Whoever said grammar couldn't be funny has never watched this series: Grammarman.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Loft Writing Center’s First Annual Essay Writing Contest
Calling all student writers attending classes at North Seattle Community College!
The Loft Writing Center Plus is now accepting submissions to its first annual student essay writing contest. If you fancy yourself a budding writer or just have a story you’re burning to share, you should consider writing an essay and submitting it to this contest. Not only will you have a chance to win a cash prize, but the first place winner will also be published in the Licton Springs Review, North Seattle Community College’s literary journal.
Content Criteria:
The essay should be a personal narrative, which means a story about something that has happened to you. It could be about learning how to drive, immigrating to America, eating a strange food, playing chess for the first time, or even shaking hands with a celebrity or politician. The topic is wide open. The most important requirement as far as content is that the essay must conform to the genre of a personal narrative.
If you’re not certain what a personal narrative essay looks like, you can always come visit the Loft and ask one of our writing tutors to help get you started.
Format Criteria:
The essay should meet the following format guidelines:
• 12 point font
• Double spaced
• Times New Roman font
• 3,000 words or less
Submission Criteria
Essays should be submitted to the Loft Writing Center by Sunday November 2, 2008 at 4:30 pm. You can drop your submissions at the greeter station as you enter the Loft.
Please remember to turn in a submission form along with your essay. You can download a PDF of the submission form by following this link.
http://facweb.northseattle.edu/dtarker/essay%20submission%20form.pdf
All entries will be judged anonymously, so please do not write your name on the essay. Only write your name on the entry form.
You may also submit electronically at dtarker@sccd.ctc.edu
Prizes
Beyond just enjoying all the praise that will be showered upon you by your peers and instructors, the top three winners will win the following prizes.
First Place = $100.00 and publication in The Licton Springs Review
Second Place = $75.00
Third Place = $50.00
Awards will be announced at a celebration during the first week of December.
We would like to thank the Education Fund and Student Government for providing funding in support of this writing contest.
Now get writing!
The Loft Writing Center Plus is now accepting submissions to its first annual student essay writing contest. If you fancy yourself a budding writer or just have a story you’re burning to share, you should consider writing an essay and submitting it to this contest. Not only will you have a chance to win a cash prize, but the first place winner will also be published in the Licton Springs Review, North Seattle Community College’s literary journal.
Content Criteria:
The essay should be a personal narrative, which means a story about something that has happened to you. It could be about learning how to drive, immigrating to America, eating a strange food, playing chess for the first time, or even shaking hands with a celebrity or politician. The topic is wide open. The most important requirement as far as content is that the essay must conform to the genre of a personal narrative.
If you’re not certain what a personal narrative essay looks like, you can always come visit the Loft and ask one of our writing tutors to help get you started.
Format Criteria:
The essay should meet the following format guidelines:
• 12 point font
• Double spaced
• Times New Roman font
• 3,000 words or less
Submission Criteria
Essays should be submitted to the Loft Writing Center by Sunday November 2, 2008 at 4:30 pm. You can drop your submissions at the greeter station as you enter the Loft.
Please remember to turn in a submission form along with your essay. You can download a PDF of the submission form by following this link.
http://facweb.northseattle.edu/dtarker/essay%20submission%20form.pdf
All entries will be judged anonymously, so please do not write your name on the essay. Only write your name on the entry form.
You may also submit electronically at dtarker@sccd.ctc.edu
Prizes
Beyond just enjoying all the praise that will be showered upon you by your peers and instructors, the top three winners will win the following prizes.
First Place = $100.00 and publication in The Licton Springs Review
Second Place = $75.00
Third Place = $50.00
Awards will be announced at a celebration during the first week of December.
We would like to thank the Education Fund and Student Government for providing funding in support of this writing contest.
Now get writing!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Happy Punctuation Day
Today is Punctuation Day!
To learn more, visit this web site:
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/
To learn more, visit this web site:
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/
Friday, September 12, 2008
Fall Quarter Hours
Loft Tutor Dean Wingfield
The Loft Writing Center Plus will be opening September 25th. Our hours of operation for fall quarter will be:
Mon-Th. 8:30-6:30
Fri. 8:30 – 1:30
Sun. 12:30-4:30
The Loft will be closed on November 11, 27, & 28
The Loft Writing Center Plus will be opening September 25th. Our hours of operation for fall quarter will be:
Mon-Th. 8:30-6:30
Fri. 8:30 – 1:30
Sun. 12:30-4:30
The Loft will be closed on November 11, 27, & 28
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Writer's Resources Training
Get an overview of our Writer's Resources program by following this link:
http://facweb.northseattle.edu/dtarker/writer's%20resources/writer's%20resources.htm
http://facweb.northseattle.edu/dtarker/writer's%20resources/writer's%20resources.htm
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Bad Essay Writing Tips
The next time you're preparing to write an academic essay, listen to this young college student...and do the opposite!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
What is Plagiarism?
At its core, plagiarism is intellectual theft. In academia, a plagiarist is comparable to a burglar, stealing others intellectual property and passing it off as their own for profit…in most cases a passing grade on an essay or research paper. Since college students are expected to conform to the rules of academic integrity, it is important to understand exactly what constitutes plagiarism and what the penalties are if a student is caught passing another’s work off as his or her own.
A Definition
According to Dictionary.com, plagiarism is: “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.”
In other words, if a writer borrows any words or ideas from another writer without giving proper credit, he or she has committed plagiarism.
As the Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana State University points out, plagiarism can take many forms….each with increasing degrees of severity.
At the beginning of the spectrum are students who paraphrase or summarize an author’s ideas without citing the source. This may seem like a light offense, especially if the student is only taking a small or obvious idea, but it still constitutes a violation of academic integrity. Writers and scholars invest a great deal of time formulating their ideas, theories, and research, and so deserve credit for the work they have done.
Another more egregious form of plagiarism is copying a writer’s text word for word and using it in your paper without giving proper credit. It is perfectly fine to quote a writer and cite them in your footnotes or works cited page, so there really is no reason to engage in this activity. Yet many students still get caught doing just this sort of thing.
Worse still, however, is submitting another student’s paper as your own. The purpose of academic writing is to help students learn to develop, organize, and express their own ideas. Turning in another student’s work is one of the most severe violations of academic integrity.
The penultimate form of plagiarism, however, is purchasing an essay or research paper from a friend, classmate, or online source. If any explanation is needed to answer why this is wrong, you may want to pursue a career in crime rather than a earn a college degree.
Consequences
There are few greater crimes in academia worse than plagiarism. Therefore the consequences when caught can be devastating. Receiving an F or a “No Credit” for the assignment is only the tip of the ice burg. A first offense can lead to academic probation or, at some universities, expulsion from the school.
It should be noted that professors and scholars in academia, meaning your college instructors, are held to the same standards. Many scholars have seen their reputations ruined and careers destroyed getting caught for plagiarism.
For more on this issue, visit the following links:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
http://www.wadsworth.com/english_d/special_features/plagiarism/definition.html
http://www.chem.uky.edu/Courses/common/plagiarism.html
A Definition
According to Dictionary.com, plagiarism is: “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.”
In other words, if a writer borrows any words or ideas from another writer without giving proper credit, he or she has committed plagiarism.
As the Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana State University points out, plagiarism can take many forms….each with increasing degrees of severity.
At the beginning of the spectrum are students who paraphrase or summarize an author’s ideas without citing the source. This may seem like a light offense, especially if the student is only taking a small or obvious idea, but it still constitutes a violation of academic integrity. Writers and scholars invest a great deal of time formulating their ideas, theories, and research, and so deserve credit for the work they have done.
Another more egregious form of plagiarism is copying a writer’s text word for word and using it in your paper without giving proper credit. It is perfectly fine to quote a writer and cite them in your footnotes or works cited page, so there really is no reason to engage in this activity. Yet many students still get caught doing just this sort of thing.
Worse still, however, is submitting another student’s paper as your own. The purpose of academic writing is to help students learn to develop, organize, and express their own ideas. Turning in another student’s work is one of the most severe violations of academic integrity.
The penultimate form of plagiarism, however, is purchasing an essay or research paper from a friend, classmate, or online source. If any explanation is needed to answer why this is wrong, you may want to pursue a career in crime rather than a earn a college degree.
Consequences
There are few greater crimes in academia worse than plagiarism. Therefore the consequences when caught can be devastating. Receiving an F or a “No Credit” for the assignment is only the tip of the ice burg. A first offense can lead to academic probation or, at some universities, expulsion from the school.
It should be noted that professors and scholars in academia, meaning your college instructors, are held to the same standards. Many scholars have seen their reputations ruined and careers destroyed getting caught for plagiarism.
For more on this issue, visit the following links:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
http://www.wadsworth.com/english_d/special_features/plagiarism/definition.html
http://www.chem.uky.edu/Courses/common/plagiarism.html
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