台面社区坳lege Writing Center providesfree一个- - - - - -on-one writing tutoring support for any class or discipline at Mesa Community College. Our tutoring services are available on a drop-in basis (no appointment is needed!). Writing Center tutoring is available in person and online during our hours of operation.

Location & Hours

Writing Center Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday:9:00am - 7:00pm

Friday:9:00am - 3:00pm

For in-person tutoring, visit LB-175 on the first floor of the Elsner Library building at the Southern & Dobson campus.

To connect with a Writing Center tutor virtually, visit theVirtual Writing Tutoring Center. Log in, then select a tutor who is online and click "Ask me a question" to start a meeting with your selected tutor.

Writing Center Services

The Writing Center can help currently enrolled MCC students with any stage of the writing process:

• Brainstorming
• Organizing ideas
• Meeting MLA/APA style guidelines
• Meeting assignment requirements
• Finding and citing sources
• And more!

The Writing Center is also able to assist students with writing scholarship essays!

Handouts

Below are helpful writing, reading, and English language skills resources.

Writing Ambiguities: Identifying and Correcting Analysis Essays Anatomy of an Essay: Visualizing the Essay’s Structure Annotated Bibliographies Common Knowledge and the Public Domain Conducting Research Designing the College Essay Detail Email Etiquette Evaluating Sources False Prohibitions Integrating Quotations: Quick Guide Integrating Quotations: Some Techniques Paragraphs and Paragraph Types Paraphrasing: Quick Guide Paraphrasing (In-Depth) The Perfect “Quote Sandwich”: An Activity! Persuasion vs. Argument Plagiarism: What Is It? What's the Harm? Position Papers Proofreading Essay Papers Quoting Rules Reasons to Quote (Rather than Paraphrase) Rhetorical Appeals Scholarship Essays Summarizing Summarizing an Article: A Quick Guide Summary vs. Analysis Synthesizing Sources Synthesizing Sources: A Brief Demo Thesis Statements Understanding the Writing Assignment Valid Prohibitions English Language Learning 8 Pronunciation Tips Confusing Words: A-D Confusing Words: E-H Confusing Words: I & L Confusing Words: M - O Confusing Words: P-Q Confusing Words: S Confusing Words: T-V Confusing Words: Wh-Y English Vocabulary Study Tips Rules for the Use of Articles in English Terms and Skills Used in College English Courses Pt. I: Rhetorical Knowledge Terms and Skills Used in College English Courses Pt. II: Critical Thinking Understanding Unfamiliar Vocabulary While You Read Grammar Apostrophes Articles Brief Guide: Commas in Adjective Series Commas in Adjective Series Commas with Introductory Elements Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences Dangling Modifiers The Dash and the Hyphen Disruptive and Orphaned Commas Essential and Non-Essential Elements Essential Grammar for Specific Writing Tasks: Cause and Effect Essential Grammar for Specific Writing Tasks: Comparison/ Contrast Fragments vs. Sentences The Fused Participle Helping Verbs Indefinite Pronouns Perfect Tenses Phrases & Clauses Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Semicolon and the Colon Subject Verb Agreement Reading How and Why to Annotate, Take Notes, and Explain Ideas Main Ideas and Supporting Details Critical Reading Common Logical Fallacies Student Success Tips for Public Speaking Writing Emails

Helpful Links

For help with . . .

• MLA, visitPurdue OWL's MLA Formatting and Style Guide
• common grammar topics, readGrammarly's blog on different grammar rules
• guided grammar practice, tryKhan Academy's free grammar courseor tryCUNY's interactive grammar tutorials
• the writing process, tryCUNY's interactive writing tutorials
• vocabulary, tryVocabulary.com's vocabulary-building game
• TOEFL preparation, tryMagoosh's TOEFL Prep & Practice app(trial version is free!) or readMagoosh's TOEFL blog pages