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Is your head full of thoughts you can’t seem to express? Are you having trouble making your brilliance known? Don’t let your professors get distracted by the mechanics of your writing. Come to these workshops to learn how to keep your readers’ focus on your ideas.

"Getting organized"

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 2:00-3:30pm, Magrath Library Room 2
This workshop will provide effective strategies for reading and writing academic articles.   Students will also have an opportunity to “workshop” an individual writing assignment from one of their courses.  Students will be able critique, edit and improve their work.  (If you do not bring an assignment, or do not have one, you may complete an alternate activity, such as writing and editing a short practice essay.)

"Finding reliable sources"

Tuesday, March 25, 2008b 2:00-3:30pm, Magrath Library Room 81 (Computer Lab)
This workshop will focus on writing that requires citied sources.  How do you determine when you must cite a source of information? We will discuss proper citation formats (such as MLA and APA).  We will also cover writing abstracts and creating bibliographies.  Students will have the opportunity to “workshop” an individual writing assignment as well.  Please bring a writing assignment to the workshop!

"Writing for Presentations"

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:00-3:30pm, Magrath Library Room 81 (Computer Lab)
This workshop will focus on writing and preparing for oral presentations.  How do you get started?  Once you have collected all relevant information, how do you get organized? How can you most effectively and efficiently present the information? What about working and presenting with a group?  How does this change the process?  What are the characteristics of a “good” presentation?  Visual aids, such as PowerPoint will also be discussed.

Please RSVP to Hannah Julien if you plan to attend — julie006@umn.edu