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Outside ExperienceThe Rainier Writing Workshop’s “Outside Experience” offers participants a unique opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in a challenging aspect of the writing life.  In their second year in the program, each participant engages in an independent project that is custom-designed to enhance the participant’s regular course of study in the program. The project is flexibly designed to meet a variety of objectives:  students can attend conferences, workshops or residencies

Department of English Welcomes New ProfessorDr. Scott L. Rogers joins the PLU community having served for three years as Assistant Professor of English at Ohio Northern University (ONU), a small liberal arts university in northwest Ohio. Having also worked as coordinator of the first-year writing requirement at ONU, Dr. Rogers arrives with experience as a program administrator and writing teacher. At PLU, he will direct the Writing Center and teach courses in academic and professional writing

Bringing the Literary World to the Classroom“On December 1st our class had the lovely experience of Skyping with Daisy Hernández,” writes sophomore English/Writing and Classics major Hilary Vo, a student in my Fall 2015 Autobiographical Writing course. “Daisy brought light to her personal writing methods: her ‘emotional’ first drafts that she later revises as a ‘craft’ draft, where she thinks more about the reader. She reinforced the importance of reading your work out loud, something that I

Structure and OrganizationWhen it comes to organizing your writing, there isn’t one exclusive way to do so. It is dependent on your class, your topic, and the style you are using (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) But, there are patterns that can be used within your essays that can help to make your argument clearer, more logical, and easier to understand. These can include thoughtful thesis statements, helpful transition sentences, and strong conclusion paragraphs. For examples and helpful hints

Admission RequirementsThe Rainier Writing Workshop is selective. We are looking for motivated adults with established writing and reading habits, and who want to raise their work to a new level. The program and its mentorships are grounded in the balance between collaboration and independence. Each participant will receive individualized, strategic guidance from their mentors – in the context of the participant’s clear ownership of his or her own goals and projects. The ability to work

counter-arguments; to gauge level of interest/engagement; to help generate/expand on ideas). provides an opportunity to hear/read other writers’ prose (often the reviewer benefits as much as the writer!). Promoting the Writing Center The main purpose of the Writing Center is to provide the highest quality of peer review.  Whether or not you give class time to peer review, we hope you will encourage your students to use our services.  Also: Consider placing a statement like the following on your

Appointments Making the Most out of Our Resources While drop-in visitors are always welcome in the Writing Center, to be sure that a consultant is available it’s best to make an appointment in advance. There are three ways to set up an appointment before you stop by: Go to www.plu.edu/student-success and click “Schedule and Appointment” Call us at (253) 535-8709 Email us at writing@plu.edu (describe your assignment and when you are available) For shorter pieces of writing, consultations last 30

Guide (7th edition) for formal assignments. The resources below are available to assist students in properly documenting sources. PLU Writing Center  – Work one-on-one trained peer writing consultants at any point in the assignment writing process. The Writing Center is located in Library 220 and appointments can be made using the online scheduling tool . Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Guide – This go to site provides a variety of tools and information to help demystify the APA citation process.

students with talents and interests in writing, graphic design, communication, or business a head start into the world of publishing and a broad variety of related professions. The PPA program readily complements majors concerned with language and the written word, such as English, languages, education, history, public relations, journalism, marketing, and graphic design. But students majoring in a wide spectrum of disciplines—from biology to music to anthropology—have discovered the value of a PPA