Information and Resources for Students
Description of Studio Opinion Survey Scheduling Information Writing Resources WWW Writing Resources

Description of Studio
The First-Year Writing Studio offers free one-on-one help sessions to English 1100 and 1200 students. Our writing consultants, all English graduate students, can help you organize thoughts, brainstorm ideas, document sources, use grammar handbooks, and clarify your paper's focus. While we are not an editing service, consultants will help you learn to spot and correct grammatical and mechanical problems. You may schedule an appointment to guarantee assistance, or you may drop by when you like and see if a consultant is available.

How should you prepare for an individual consulting session?

In addition to one-on-one sessions, consultants offer workshops to complement 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
Grammatical Sentences	Compiling a Preliminary Bibliography
Peer Review	Invention Strategies

If you would like to work with a consultant on one of these areas, please call the studio to make an appointment. Your instructor may also request that a consultant lead a workshop during a scheduled class session on a particular topic.

The Studio also houses a computer lab in Bate 2007 that can be reserved for class session and, when not reserved, is available to all ECU students, faculty, and staff.

If you have questions, or would like to schedule an appointment, please drop by the Studio, fill out the appropriate form below, or contact us at 328-6399 during consulting hours.

Opinion Survey
Student Opinion of Services Form

Scheduling Forms
Individual Consulting Session Request Form
Individual Workshop Request Form

Writing Resources
ECU's Plagairism Policy
Writing Studio Workshops
Individual Sessions at the Writing Studio
Joyner Library's Virtual Reference Desk

World-Wide Web Writing Resources
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/-A wealth of writing resources
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/- A helpful and extensive list of handouts from UNC Chapel Hill
http://www.bartleby.com- includes Roget's Thesaurus, American Heritage Dictionary, and several grammar, usage, and style guides.
http://www.mla.org- All of your documentation and citation questions about MLA style can be answered here.
http://www.apastyle.org/- All of your documentation and citation queations about APA style can be answered here.