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

International Writer's Workshops: Cover topics helpful to international students and second language speakers (both undergraduate and graduate)


Spring 2012 Schedule

Weekly Writing Workshops

Basic college essay writing
for English and all writing-related courses.
Dr. Victoria Stefani

Weekly writing workshops covering all aspects of basic college writing. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, a classified staff
member, or a person interested in improving your writing, these workshops are for you.

Workshops are FREE and OPEN TO THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY with no preregistration required. Look over the list below and mark your calendar for
the date and time.

WEEKLY WRITING WORKSHOPS
Mondays 4-5:00 p.m. -- Social Sciences 411
Cover all aspects of basic college essay writing
for English and all writing-related courses
Dr. Victoria Stefani

Jan. 23

Getting Started: The Process of Writing and Overcoming Writer's Block

Jan. 30 Topic Choice and Effective Research: The Thesis, and General Planning
Feb. 6 Introductions and Conclusions
Feb. 13 Style: The Importance of Clarity
Feb. 20 Overcoming Awkwardness and Avoiding Grammatical Errors
Feb. 27 Style: Making Your Writing Complete and Concise
Mar. 5 Perfecting Punctuation
Mar. 19 Incorporating Quotations and Paraphrases
Mar. 26 Style: Rules (and Non-Rules) of Usage
Apr. 2 Persuading with Clear Logic and Appropriate Vocabulary
Apr. 9 Getting It Together and Keeping It Together: The Craft of Cohesion
Apr. 16 Fine-Tuning the Final Draft (with a Word on Bibliographies)
Apr. 23 Writing Essay Exams

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Spring 2012 Schedule

Upper Division Writing Workshops

Tuesdays 4-5:00 p.m. -- Social Sciences 411
Cover topics helpful to students writing papers
for general education and other courses
Joseph Stefani

Jan. 24 The Basics of Writing a Strong, Clear Essay

Jan. 31 Writing a Research Paper
Feb. 7 Integrating Sources: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Feb. 14 The Art of Close Reading
Feb. 21 Introductions and Conclusions
Feb. 28 Refining Your Paper: Revising for Content and Organization
Mar. 6 Controlling Long Sentences
Mar. 20 Writing Cover Letters and Personal Statements
Mar. 27 The Use and Abuse of Passive Voice
Apr. 3 Overcoming Common Grammatical Problems
Apr. 10 Toward Conciseness: Clearing the Underbrush from Your Writing
Apr. 17 Review of Punctuation
Apr. 24 Writing a Critique of an Article or Book

WORKSHOPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE
For further information, contact Dr. Donna Rabuck, Asst. Director, at 621-5849.
Visit our website at http://wsip.web.arizona.edu

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Spring 2012 Schedule

The University of Arizona’s Writing Skills Improvement Program, in cooperation with the Graduate College, is pleased to present the Spring 2012

GRADUATE WRITING WORKSHOPS

Wednesdays, 4-5:00 p.m. -- Social Sciences 411
Dr. Victoria Stefani

This weekly series is designed to address the central challenges faced by academic writers in all fields. All workshops are free and open to everyone.

No pre-registration is required; simply show up!

Jan. 25

Step-by-Step Through the Master’s Thesis or Dissertation

Feb. 1 Writing Your Way to a Focused Research Question
Feb. 8 Crafting an Effective Proposal
Feb. 15 Becoming a Trail Guide: Building the Literature Review
Feb 22 Presenting Your Methods and Results
Feb. 29 Introductions, Conclusions, and Abstracts
Mar. 7 Style I: Grammar and Punctuation
Mar. 21 Style II: Clarity and Grace
Mar. 28 writing a Critique of an Article or Book
Apr. 4 Creating Successful Oral Presentations
Apr. 11 Tried-and-True Strategies for Written and Oral Exams
Apr. 18 Writing Curricula Vitae and Cover Letters

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INTERNATIONAL WRITER'S WORKSHOPS

Spring 2012 Schedule Thursdays 4:00-5:00 p.m. --Social Sciences 411--
Cover topics helpful to international
students and second language speakers
(both undergraduate and graduate)

Feb. 2 The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Writing
Feb. 9 Grammar Refresher
Feb. 16 Principles of Using Articles: A, An, The
Feb. 23 Practice Using Articles: A, An, The
Mar. 1 Punctuation Refresher
Mar. 8 Organization: The Essay, The Paragraph, and The Sentence
Mar. 22 Incorporating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Mar. 29 Analyzing and Summarizing a Text
Apr. 5 Revision: Editing for Readability and Correctness

WORKSHOPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE
*For further information, contact Dr. Donna Rabuck, Asst. Director, 621-5849, or
Visit our website at http://wsip.web.arizona.edu

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