FYS Writing Workshops
Academic writing is primarily an ongoing dialogue among students and between students and their teacher. Various members of the writing program are available to collaborate with you in joining that dialogue.
Please contact Lisa Lebduska (llebdusk@wheatonma.edu) if you're interested in collaborating with one of us to tailor any of the following one-session workshops to your particular class:
Invention and Planning
Finding and Shaping a Thesis
Brainstorming, Mapping, Outlining, Conversing
Role of Audience and Purpose in Argument
Working with Peer Tutors
Developing, Supporting, Organizing and Drafting
Constructing and Shaping an Argument
Assessing and Incorporating Evidence in an Argument
The Roles of Electronic Discourse in the Writing Process
Summarizing, Quoting and Paraphrasing
Critical Thinking and the Research Essay
Effective Paragraphs in Argument Essays
Effective Introductions and Conclusions
Revising and Reflecting
Reflective cover letters
Providing feedback to other writers (peer review)
Revising for clarity (includes reorganizing paragraphs, creating stronger verbs, finding one's voice as the writing becomes more concrete.)
Group Authoring
Writing collaboratively: Process, Planning, Drafting