WEEKLY WRITING WORKSHOPS
These workshops are FREE and OPEN to everyone.
Weekly Writing Workshop: writing standard college essays
Upper Division Writing Workshop: writing papers for upper division writing-related courses
Graduate Writing Workshop: writing graduate research papers, theses, and dissertations and writing
conference proposals and presentations
SPRING 2008 Schedule
Basic college essay writing
for English and all writing-related courses.
Led by Dr. Victoria Stefani
Modern Languages 210
Mondays 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
| Jan. 28 |
Getting Started: The Process of Writing and Overcoming Writer's Block |
| Feb. 4 |
Topic Choice and Effective Research: The Thesis and General Planning |
| Feb. 11 |
Introductions and Conclusions |
| Feb. 18 |
Style: The Importance of Clarity |
| Feb. 25 |
Overcoming Awkwardness and Avoiding Grammatical Errors |
| Mar. 3 |
Style: Making Your Writing Complete and Concise |
| Mar. 10 |
Perfecting Punctuation, Part I |
| Mar. 24 |
Perfecting Punctuation, Part II |
| Mar. 31 |
Incorporating Quotations and Paraphrases |
| Apr. 7 |
Style: Rules (and Non-Rules) of Usage |
| Apr. 14 |
Persuading with Clear Logic and Appropriate Vocabulary |
| Apr. 21 |
Getting It Together and Keeping It Together: The Craft of Cohesion |
| Apr. 28 |
Fine-Tuning the Final Draft (with a Word on Bibliographies) |
| May 5 |
Preparing for and Writing the Final Exam Essay |
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SPRING 2008 Schedule
Topics helpful for students taking general education and
upper division writing-related courses
Led by Joseph Stefani
Modern Languages 413
Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
| Jan. 29 |
The Basics of Writing a Strong, Clear Essay |
| Feb. 5 |
Writing the Research Paper |
| Feb. 12 |
Integrating Sources: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing |
| Feb. 19 |
The Art of Close Reading
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| Feb. 26 |
Introductions and Conclusions
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| Mar. 4 |
Refining Your Paper: Revising for Content and Organization
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| Mar. 11 |
RefWorks Workshop
(to be held at the Main Library, Information Commons Classroom, Room A112) |
| Mar. 25 |
The Use and Abuse of Passive Voice |
| Apr. 1 |
Overcoming Common Grammatical Problems |
| Apr. 8 |
Toward Conciseness: Clearing the Underbrush from Your Writing |
| Apr. 15 |
Writing a Critique of an Article or Book |
| Apr. 22 |
Review of Punctuation |
| Apr. 29 |
Writing Cover Letters and Personal Statements |
| May 6 |
Editing for Readability and Correctness |
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SPRING 2008 Schedule
Designed to address the central challenges
faced by academic writers in all fields.
Offered in cooperation with the Graduate College.
Led by Dr. Victoria Stefani
Modern Languages 413
Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
| Jan. 30 |
Step-by-Step Through Your Master's Thesis or Dissertation |
| Feb. 6 |
Writing Your Way to a Focused Research Question |
| Feb. 13 |
Crafting an Effective Proposal |
| Feb. 20 |
The Interplay of Research and Writing |
| Feb. 27 |
Becoming a Trail Guide: Building the Literature Review |
| Mar. 5 |
Presenting Your Methods and Results |
| Mar. 12 |
Revision and Audience Awareness |
| Mar. 26 |
Introductions, Conclusions, and Abstracts |
| Apr. 2 |
Style I: Grammar and Punctuation |
| Apr. 9 |
Style II: Clarity and Grace |
| Apr. 16 |
Creating Successful Oral Presentations: From Proposals to Conference Papers |
| Apr. 23 |
Tried-and-True Strategies for Written and Oral Exams |
| Apr. 30 |
Designing the Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter |
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