Hours
The only day of the week that we are always CLOSED
What is Saturday
Tutors at the Writing Center carry this distinction, a four-letter "p" word.
What is "peer"?
This "genuine" thing is one of the key tools in a tutor's "tool kit."
What is a genuine question?
If you need to let someone know the first and last name of your boss, who would you mention?
These questions are the ones most commonly asked by journalists, all starting with "W"
What are: who, what, when, where, and why?
If I want the first appointment of the day on a Wednesday, this is the time I would be able to schedule.
What is noon or 12 pm.
This stage of the writing process is likely to focus on cutting text, clarifying text, or adding text.
What is revision?
This monthly missive features relevant issues to Writing Center professionals, tutors, and writers, and goes by the initials, "WLN."
What is Writing Lab Newsletter
If you wanted someone to go to our homepage, the address would be this, preceded by "www."
If a writer is not very engaged, this technique (named after a shiny surface) may encourage writers to lean-in.
What is "mirroring"
The latest appointment I could have on a Friday would begin at either of these two times.
What is 4:00 pm or 4:30 pm?
This Writing Center publication has 13 volumes' worth of Evergreen tutors' student perspectives on writing and is accessible via our website.
What is Inkwell: A student guide to writing at Evergreen
Complete this important CV article title: "Tutoring as a ___________ Act."
What is "Radical"
If a student needs help with something outside of the Writing Center's reach, this support ticketing system address is a good place to refer them to.
What is help.evergreen.edu
This hyphenated word is about talking about talking, and is one of the most important parts of tutoring!
What is meta-communication?
Appointments ideally start on time. If a writer is running late, we usually mark the session as "missed" how long after the start time?
What is 15 minutes
While it could be convenient for a writer concerned about typos to simply get their work corrected, this is something we only offer to do with writers and during sessions
What is proofreading?
Writing Center theory indicates that there is no single best English, but instead, worldwide, people practice this plural word: "_______" Englishes.
What are "multiple"
If you need to talk to someone about a complaint you have about working at the Writing Cetner, who would you be speaking to?
The Student Employment Office or the Library Dean
This practice is something we do twice a quarter to appreciate one another.
What are snaps?
If a person's shift runs until 5 pm and they have a session, at what time does their session end?
What is 4:50 pm
A full listing of our offerings includes workshops, one-on-one sessions, in-program tutoring, in-class introductions, and more. One can find a full listing of them here.
What is evergreen.edu/writingcenter/about (or "For Faculty")
This outlook describes students as bringing many gifts (not problems) when it comes to their education. For example, a multilingual student doesn't have "broken English" but instead brings the gifts of multilingual practice. Instead of the "deficit"-based thinking, we practice "_____"-based thinking.
What is "asset-based"
There used to be temporary assistants at the Writing Center who were called this arm body part (and Writing Center theorists), plural.
Who were "Elbows"
What is the best way to describe working at the Writing Center?
What is: Anything you said! YAYYYYY!