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Writing Center

Writing Workshops in the Writing Center

The Writing Center offers a variety of free workshops to help students succeed at MtSAC. These include workshops on Improving your Timed Writing Grades, Effective Researching, and Organizing Better Essays.  For more information or to sign up, please contact Nicole Blean at (909) 594-5611 x5616 or stop by the Writing Center.

Writing Workshops:

Workshop Descriptions:
Would you like to improve your writing skills but don’t know where to start? Come to the Writing Center’s FREE workshops. The 60-75 minute workshops are taught by Mt. SAC faculty and Writing Center staff. Workshops are one-time sessions about a particular writing issue for students seeking professional help developing their skills.

All workshops are located in the Writing Center Computer Classroom inside Bldg. 26B, Room 1561A. Sign up at the front desk of the Writing Center or call (909) 594-5611 x5325 for more information. Workshops are supported by a Title V grant.
  • Analyzing Literature—This workshop will help you understand the expectations of literary analysis.
  • Developing Your Sentence Style—Learn how to write better sentences and improve your papers.
  • Easy Steps to a Great Thesis—Develop tools for creating a strong thesis.
  • Fixing Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices—Discover easy methods for fixing the most common sentence errors.
  • How to Write an Essay in Two Hours (Timed Writing)—Learn the secrets to successful in-class writing.
  • How to Write for College—Come learn the difference between text messaging and writing for an academic audience.
  • Internet Tools to Improve Your Writing—Explore the web with an expert guide for sites that can boost your writing skills.
  • Keys to Better Paragraphs—Learn two sure-fire techniques to help you write stronger paragraphs with less stress. This workshop is designed for students from English 67 through English 1C.
  • Plan Your Essay in Three Easy Steps—Discover how simple essay planning can be.
  • Using Commas Correctly—Tired of misplacing your commas? This workshop offers a refresher on correct comma usage.
  • Writing Tips for English Language Learners—This workshop reviews some of the most troubling issues for non-native speakers of English and offers tips on how to minimize these problems in your writing.
  • Starting Your Research (Research Workshop Part I)—Learn tips taught by Mt. SAC research librarians and Writing Center staff for writing research papers that require the use of sources.
  • Using Quotations & Paraphrases Effectively (Research Workshop Part II)—Learn how to correctly integrate quotations and paraphrases into your papers while avoiding plagiarism. This workshop is designed for students working on papers involving research.
  • MLA Documentation and Citation (Research Workshop Part III)—Learn the rules of MLA format. This workshop is designed for students working on papers involving research.