Need help?
Here
are lots of resources for help with grammar and the writing process.
The Olive-Harvey College
Guide to Resources for Researching the South Side of Chicago answers
many student questions about the research paper.
The Voice
of the Shuttle is a great website if you are doing research for a
literature, history, art or humanities class.
Take your literature
classes at Olive-Harvey College! Enjoy the friendly, small, discussion-based
literature courses here at Olive-Harvey College and avoid being
another number in huge, lecture-hall class in which you only get
to see the teacher when she or he is lecturing at you.
See the winning poems and essays from the Olive-Harvey English and Speech Department Writing
Contests:
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Congratulations
to ...
Professor Gail
Upchurch for winning first prize at the Gwendolyn Brooks Conference for
her poem "The Marriage."
Adjunct Professor
and Writing Center Tutor, Melda Beaty for the publication of her
book My Soul to His Spirit: Soulful Expressions from Black
Daughters to Their Fathers.
Check out the South
Side Essays being
assembled by students in Dr. Michelle Navarre Cleary's English 102 courses.
Be inspired
by these profiles of south side
elders, many of whom migrated from the South or immigrated from other
countries. Most overcame great hardship to build a better life for
themselves, their families and their communities.
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Students at Olive-Harvey College take courses in
the English and Speech Department for many reasons. Some want to
be more persuasive speakers, others want to more effective
readers, many wish to complete freshman speech, writing , and
literature requirements in one of our rigorous yet supportive
classes. Whatever your reasons, the English and Speech Department
faculty look forward to helping you achieve your goals.
Our courses prepare students who wish to transfer
to a four-year college or university baccalaureate degree
program. They also prepare students for any career in which good
communication skills are fundamental to success. Students who
concentrate in English or Speech may be particularly interested
in pursuing a career in journalism, law, teaching, public
relations, or media communications. English and Speech courses
offer all students the opportunity to develop their critical
thinking skills while improving their ability to read, to
analyze, to discuss and to write.
The English and Speech Department Office is
located in Room 2107. Office hours are from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Monday through Friday. The Department phone number is
773-291-6421. The fax number is 773-291-6735.
Department Chair: Professor Paulette Pennington Jones
The
Writing Center
Room
2407, 291-6654
Offers
Students:
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Help
identifying and correcting problems in your papers.
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Guidance
on planning, organizing, and developing papers.
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Tutoring
for English as a second language (ESL) students.
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Coaching
on how to be a more effective and efficient reader.
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Guidance
on how to do research papers, including how to avoid plagiarism.
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Feedback
on creative writing.
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Assistance
with resumes and transfer and scholarship applications.
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Assistance
with placement and exit test preparation.
Offers
Faculty:
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Tutoring
for
your
students
who are struggling with your reading and writing assignments.
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In-class
presentations on a variety of topics including,
but not limited to,
plagiarism, grammar, and
writing essay exams.
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Proofreading
of your professional
writings,
such as tenure portfolios, resumes, reports, and grants.
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Clearinghouse
for information on the teaching
of writing.
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Updates
on the most recent trends in the teaching of writing.
Offers
the
Community:
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Assistance
with
business writing
skills.
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Refresher
sessions on grammar.
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Assistance
with editing.
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Feedback
on personal and professional writing.
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Creative
writing workshops.
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