year with a slew of fresh, […]

Here Are Some Methods Helping English Language Learners Avoid Plagiarism

Sometimes instructors and tutors miss the mark when teaching students how to avoid plagiarism.  With a TurnItIn® report as evidence of the offense, plagiarism is treated as a matter of ignorance–of […]

Farm Feast: Recipes for Writing Success

  by Molly Wright Starkweather, Kaplan University Writing Center When I was still living near family in the South, I got to help my grandmother prepare for a New Year’s […]

Teaching the Writing Process

  By Amy Sexton, Kaplan University Writing Center When I write longer papers, I always print out at least one hard copy of my draft before I complete final revisions.  Even […]

Why Crafting a Thesis is Cultural

By Chrissine Rios, KUWC Writing Tutor Thesis-support essay organization is standard in academic writing, yet it doesn’t come naturally to all students. Essay organization reflects the way we organize thoughts, […]

Do you really put a comma where you pause?

By Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center, Writing Specialist, WAC The following is a true story and a great teaching moment.   This took place as I was helping my […]

The Makings of a Great Online Writing Center

by Chrissine Rios, Writing Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center The North Carolina division of the Southeast Writing Center Association held a Writing Consultant Retreat on September 13 to foster community among writing […]

The lyf so short – The Tutor as Mentor

The lyf so short David Werner By David Werner, Kaplan University Writing Center The role of the tutor can vary but just as a physician takes the Hippocratic Oath to […]

“Letters to Jackie”: Lessons about Letter Writing and Journaling from the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President Kennedy

By Teresa Kelly, Kaplan University As the nation pauses to remember the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy – the first president born in the 20th […]

Science Writing – Telling a Story (a Video: Susan Holmes of Standford)

By Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center, Writing Specialist, WAC In the KUWC, we are often asked if we are capable of helping students do science writing.  For example professors […]