Writing Center

Some of these articles are available through JSTOR, which requires access from a computer on campus or with a remote-access password. These articles are clearly marked. For help with off-campus access, please speak to the reference librarians. If any of these links are incorrect, please contact Peter Ellis, the Center's Information Technology Manager, immediately.

You should print copies of these articles for your own reference as you continue to develop your tutoring philosophies.

Prior to Week 1	Inkwell: A Student's Guide to Writing at Evergreen (2006). Copies are also available in the Writing Center. JSTOR: Stephen M. North, "The Idea of a Writing Center" (September 1984).
Week 1	George Orwell, "Why I Write" (1946).
Week 2	JSTOR: Fan Shen, "The Classroom and the Wider Culture: Identity as a Key to Learning English Composition" (December 1989). Brooke Ann Smith, "The Socratic method: The answer for the new tutor" (March 2005), starts on page 9, continues on page 15.
Week 3	JSTOR: Fan Shen, "The Classroom and the Wider Culture: Identity as a Key to Learning English Composition" (re-read).
Week 4	JSTOR: Nancy Sommers, "Responding to Student Writing" (May 1982). Amber Gschwend, "Perfectionism isn't good enough" (March 2005), starts on page 8.
Week 5	Paul Graham, "The Age of the Essay" (September 2004). Chanel James, "A Matter of Style" (June 2005), starts on page 14.

Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning Center

Writing Center - Olympia

Summer 2008 Hours:
Location: Library 2304
Mon - Thu: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Fri: 9 AM - 4 PM
We are closed on the weekends
Phone: (360) 867-6420

Primetime Location: Closed during the summer. Primetime will re-open in Fall 2008.
Phone: (360) 867-6410

Writing Center - Tacoma

Location: Writing Room (inquire at front desk)

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Last Updated: July 2, 2008

The Evergreen State College

2700 Evergreen Parkway NW

Olympia, Washington 98505

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