Writing a Paper or Book Review? Free Student Guides

Tutor and student working together

Part of the college-wide Writing Intensive Program, the Writing Center on the Fredericksburg campus expresses the university’s belief in writing competence as an essential ingredient of a liberal arts education.  Operating within the Honor Code, the Writing Center offers free tutorial assistance to students, regardless of major, class level, or skill level.

Writing Center staff members can visit a teacher’s class to present information about the Center’s services. In addition to one-on-one tutoring, the Writing Center occasionally offers workshops to help students improve their writing skills.  Past workshop topics have included writing essay exams and finding and narrowing a research topic.  At a teacher’s request, the Writing Center director will arrange a workshop on a specified topic for the teacher’s class.

The Writing Center is Located in Trinkle 107-A . Hours are as follows:

Monday -Thursday, 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m..

Friday 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

Evening appointments during busiest weeks

Call 654-1036 for an appointment.

Bring a printed copy of your paper.

Since the Writing Center schedule fills quickly during busy times in the semester, it’s a good idea to make appointments several days before papers are due.  Walk-in service may be available.  The Writing Center is not open during reading days or exam week.

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Click on a link below for a free, printable .pdf of a Writing Center tipsheet:

Critical Book Review

Your Purpose as a Book Reviewer

Finding and Citing Book Reviews

Literary Analysis vs Plot Summary

Generating Topics on Literary Works

Writing a Summary of an Article

Paraphrase vs. Plagiarism

Compiling an Annotated Bibliography

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Use the research resources available too,

 on this web page created by head librarian, Jack Bales: