the writing center

Two Locations!
Knobview 208 & Library

types of help

• help with types of writing
• help with the mechanics of writing
• help with content
• help with documenting
• help with computer functions
• help with competitions
• help over the phone
• help via fax
• help via email

help with types of writing

• any writing for an IU Southeast class
• any writing related to a job, scholarship, or graduate school search
• any personal writing from fiction to letters of reference

we offer help with the following

• creative non-fiction
• letters
• reports
• essays
• literature
• research
• outlines

• resumes
• fiction
• plays
• speeches
• grammar
• poetry
• memos

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help with mechanics of writing

• Has the writer correctly used commas, semicolons, and colons?
• Are all sentences complete without fragments or run-ons?

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help with content

• Are all sentences clear and easy to understand?
• Is there a thesis or point to the paper?
• Do the paragraphs prove the thesis of the paper?

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help with documenting

• What documentation style is the paper using?
• Is proper credit given in the paper to sources?
• Is proper credit given at the end of the paper to sources?

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help with computer functions

• Microsoft Word
• PowerPoint
• Ebscohost
• Internet
• E-mail

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help with competitions

We are the collection center for student writing competitions. To learn more visit our contest page.

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help over the phone

We are pleased to answer specific questions on documentation or punctuation over the phone during our regular hours of operation. Our phone number is (812) 941– 2498.

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help via fax

The Writing Center does not have fax machines. We do not receive faxes, nor do we send faxes. Please don't fax us your papers.

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help via e-mail

You can send us a paper electronically using e-mail. For direction please see our e-mail your essay page.

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