Spring 2022 Workshop Schedule

Writing Center Workshops are open to all CHC students. Students should register in advance for online workshops; no registration is necessary for in-person workshops. After each workshop session, workshop materials will be posted under Writing and Research Handouts for students who are unable to attend.

Planning and Prewriting Strategies for Research Papers
Monday, February 7 at 2:00 PM (MH 216) AND Tuesday, February 8 at 5:00 PM (ONLINE VIA ZOOM)
In this interactive workshop, we’ll focus on project management strategies for research papers, including strategies for gathering and evaluating evidence, brainstorming a research argument, and making tentative decisions about structure.

Register for Feb. 8 Zoom Workshop

Strategies for Writing Clear Sentences
Tuesday, February 15 at 5:00 PM (ONLINE VIA ZOOM) AND Wednesday, February 16 at 2:00 PM (MH 216)
In this interactive workshop, we will experiment with some principles of writing clear sentences. We’ll also discuss some techniques for diagnosing and fixing your own sentences when you are proofreading.

Register for Feb. 15 Zoom Workshop

Using Source Material Effectively and Appropriately
Tuesday, February 22 at 8:00 PM (ONLINE VIA ZOOM) AND Wednesday, February 23 at 3:00 PM (MH 216)
In this interactive workshop, we’ll discuss strategies for avoiding plagiarism and practice techniques for weaving your source material into your argument.

Register for Feb. 22 Zoom Workshop

Crafting Effective Thesis Statements and Introductions
Tuesday, Mar. 15 at 5:00 PM (ONLINE VIA ZOOM) AND Wednesday, Mar. 16 at 2:00 PM (MH 216)
In this interactive workshop, we’ll put thesis statements into a larger context of creating an effective academic argument. We’ll use real-world academic writing to help us identify key elements of effective thesis statements, then discuss a process for developing thesis statements for your own arguments.

Register for Mar. 15 Zoom Workshop

Writing Effective Literature Reviews
Monday, Mar. 28 at 3:00 PM (MH 216) AND Tuesday, Mar. 29 at 5:00 PM (ONLINE VIA ZOOM)
In this interactive workshop, we’ll use excerpts from real-world literature reviews help break down what makes a lit review effective and how to incorporate those strategies into your own writing.

Register for Mar. 28 Zoom Workshop

Essential Strategies for Revising and Proofreading
Monday, April 11 at 2:00 PM (MH 216) AND Tuesday, April 12 at 5:00 PM (ONLINE VIA ZOOM)
In this interactive workshop, we’ll learn revision techniques that help you “re-see” your paper so you can identify sentences, paragraphs, and ideas that need expanding, cutting, or reorganizing. We’ll also practice some strategies for proofreading sentences to find unclear sentences, grammar errors, and typos.

Register for Apr. 11 Zoom Workshop

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