Write Gear: Welcome English Students

LBCC Information & Resources

2011-09-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

Creating A Collegiate Environment: http://communityrelations.lbcc.edu/Loop/2010/062810/Su%202010%20Collegiate%20Env.pdf

English 105 Course Outline: http://wdb-asir.lbcc.edu/coursecurriculum/coursedetails/fullview_pp.asp?navaction=1&CourseTitle=ENGL105&MenuItem=FULLVIEW&Course_Proposal_ID=5535&proposal_status_id=

Writing and Reading Center (WRSC): The WRSC offers free one-on-one tutoring and other resources to help students with anything writing related: papers, sentence skills, MLA format, etc. I teach at the WRSC on Tuesdays from 5-9p.m. and am able to work with students one-on-one or in groups when I am not conducting workshops. I highly encourage you to sign up for my workshops.http://successcenters.lbcc.edu/writing.cfm

LAC Multidisciplinary Success Center: The services and resources offered through the LAC MDSC include free tutoring in a variety of subjects, study skills workshops, and more. http://www.lbcc.edu/SuccessCenters/lacmultidisciplinary.cfm

Learning Academic Resources (LAR):The LAR Department serves as the central comprehensive learning center that cultivates student intellectual development through course-and discipline-specific assistance, and guidance in developing comprehensive learning strategies and current technological skills for academic success. http://lar.lbcc.edu/

LAR Study Skills Workshops Schedule: http://lar.lbcc.edu/studyskills.html
Videos are also available for students who can't make it to the workshops.

The Academic Support and Development Department PCC Multidisciplinary Success Center: The ASDD at PCC MDSC offers help in these areas: Basic Skills Improvement; Certificate of Basic Skills for the Workplace; LBCC Assessment Test Preparation, and more. I highly encourage you to go there for help with your sentence skills. http://bae.lbcc.edu/

COMPUTERS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS:

Academic Computing Centers (LAC & PCC): http://lar.lbcc.edu/openaccesslabs.html

Library Computer Research Center (LAC & PCC): http://lib.lbcc.edu/services/libcomp.html

English Department Computer Lab (LAC): http://engl.lbcc.edu/Computer_Lab.html

Other Programs and Resources for Students:

Success Centers Home: http://successcenters.lbcc.edu/index.cfm

English Dept: http://engl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/

Department of English Policy on Plagiarism: http://engl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/plagiarism04.htm

Career & Job Services: http://careers.lbcc.edu/

Library: http://lib.lbcc.edu/

Counseling: http://www.lbcc.edu/counseling/

Personal Counseling: http://counseling.lbcc.edu/Personal_Counseling/index.cfm

Disabled Student Program: http://dsps.lbcc.edu/

Women's and Men's Resource Center: http://wmresources.lbcc.edu/available_services.htm

Project Launch: http://projectlaunch.lbcc.edu/

EOPS: http://eops.lbcc.edu/

Transfer Academy: http://transferacademy.lbcc.edu/

Learning Communities: STAR and Puente: http://lc.lbcc.edu/

Guide to Community Resources: http://www.lbschools.net/Main_Offices/Deputy_Superintendent/pdf/comResourceGuide.pdf

More Sites on Writing

2009-08-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

Daily Routines How writers and other interesting people organize their days: http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/

Using Specific, Concrete Details: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/sensorydetails.html

Using Microsoft Word 1997-2003 to Write an MLA Paper: www.bccc.edu/887421129114724/lib/887421129114724/MLA_and_APA/Using_Microsoft_Word_to_Write_an_MLA_Paper.doc

MWord 2003 to 2007 conversion tutorial: http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/asstvid.aspx?assetid=XT100766331033&vwidth=1044&vheight=788&type=flash&CTT=11&Origin=HA100744321033

The Writing Process: http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Process/writingprocess.html

The Paragraph: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_pgrph2.html

Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs: www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/parunif.html

Outline: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/02/

Dominant Impression: http://www.mindquestacademy.org/readingstrategies/MODULE_1/M1T2.htm

Expository Essay and Thesis: http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/virgil/?q=node/199

Thesis Statement: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

Introductions and Conclusions: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/introcon.html

http://www.lclark.edu/~writing/handouts/Intro.pdf

Road Trip Nation

2009-07-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

Road Trip Nation: "Define your own road in life." College students who are unsure of their career path or just want to explore other paths, go on road trips around the country and talk with "inspiring people from all walks of life to find out how they came to do what they love for a living."

Watch episodes that were shown on PBS. They're enlightening and engaging. I promise. http://www.roadtripnation.com/

My 15 minutes of fame

2009-07-27T22:36:00.000-07:00

If you're on Facebook, click on the link to see a video of me reading my poem "The Summer Before 9th Grade": http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/video/video.php?v=94360047867

Following is a link to a tape of me being interviewed by Suzanne Lummis on KPFK in May 2009. (It's child friendly.) Gail Wronsky is inteviewed the first 30 minutes. It's well worth the listen--she's a sublime poet and fun--but if you want to get to my interview, click on the thin blue line between the screen and the buttons and set it at 30 mins: http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/m3u.php?mp3fil=20819

And here's a link to a photo I appeared in in the LA Times in June 2009: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-east31-2009may31,0,5763567.story