Writing Workshop Series
Fall 2009
Presented by Pacific’s Writing Resource Center
All workshops are free and open to all students.
Time: 11:15am-noon
Location: Price Hall 203
September: All Workshops in September fall on Tuesdays
9/8 Avoiding Commatose: The Proper Use of Commas and Semicolons
915 Quotation Station: What to Quote and How to Quote it Properly
9/22 Works Cited Pages
9/29 Top Ten Common Writing Mistakes
October: All Workshops in October fall on Thursdays
10/8 Avoiding Commatose: The Proper Use of Commas and Semicolons
10/15 Quotation Station: What to Quote and How to Quote it Properly
10/22 Works Cited Page
10/29 Top Ten Common Writing Mistakes
November: All Workshops in November fall on Tuesdays
11/3 Avoiding Commatose: The Proper Use of Commas and Semicolons
11/10 Quotation Station: What to Quote and How to Quote it Properly
11/17 Top Ten Common Writing Mistakes
Avoiding Commatose: The Proper Use of Commas and Semicolons
Ever feel like you toss commas at a paper the same way you might toss darts at a board? Take the guessing out of when to use a comma by learning the practical (and easy) rules of comma usage.
Quotation Station: What to Quote and How to Quote it Properly
What’s notable, what’s quotable, and what’s plain potable? This session will focus on how to zone in on what’s quotable from your readings and research and how to artistically incorporate those quotes into your papers. You’ll learn some innovative approaches to using others’ ideas to separate your writing from your peers. You can quote us on that!
Works Cited Page: Do you know how to properly cite a wiki source on your Works Cited page? What’s the difference between citing a book with one author vs. two? More than you’d think, says MLA style! Come and learn the idiosyncratic nuances of Works Cited pages and keep up to date on the latest information for citing multimedia sources.
Top Ten Common Writing Mistakes
Letterman would be proud of our list of most common writing mistakes—who vs whom, lie vs. lay, comma splices, dangling modifiers, and more! While there are no stupid pet tricks, we do promise some helpful tricks to help you learn how to remedy these common writing habits.