The Writing Center
3110 Coleman Hall
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 581-5929
Hours: M-Th: 9-3 & 6-9; F: 9-1
The Writing Center and the Goals of Writing Conferences
The Writing Center of Eastern Illinois University is a place where students can develop as independent writers and thinkers. We recognize that student writers come to the center with individual needs and individual writing processes, and we are committed to helping students from all disciplines, majors, and academic backgrounds at any stage of the writing process.
Writing Center consultants work with writers on a number of important tasks, such as these:
Understanding and analyzing writing assignments
Moving past writer’s block
Brainstorming topics and ideas
Revising for stronger content and adapting to audience
Developing focus and thesis statements
Organizing ideas and support
Developing evidence, examples, and supporting details
Revising for stronger development of and work with source materials
Guiding writers to effectively integrate source materials
Providing guidance on using citation systems
Offering assistance on how to effectively and ethically summarize, paraphrase, and quote source materials
Implementing strategies for strong paragraphing
Improving cohesion through transitions and organization
Revising for sentence-level clarity, precision, and emphasis
Creating sentence variety for emphasis and cohesion
Offering strategies for efficient and effective proofreading and editing
Helping students find their own process for proofreading and editing
