McSwain Annex Room 150
Fall 2023 hours are as follows:
Main Campus (McSwain Annex 150) | Graham County Center Shope 7 |
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Tuesday 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Lella Dougherty | Tuesday 8:50-9:50 a.m. (beginning Aug. 29) |
Wednesday 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Cathy Chambers | For additional times and days, please contact the writing center for a virtual session. |
Thursday 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Lella Dougherty |
Zoom tutoring sessions: Email writingcenter@tricountycc.edu for a time and link
Email feedback: Send drafts to writingcenter@tricountycc.edu
Students are highly encouraged to make an appointment for face-to-face Writing Center sessions. Appointments can be scheduled on the sign-up sheet outside McSwain Annex 150 or by emailing writingcenter@tricountycc.edu.
Masks and social distancing are required during face-to-face tutoring sessions.
This semester, students may also meet with a tutor virtually during the times specified above. Appointments for virtual sessions may be requested by sending an email to writingcenter@tricountycc.edu, or students may drop in the session by accessing the TCCC Online Writing Center through Moodle. Once in the course, access the session by:
The Collaborate session should then load on the screen.
*If the TCCC Online Writing Center is not visible in Moodle, please email writingcenter@tricountycc.edu to request to be enrolled.
To maximize productivity during the allotted time, students may choose to email their papers to writingcenter@tricountycc.edu prior to virtual sessions so the tutor has a chance to review them; however, this is not a requirement.
Additionally, students may request written feedback by emailing the Writing Center at writingcenter@tricountycc.edu.
Also feel free to drop in to the Writing Center if all you have is a quick question—such as how to document a source or how to fix an error that grammar-check has flagged.
Students can ask questions of Writing Center tutors by emailing writingcenter@tricountycc.edu. Include the following in your message:
Depending on the volume of students the center is helping, your message should receive a response within 1-2 days.
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APA
Naked Grammar - The Bare Essentials from the Grammar Mechanics Foundation (a nonprofit organization that seeks "to advance the teaching of English grammar and related English language skills through creative use of information technology").
Evaluating Information and Sources from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) - After clicking the link, access all pages of the resource by clicking the sublinks under "Evaluating Information and Sources" on the left menu.