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at the beginning: understanding assignments generating ideas finding and refining a focus developing outlines, mindmaps, flowcharts, etc recognizing audience expectations working through writer's block meeting writing challenges |
in the midst of writing: crafting thesis statements structuring essays logically supporting and expanding ideas improving coherency and flow using sources responsibly strengthening arguments and handling counterarguments anticipating readers' needs |
near the end of their writing: enhancing introductions and conclusions revising transitions reviewing formatting and citations making informed choices about language and tone varying sentence structure developing proofreading strategies
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We are committed to fostering a culture of writing. In this endeavor we aim:
- to support the diverse writers who make up our student body, faculty, and staff;
- to energize the teaching of writing across the disciplines;
- to serve as a center for writing research.
