The Mesa Community College Writing Center provides free one-on-one writing tutoring support for any class or discipline at Mesa Community College. Our tutoring services are available on a drop-in basis (no appointment is needed!). While writing tutors cannot edit or proofread students' papers, they will help students develop the skills and strategies they need to meet their writing goals.

Writing Center tutoring is available in person and online during our hours of operation.

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Writing Center Services

The Writing Center can help currently enrolled MCC students with any stage of the writing process. Visit the Writing Center for help with:

• Formulating a thesis statement
• Improving the clarity of your writing
• Exploring, developing, and organizing ideas
• Meeting MLA/APA style guidelines
• Meeting assignment requirements
• Finding, integrating, and citing sources
• Developing strong editing and revision strategies
• Understanding assignment criteria
• Avoiding plagiarism

The Writing Center is also able to assist students with writing scholarship essays!

Can't meet with a writing tutor during our hours of operation? Submit your writing assignment and your assignment instructions to our asynchronous writing feedback service. A tutor will review your submitted assignment and instructions and provide feedback in 1-3 business days. You will need to self-enroll in the MCC Writing Feedback Canvas course to use this service; self-enrolling in the Canvas course is free and will not affect your grades. For help with the asynchronous writing feedback service, email nicole.bradley@mesacc.edu.

Handouts

Below are helpful writing, reading, and English language skills resources.

Helpful Links

For help with…

• MLA, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Formatting and Style Guide
• APA, visit Purdue OWL's APA Formatting and Style Guide
• using Purdue OWL, see this Purdue OWL walkthrough video
• common grammar topics, read Grammarly's blog on different grammar rules
• using Grammarly, see Grammarly's Tips & Tutorials
• guided grammar practice, try Khan Academy's free grammar course or try CUNY's interactive grammar tutorials
• the writing process, try CUNY's interactive writing tutorials
• vocabulary, try Vocabulary.com's vocabulary-building game
• TOEFL preparation, try Magoosh's TOEFL Prep & Practice app (trial version is free!) or read Magoosh's TOEFL blog pages