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Fall 2014 Workshops Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12:30 – 2:00 pm Feit Seminar Room (NVC 8-190) The Writing Center is pleased to offer small-group workshops to help you develop into a more independent, confident, and versatile writer. Join other motivated students as you discover new tools, practice key skills, and apply flexible strategies you can use in virtually any academic discipline. Each workshop is capped at 12 students and taught by a Writing Center consultant who is also an experienced college-level writing instructor. This semester, our schedule includes 15 different workshops in four clusters: Reading and Interpretation, Structuring an Argument, Writing with Sources, and Revising and Process. Feel free to register for as many workshops as you’d like, in any sequence. Reading and Interpretation • Interpreting Assignments will help you decode the stated and unstated expectations of academic writing. M 10/20, M 11/24 • Reading Strategically presents methods of efficient, goal-oriented reading in any field or genre. T 9/16, W 10/15, M 12/1 • Analyzing Texts focuses on critical examination of academic and literary texts. M 9/15, W 10/22, T 11/25 • Analyzing Images introduces key terms and approaches for understanding artistic, historical, and commercial images. M 11/17 Structuring an Argument • Evidence, Analysis, and Claims teaches strategies for analyzing evidence and data of all kinds. M 9/22, T 10/28, W 11/26 • Comparing and Contrasting offers tools for developing effective comparative essays. W 9/17, M 10/27, T 12/2 • Developing Thesis Statements focuses on strategies for complex, evidence-based theses in any field. T 9/23, W 10/29 • Controlling an Argument with Topic Sentences provides practice in structuring and connecting paragraphs. M 9/29, T 11/18, W 12/10 Writing with Sources • Focusing Research Topics presents methods for narrowing and articulating a research question. T 9/30, W 11/5 • Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting will help you decide when and how to use each of these moves. M 10/6, M 11/3 • Using Sources Strategically introduces tools for categorizing and making the most of your sources. W 10/1, T 11/4 • Summarizing and Responding to Sources focuses on presenting—and talking back to—research material. T 10/7, W 11/12, M 12/8 • Ethical Writing and Source Use addresses how writers build authority with effective citation. W 10/8, T 11/11 Revising and Process • Writing for Readers’ Needs introduces methods for drafting productively before revising for a reader. T 10/14, M 11/10, W 12/3 • Developing Revision Strategies focuses on specific interventions to address your revision goals. T 10/21, W 11/19, T 12/9 To register and for more information, including complete descriptions and what to bring with you, visit baruch.cuny.edu/writingcenter or call (646) 312-4012.
