In-person Writing Centre/Reading Centre Meeting Hours
| Day | Hours | Instructor | Appointment Type | Location | |
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Monday | 11:00am to 2:00pm 2:35pm to 3:55pm | Joesph Thomas Laura Ciconte | Reading Writing | Walk-ins Online & Walk-ins | 356 (Locarno) |
Tuesday | 10:00am to 2:30pm 2:25pm to 3:55pm | Dylan Godwin Laura Ciconte | Reading Writing | Walk-ins Online & Walk-ins | 356 (Locarno) |
Wednesday | 10:00am to 12:00pm 2:25pm to 3:55pm | Joesph Thomas Laura Ciconte | Reading Writing | Walk-ins Online & Walk-ins | 356 (Locarno) |
Thursday | 9:00am to 10:30am 2:25pm to 3:55pm | Dylan Godwin Laura Ciconte | Reading Writing | Walk-ins Online & Walk-ins | 356 (Locarno) |
Friday | 2:25pm to 3:55pm | Laura Ciconte | Writing
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Online & Walk-ins | 356 (Locarno) |
To book a 20-minute in-person appointment for your writing/reading meeting with Ms. Laura Ciconte (Mon to Fri between 2:25 pm and 3:55 pm), please use the following links.
Link 1 – 20-minute Writing appointment with Ms. Laura Ciconte
Link 2 – 20-minute Reading appointment with Ms. Laura Ciconte
Please note that walk-ins are welcome!
We look forward to seeing and serving you in person/online.
In addition, the Writing Centre offers workshops each semester for students looking to improve their academic reading and writing skills. This semester, the Writing Centre will be giving various workshops over Zoom. The Zoom links for these workshops will become available on the MyCC home page or the Writing Centre’s MyCC page on 24 hours before each workshop begins.
Workshop Information:
Thesis Statements
Remember: it isn’t what you think that matters; it’s how you express and support it! In this workshop, students will learn how to express their opinions through concise thesis statements and support them with strong claims. Students will be provided with examples of strong and weak thesis statements, guided through the planning process in creating a thesis statement, and have an opportunity to practise writing their own.
Reading (Level I)
To write a successful essay almost always requires skilled reading. In this workshop, students will be introduced to different reading strategies for academic texts. They will engage in texts directed at the beginner-college level (level 100 courses) and answer different comprehension questions. Students will be shown how to infer meaning from a sentence, break down a text into understandable parts, and identify key parts of a text.
Reading (Level II)
This workshop is intended for students who have a basic preliminary reading comprehension level but need further assistance in grasping more advanced academic texts. Students will be provided with the tools needed to dissect complex readings, tackle difficult vocabulary, and interpret abstract texts.
Accidental Plagiarism
Students often struggle with how to use other authors’ words in their own work. In this workshop, students will be shown and practise paraphrasing exercises, identify different instances of plagiarism in example papers, and practise writing a brief response to an article by applying the correct paraphrasing and citation methods they have been taught.
