Grammar
Using Commas Correctly—Tired of misplacing your commas? This workshop offers a refresher on correct comma usage.
Fixing Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices—
Discover easy methods for fixing the most common sentence errors.
Beyond the Comma: Using Dashes, Colons, and Semi-colons to Improve your Style—This workshop will help you learn how to use these punctuation marks to spice up your writing and keep your reader engaged with your ideas.
Developing Your Sentence Style—Learn how to write better sentences and improve your papers.
Grammar Tips for Non-native Writers of English—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. This workshop is designed for non-native speakers of English. If you are a native speaker of English and need to improve your grammar skills, please take the Fixing Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices and Conquering Commas workshops.
Organization and Development
Easy Steps to a Great Thesis—Develop tools for creating a strong thesis.
How to Write an Essay in Two Hours (Timed Writing)—Learn the secrets to successful in-class writing.
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.
Research 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.
Documentation
APA
Documentation and Citation Workshop—Learn the rules of APA format. 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.
Special Topics
"What
does my professor want?”:
A Guide to Writing for College—This workshop will help you understand the expectations of your professors for your written assignments and give you pointers and tools to help you meet those expectations. This workshop is particularly recommended for students who have taken or are currently in English 1A or above.
Internet Tools to Improve Your Writing—Explore the web with an expert guide for sites that can boost your writing skills.
Writing with Style—Spice up your writing! Impress your professors! This series of workshops will cover semi-colons, colons, dashes, relative clauses, appositives, participial phrases, absolutes, parallelism, titles, and epigraphs.
On Course: Success Strategies for Writing—Based on the textbook, On Course, this workshop will provide tips to improve your approach and feelings about writing.
Writing the Personal Statement—Come find out the best tips for writing college admission essays (located in the Career Transfer Center in Building 9B).
Overcoming Writer's Block: Tips for Getting Started—This workshop covers the most helpful brainstorming techniques.
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