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)
Fall 2009 Schedule
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. -- Education 318
Cover all aspects of basic college essay writing
for English and all writing-related courses
Dr. Victoria Stefani
| Sept. 14 |
Getting Started: The Process of Writing and Overcoming Writer’s Block |
| Sept. 21 |
Topic Choice and Effective Research: The Thesis, and General Planning |
| Sept. 28 |
Introductions and Conclusions |
| Oct. 5 |
Style: The Importance of Clarity |
| Oct. 12 |
Overcoming Awkwardness and Avoiding Grammatical Errors |
| Oct. 19 |
Style: Making Your Writing Complete and Concise |
| Oct. 26 |
Perfecting Punctuation |
| Nov. 2 |
Incorporating Quotations and Paraphrases |
| Nov. 9 |
Style: Rules (and Non-Rules) of Usage |
| Nov. 16 |
Persuading with Clear Logic and Appropriate Vocabulary |
| Nov. 23 |
Getting It Together and Keeping It Together: The Craft of Cohesion |
| Nov. 30 |
Fine-Tuning the Final Draft (with a Word on Bibliographies) |
| Dec. 7 |
Preparing for and Writing Essay Exams |
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FALL 2009 Schedule
Tuesdays 4-5:00 p.m. -- Modern Languages 413
Cover topics helpful to students writing papers
for general education and other courses
Joseph Stefani
| Sept. 15 |
The Basics of Writing a Strong, Clear Essay |
| Sept. 22 |
Writing a Research Paper |
| Sept. 29 |
Integrating Sources: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing |
| Oct. 6 |
The Art of Close Reading |
| Oct. 13 |
Introductions and Conclusions |
| Oct. 20 |
Refining Your Paper: Revising for Content and Organization |
| Oct. 27 |
Controlling Long Sentences |
| Nov. 3 |
Writing Cover Letters and Personal Statements |
| Nov. 10 |
The Use and Abuse of Passive Voice |
| Nov. 17 |
Overcoming Common Grammatical Problems |
| Nov. 24 |
Toward Conciseness: Clearing the Underbrush from Your Writing |
| Dec. 1 |
Review of Punctuation |
| Dec. 8 |
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 2009 Schedule
The University of Arizona’s Writing Skills Improvement Program, in cooperation with the Graduate College,
is pleased to present the Fall 2009
Wednesdays, 4-5:00 p.m. -- Modern Languages 413
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!
| Sept 9 |
Step-by-Step Through the Master’s Thesis or Dissertation |
| Sept. 16 |
Writing Your Way to a Focused Research Question |
| Sept. 23 |
Crafting an Effective Proposal |
| Sept. 30 |
The Interplay of Research and Writing |
| Oct. 7 |
Becoming a Trail Guide: Building the Literature Review |
| Oct. 14 |
Presenting Your Methods and Results |
| Oct. 21 |
Revision and Audience Awareness |
| Oct. 28 |
Introductions, Conclusions, and Abstracts |
| Nov. 4 |
Style I: Grammar and Punctuation |
| Nov. 11 |
Style II: Clarity and Grace |
| Nov. 18 |
Creating Successful Oral Presentations: From Proposals to Conference Papers |
| Dec. 2 |
Tried-and-True Strategies for Written and Oral Exams |
| Dec. 9 |
Designing the Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter |
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INTERNATIONAL WRITER'S WORKSHOPS
Thursdays 3–4:00 p.m. -- Modern Languages 410
Cover topics helpful to international
students and second language speakers
(both undergraduate and graduate)
| Oct. 1 |
The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Writing |
| Oct. 8 |
Grammar Refresher |
| Oct. 15 |
Using Articles: A, An, The |
| Oct. 22 |
Punctuation Refresher |
| Oct. 29 |
Using Prepositions |
| Nov. 5 |
Organization: The Essay, The Paragraph, and The Sentence |
| Nov. 12 |
Incorporating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism |
| Nov. 19 |
Analyzing and Summarizing a Text |
| Dec. 3 |
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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