Information and Resources for Instructors
Description of Studio New Guidelines Computer Lab Library Contacts
Composition Links Feedback Surveys Plagiarrism Policy Academic CalenderFirst-Year Writing Website
Scheduling Information

Description of Studio
The First-Year Writing Studio, located in Room 2005 Bate Building, offers free one-on-one help sessions for your English 1100 and 1200 students. Our writing consultants, all English graduate students, can help your students organize thoughts, brainstorm ideas, document sources, use grammar handbooks, and clarify a paper's focus. While we are not an editing service, consultants will help students learn to spot and correct grammatical and mechanical problems.

We ask that you encourage students to schedule appointments ahead of time to guarantee assistance; however, they may drop in during Studio hours and, if there is an available consultant, she or he will assist them. Students should bring the assignment, a current draft and any other relevant materials (i.e., textbook, past drafts, class notes, syllabus, etc.)

While consultants are not available to cover classes for you, they do offer workshops to complement your instruction in English 1100 and 1200. Workshop topics include:

Organization and Coherence	Revising and Editing
Punctuation	Plagiarism & Note Taking
Effective Sentences	Evaluation Printed & Internet Sources
Introductions/Thesis statements	Documenting and Works Cited
Peer Review	Invention Strategies
Grammatical Sentences	Compiling a Preliminary Bibliography

Studio Guidlines for Workshops
Due to the awesome cost of photocopying our workshops for use in the classroom, consultants conduct workshop sessions in one of the department's computer labs where students can access the materials via the web, follow along on screen, complete the practice exercises using Microsoft Word, and save a copy on disk or print a copy of the materials if desired. When you request a workshop either using the on-line form or by calling or e-mailing the studio, either the administrative assistant or your consultant will e-mail to confirm the appointment as well as inform you of the room where your workshop is scheduled. After the workshop, don't forget to fill out our feedback survey.

Library Contacts
For information regarding the North Carolina Collections, contact Maury York at yorkm@mail.ecu.edu or call 328-0252
For information regarding researching at Joyner Library, contact Jan Lewis at lewisja@mail.ecu.edu or call 328-2258

Composition Links
http://www.english.upenn.edu/CFP/- calls for papers
http://www.bartleby.com- includes Roget's Thesaurus, American Heritage Dictionary, and several grammar, usage, and style guides.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/- A helpful and extensive list of handouts from UNC Chapel Hill.
http://www.mla.org- All of your MLA documentation and citation questions can be answered here.
http://www.apastyle.org/index.html -All of your APA documentation and citation questions can be answered here.

Feedback Surveys
Individual Consulting Sessions
Workshops

Scheduling Information
Studio Introduction (10-15 minute presentation of studio services at the beginning of the semester)
Reserve the computer lab
Workshops to be conducted for your class