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The Writing Room (in Mudd 101A)--peer tutors trained by the Department of Rhetoric and Composition provide free advice in this room on weekday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Anyone in the campus community can bring any writing to them for their feedback--for example an assignment a student can't get started on, a rough draft the writer isnßt sure makes sense, a nearly finished draft the writer needs help editing, a graduate school application essay or poetry the writer would like to show someone. Tutoring usually starts up around the third week of every semester. Contact the Department of Rhetoric and Composition (x8617) to find out the exact hours when tutors are available. |
| The Rhetoric & Composition Program (in King 139)--offers courses in
foundational writing skills designed to help students who don't feel
prepared to meet the Writing Requirement or who aren't satisfied with
their writing skills regardless of the requirement. They offer a range
of courses every semester, and they can also offer students advice
about fulfilling the Writing Requirement in other ways, such as taking
the Writing Proficiency Exam offered every semester or transferring
credit earned in writing courses at other colleges or universities. |
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The Creative Writing Program (in Rice 13)--offers courses in "creative
writing," especially poetry, fiction, and playwrighting. Admission to
their 200 and above level courses is competitive; you must submit a
portfolio of your work for consideration by deadlines that are
available in the Creative Writing Program Office and the Course
Catalog. Their 100-level courses, however, are not as difficult to get
into and give you the opportunity to study in detail the work of
published writers. Many people also find that the Creative Writing
Program's Translation Workshops are an interesting way to develop their
creative writing skills. The English Department (in Rice 130)--offers numerous courses in which fine published writing is studied, sometimes by inviting students to attempt forms of creative writing themselves. Several of the faculty members in this department are also willing to sponsor Private Reading or Winter Term creative writing projects in a variety of forms, including genre writing (like science fiction) or teleplay or screenplay writing. |
| Learning Assistance Programs (in Peters 116)--offers courses and advising that can help students with special problems that get in the way of writing well. The faculty and interns who work in this office welcome students with learning or physical disabilities, English-as-a-second-language students, students who need help developing study skills or better time management, or anyone who'd like assistance in adapting to the academic demands of studying at Oberlin College. |  |
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Experimental College courses --often students and/or staff decide to
create ExCo courses that create spaces for students to share various
kinds of writing with each other. If you're looking for other people
interesting in workshopping their writing, try proposing a course
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