The SSC Writing Center

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The SSC Writing Center No matter the kind of writing, we're here to help! We have two locations (Main Campus and Akron), so you can choose the best one for your schedule.

We also offer online tutoring! Go here to sign up for a session: https://stark.mywconline.com/ WC Guidelines
"For excellence, the presence of others is always required." – Hannah Arendt

Students will/can…
1. Engage in active collaboration with writing assistants for writing-related concerns.
2. Collaborate with a writing assistant to learn how to edit and proofread independently.
3. Display respectful behavior at all times, including limiting use of cell phones during tutoring sessions to emergencies only.
4. Consult with available writing assistants for up to a half hour two times a day if progress has been made on a draft or if a second piece of writing will be discussed.*
5. Reschedule their appointments if they are more than five minutes late.
6. Receive a receipt for participating in a session.
7. Use the computers or an available table in the writing center for up to an hour before or after their sessions as space permits.**
8. Understand that grades are given by instructors, not writing assistants.


*Writing assistants can end a session that is running beyond the scheduled time or when the session has ceased to be fruitful. During the COVID pandemic, in-person sessions are restricted to 15 minutes, once per day.

**During the COVID pandemic, students are unfortunately not permitted to use the writing center computers before or after tutoring sessions. Hopefully we'll be back to normal soon!

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Next up in our favorite spooky story series is Deborah's favorite, the poem 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti. The poem follows two sisters who encounter goblin merchants in the woods, tempting them with enchanted fruits. One sister gives in to temptation, trading a lock of her hair for a taste, but the magical fruit comes at a terrible cost. Beware!

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First up in our scary story series is a favorite shared by Amber and Liliana: "The Tell-Tale Heart." Have you read this spine-tingling tale from Edgar Allan Poe? In the story, the narrator kills his neighbor. When the police come to question him, the din of the old man’s heart terrorizes the narrator from beneath the floorboards. Is it the heart beating? Or is the narrator undone by his own guilt?

The writing center is starting a scary literature series to share our favorite spooky tales. But we thought we’d ask you...
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The writing center is starting a scary literature series to share our favorite spooky tales. But we thought we’d ask you first… What is YOUR favorite scary story, poem, film, or television series? Drop your answers here!

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NCTE’s National Day on Writing is “To draw attention to the remarkable variety of writing Americans engage in and to help make writers from all walks of life aware of their craft.”

This means everyone who writes is a writer; what’s the best thing you’ve ever written? What do you want to write? What do you want people to know about your writing? We’d love to know!! Even better… share with us at Stark Voices (https://starkvoices.com/submissions/)

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6200 Frank Avenue NW
North Canton, OH
44720

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Monday 9am - 11pm
Tuesday 9am - 11pm
Wednesday 9am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 10am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 10pm

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