The next series of workshops will take place:
APA Citation - 5/10/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand how to use APA Citation in their academic papers. Workshop will focus on formatting, in-text citations, and how to create a reference sheet.
MLA Citation - 5/2/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand how to use MLA Citation in their academic papers. Workshop will focus on formatting, in-text citations, and how to create a works cited page
Being Specific in Your Writing - 5/3/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand the necessity of specificity in academic writing. Workshop will focus on employing techniques that allow your writing to "come alive" through the use of concrete nouns, descriptive adjectives, and active verbs.
Revision - 5/7/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand the necessity of the revision process in academic writing. Workshop will focus on employing editing and proofreading techniques to improve and "polish" their writing.
Writing is not Speaking - 5/9/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand the appropriate use of informal (e.g. slang) and formal language in academic writing. Workshop will focus on the unique characteristics and “rules” of written language in an academic setting.
Being Specific in Your Writing - 5/14/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand the necessity of specificity in academic writing. Workshop will focus on employing techniques that allow your writing to "come alive" through the use of concrete nouns, descriptive adjectives, and active verbs.
Revision - 5/15/12
Writing Center tutors will help students understand the necessity of the revision process in academic writing. Workshop will focus on employing editing and proofreading techniques to improve and "polish" their writing.
