Writing Center Workshops  

Spring 2010

The Rutgers-Newark Writing Center is offering a series of Writing workshops that are open to all undergraduate students. The workshops will be held in the Writing Center Conference Room and are designed to help students tackle common writing obstacles. Workshops will cover how to: frame an essay, use sources responsibly, focus on purpose and audience, and correct common grammatical errors. In order to accommodate students’ schedules, workshop days and times are staggered, and each workshop is offered in a day and evening session. You do not need to register for these workshops, but we request that you arrive promptly at the beginning of the session to minimize disruptions. Handouts will be provided at all workshops.

Framing Your Essay: Thesis, Outline, and Paragraph Development
Monday, March 1, 2010 11:30-12:50 and 5:30-6:50 - Conklin 126

Learn to plan your essay by assessing your writing prompt, responding through a direct, specific, and accurate thesis, and outlining your main points. This workshop will also cover the elements of a well-developed paragraph that effectively addresses, develops, supports, and analyzes a main idea.  

Attribution and Citation: Using Sources Responsibly
Wednesday, March 10,2010 2:30-3:50 and 7:00-8:20 - Conklin 126

What constitutes general knowledge? When do you need to cite a source? And what is attribution? This workshop will help you to use sources responsibly, whether you are directly quoting from a text or discussing someone else’s ideas. You will learn to distinguish your voice from the voices of your outside sources and to credit the work of others while maintaining and supporting your own position.

The “Who” and “Why” of your Paper: Assessing Audience and Purpose
Monday, April 5, 2010 11:30-12:50 and 5:30-6:50 - Conklin 126

An understanding of audience and purpose is essential to good writing. However, audience and purpose differ in each discipline. This workshop will explore the differences in how papers in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Natural Sciences are expected to address audience and purpose.

Proofreading for Grammar: Correcting Five Common Errors
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:30-3:50 and 7:00-8:20- Conklin 126

Learn to identify and correct five of the most common grammatical errors. By eliminating error patterns in your paper, you will vastly improve its polish and readability. This workshop will focus on cleaning up comma splices, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement errors, and errors in parallel structure, as well as unnecessary shifts in tense, number, and person.

Individual Tutoring

Please note that individual tutoring is also available for students. Students may register for tutoring during workshops or at any time by emailing (nwc@andromeda.edu) or telephoning (973-353-5847) the Writing Center, located in Conklin Hall, Room 126.