THE GHS WRITING CENTER 

 

 

The GHS Writing Center, located in lab 2003, is operated by Leslie Fowler for students to work on homework, college essays, and test preparation: 

  •  at lunchtime,
  • during ShowTime
  • after school from 2:30 to 3:00pm. 

In addition, Robert Harper is available in the Media Center every day except Friday until 3:30. 

The Writing Center offers resource materials and conducts mini workshops on pre-writing and brainstorming, thesis statements, the research paper, formal and informal writing, resume and cover letters, job applications, and college essays.

 



 WRITE AFTER SCHOOL 

 A pilot program that is separate but related to the GHS Writing Center, Write After School provides one-on-one assistance to selected students in grades 9-12.  Students focus on completing specific homework assignments and test preparation on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00pm in lab 2003.

For more information, please contact Leslie Fowler at (301) 284-4554. 

  Helpful links: 

Resources for English as a Second Language Writers

Citing Sources

 

Dave's ESL Cafe

http://www.eslcafe.com/students/

ESL Resource Center

http://eslus.com/eslcenter.htm  

Wordsmyth 

http://www.wordsmyth.net/

Refworks Multilingual Guide 

http://library.unc.edu/citationbuilder/

Listening 

http://www.eslhome.com/esl/listen/

American English Pronounciation 

http://pronuncian.com/

American Idioms 

http://www.pride-unlimited.com/probono/idioms1.html

Corpus of Contemporary American English 

http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/

ESL Resources for Students

  https://online.maryville.edu/blog/english-as-a-second-language-resources-for-students/

Vocabulary Practice

http://www.vocabulary.com/

APA Documentation Guide: 

http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html

MLA Documentation Guide 

http://www.mla.org/www_mla_org/style/

Chicago Manual of Style 

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

Citation Builder 

http://library.unc.edu/citationbuilder/

Evaluating Sources 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/

Searching the World Wid Web 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/558/1/