This is the online companion to the DACC Writing Center at Danville Area Community College, Danville, IL. The DACC Writing Center is located in CT 116 and CT 108. We are closed whenever campus is closed due to weather or for holidays/breaks. Students may schedule an appointment by going to http://www.dacc.edu/depts/la/writing. Drop-ins are also welcome. Computers are available for student use in CT 108.
Writing and Citation Goodness
- APA Format and Citation Guide (OWL @ Purdue)
- APA Sample Paper (OWL @ Purdue)
- Chicago Manual of Style 16th Ed. (OWL @ Purdue)
- Chicago Style Sample Paper (OWL @ Purdue)
- DACC Library Course Research Guides
- DACC Library Homepage (links to library search tools)
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- Elements of Style (Strunk and White's review of basic style concerns from Washington University)
- Grammar Bytes! (quick review of common grammar problems and how to fix them)
- MLA Format and Citation Guide (OWL@ Purdue)
- MLA Sample Paper (OWL @ Purdue)
- Model Papers from Different Academic Disciplines (Yale)
- Noodle Tools (citation builder)
- Paraphrasing (understanding how to do it ethically from Yale U)
- Setting Up Your DACC Username and Password
Monday, June 8, 2015
Summer Hours 2015
The Writing Center lab and tutor office are open during the regular summer session on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1:00-3:00PM. Students may use the lab to work on assignments, drop in for help with their writing, and schedule an appointment for a face to face conference or a conference through Google chat or Google video chat during those times. Those conferences can be scheduled by calling the center at the number above or by coming by the tutor office. Students can also take advantage of the Writing Center's new FBE tutoring program. This program allows students to submit their writing and receive feedback via email. Response time for this program is 1-3 days M-F. If you want more information about this program, please contact your classroom instructor or Marla Jarmer at mjarmer@dacc.edu.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Because Squirrelpug Commands You...
Join the International Write-In!
Looking up pictures like this on
the internet might make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, but it’s not going to
help with that paper you have due.
Join
students from 37+ colleges and participate in the 2015 International Write-In!
Come to the DACC Writing Center from 9:00 AM to
12:00 PM May 1st .
Students can receive help with their writing either
by appointment or on a drop in basis.
Food will be provided by the Writing Center throughout
the event.
Drawings will be held for DACC and writing related
items.
Live tweet at #IntlWriteIn.
Follow at https://www.facebook.com/NationalWriteIn.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
SP 2015 Hours
The Writing Center will open for the spring semester on January 20, 2015 at 9:00 AM. Our current hours for the new semester are listed in the header above. Please note the time changes from last fall for Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We will be closing at 1:00 PM on Tuesdays, but we will be open until 6:00 PM on Wednesdays.
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