Questions?
wcenter@american.edu
202-885-2991
Battelle-Tompkins 228
"Students prepare papers, we prepare students."
In free, 45-minute consultations, we will work with you on issues such as:
- Interpreting a writing assignment
- Generating ideas
- Locating and sharpening a thesis statement
- Organizing ideas and research
- Developing logical arguments
- Polishing your prose
- Finding strategies for revising
- Identifying recurrent errors
Please see our FAQ for more details — and see Writing Consultants if interested in becoming one.
The Writing Center is sponsored by the Department of Literature and College of Arts and Sciences.
Summer Sessions
May 20 – August 8
We have no scheduled hours in the summer, so please e-mail wcenter@american.edu to make your appointment and leave your
• name and phone #
• paper due date
• day and time you’d like to come
for your free individual coaching session.
The consultant will contact you within 24 hours.
