As tutors we often hear students’ frustrations about not being able to have enough to write about for writing assignments. If this is a problem for you, the first thing you might want to try is reading. This might not be the best time to pick up the latest vampire series, though. Try reading something
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Have a big project? The writing center can help with that too!
Usually you’ll hear that the writing center sees two main types of appointments: 30 minute sessions for papers 5 pages or less, or 1 hour sessions for papers 6-10 pages. What you may not know is that we do see students who need to work on longer projects. These big papers can benefit just as
“I Had an Idea…but Now It’s Gone.”
Have you ever had a brilliant idea, but when it came time to write it down couldn’t remember what it was? I had that happen recently. It was coming up for my turn to write a blog post for the Writing Center, and I came up with something that I thought would be a great
What’s up for Winter?
Welcome back! We’re gearing up for a new semester of reading, writing, and speaking. Here are the services you can check out at the Writing Center this semester: Tutoring for writing and public speaking Online tutoring for writing (available for online classes) Resources to help with MLA, APA, and other types of citations Weekly tutoring
Shared Learning
For me, one of the many sources of joy is helping someone understand something they were having difficulties with. It is wonderful when I see the twinkle in the eye or the proverbial light turn on. The twinkle in the eye and the proverbial light turning on tells me the path to success is not
Welcome Back!
On behalf of all of us at the Marian E. Wright Writing Center, welcome to the University of Michigan – Flint! For returning students, welcome back! In addition, welcome to the Writing Center’s fancy new(ish) blog. Set up by Writing Center tutors Scott Atkinson and Roger Austin, we will be using this blog throughout the
Welcome to the blog
Welcome to the official blog of the Marian E. Wright Writing Center at the University of Michigan-Flint! We at the writing center invite you to join us here as we discuss everything from just what it is we do at the writing center to the occasional (and perhaps geeky) rant on some of our own thoughts