Writing Lab Mission Statement
The goals of the Writing Lab are to offer assistance, tutoring, and support for all levels of English composition courses; to assist students in preparation for end-of-term English and reading exit tests; and to provide assistance with advanced writing tasks for all subject areas throughout the college.
Services to Students and Faculty
The Writing Lab is located in the Liberal Arts Building in room 315. The Writing Lab offers assistance and tutoring for all levels of English composition courses, preparation for end-of-term English and Reading College Placement Exams, and assistance with advanced writing tasks for all subjects throughout the college (including assistance with literature reviews, research/term papers, reports, documentation, and bibliography/reference citations).
In addition, the Writing Lab has software programs to help students prepare for end-of-term exit exams for Developmental English and Developmental Reading. The Writing Lab also has a variety of software programs including Writer's Resources, Glencoe Interactive Grammar, Preparing for Placement and Exit Tests (Reading and English), Building Basic Composition Skills (for students who need help with writing and editing topic sentences; with paragraph support, unity, and coherence; with audience and purpose; and with diction, style, and sentence structure) and Building English Language Skills (for students who want to improve their understanding of standard English grammar and usage).
Hours for Spring Semester
Monday 8:00-7:00
Tuesday 8:15-7:00
Wednesday 8:00-7:00
Thursday 8:00-6:00
Note: The Writing Lab closes on the last day of classes each term.
Writing Lab Staff
Ms. Leslie Taylor, Writing Lab Coordinator
Ms. Betty Bates, Writing Lab Instructor
Ms. Janie Spataro, Writing Lab Instructor
Ms. Alicia Alderman, Writing Lab Instructor
Faculty Volunteers
Dr. Mary Nielsen
Ms. Regina Ray
Ms. Janice Bolding
Dr. Barbara Murray
Ms. Jane Taylor
Dr. Elizabeth Dunaway
Dr. Cicero Bruce
Dr. Natalie Trice
Dr. Wes Davis
Dr. Kent Harrelson
Dr. Keith Perry
Ms. Kelley Mahoney
Dr. Lydia Postell
OTHER TUTORING RESOURCES
Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction, Office of Academic Resources
Writing Lab Tour Video
Reading Comprehension Practice
(also useful for the Regents' Reading Test)
| ACE Practice Reading Tests | This link takes you to 20 practice reading comprehension tests. |
| OSU-OKMULGEE: Reading Comprehension Study Guide for the ACCUPLACER (CPT) (Reading Passage) | This link takes you to a practice reading comprehension test; there is an answer key at the end of the passage. |
| OSU-OKMULGEE: Reading Comprehension Study Guide for the ACCUPLACER (CPT) (Reading Passage) | This link takes you to a practice reading comprehension test; there is an answer key at the end of the passage. |
| Practice Reading Comprehension Passage | This link takes you to an online reading comprehension test |
Practice Exercises for English Classes
| ACE Practice Tests | This link takes you to 24 writing practice tests. |
| Additional Practice Exercises for English Classes | The Additional Practice Exercises link will take you to a listing of 172 interactive quizzes that cover most of our Type I, Type II, and Type III errors. |
| Chomp Chomp | |
| Oxford University Press | |
| Purdue Owl |
What is Plagiarism?
This site explains plagiarism, gives examples, and it even has a quiz you can take to be sure you understand plagiarism.
Simon Fraser University Library Tutorial on plagiarism
This tutorial will define plagiarism and quiz you to make sure you understand the material.
Practice Exercises for Reading Classes
| Writing Lab Practice Exercises for Reading Classes |
| Additional Practice Exercises for Reading Classes |
Other Types of Writing
| Writing about Film | How to Take Notes in College | Helpful links to MLA and APA |
| Regents' Testing Program Website(includes practice reading tests and a listing of essay topics) | Roberts Library English Course Guide (Includes an outline of a research paper and how to find the right sources for research papers) (New!) |
Grammar Girl (includes clear answers to many common grammar questions) |
Publications
| The Exemplar This link will lead you to sample student essays written by students at Dalton State. |
Tributaries This link will take you to Dalton State's literary magazine. |