Apr. 9 (W) 12:30-1:20           (presented by Pam Dusenberry, English faculty)

Learn what to do before, during and after a lecture that will help you write notes that are meaningful in later review.  Students in all disciplines will find this workshop useful.

 

Apr. 10 (TH) 11:30-1:20         (presented by Grace Rhodes, English faculty)

Learn and practice an effective strategy to understand and remember material in your texts.  Bring your own textbook!

 

Apr. 16 (W) 12:30-1:20          (presented by Dutch Henry, English faculty)

Find out about short-term and long-term memory, how the brain works and how you can improve your ability to learn and remember facts, processes, and ideas.

 

Apr. 17 (TH) 11:30-12:20       (presented by Grace Rhodes, English faculty)

Learn how to prepare for timed, essay tests.  A six-step plan for answering essay test questions will also be presented.

 

Apr. 23 (W) 12:30-1:20         (presented by Dutch Henry, English faculty)

This workshop is a continuation of last week’s workshop on Apr. 16, but it’s not a repeat.  You may attend Part I on Apr. 16, Part II on Apr. 23, or both, and receive new information.

 

Apr. 24 (TH) 1:45-2:40       (presented by Grace Rhodes, English faculty)

The workshop covers study strategies to prepare for multiple choice, true/false, matching, and sentence-completion tests. Methods for reading difficult questions and for making educated guesses will also be presented.

 

Apr. 30 (W) 1:45-2:35        (presented by Sean Rody, English faculty)

By the disarmingly simple technique of matching "characters" to subjects and "actions" to verbs, your writing can be improved dramatically. In other words, by thinking of academic writing as a kind of storytelling you can make your writing clear and graceful.

 

May 1 (TH) 1:45-2:35          (presented by Linda Sue Nelson, SCC Counselor)

Direct your life as a college student with purposeful choices.  Manage your time and other resources in ways that best fit your situation and goals.

 

May 5 (M)  3:00-4:30

PREREQUISITE:  Completed or concurrent enrollment in ENG 101. This workshop will help you understand the appropriate content and tone for personal statements.  You will have the opportunity to do some writing during the workshop.  This is not a workshop for people who only want feedback on their completed statements. (presented by Joyce Fagel, Science Advisor and Grace Rhodes, English faculty)

 

May 6 (T) 11:30-12:20           (presented by Deborah Handrich, English faculty)

Thesis statements should clearly express a paper’s main idea.  Learn how to write an effective thesis for various kinds of essays, such as an analytical essay, an argumentative essay, and, time permitting, an implied thesis for process or descriptive writing.

 

May 8 (TH) 1:45-2:35

How do you know when to use “a,” “an,” or “the”?  This workshop presents a strategy for deciding the correct articles in your writing. (For intermediate/advanced ESL students)

(presented by Vince Barnes, ESL faculty)

 

May 13 (T) 11:30-12:20          (presented by Grace Rhodes, English faculty)

Most students don’t know how to proofread their writing carefully to find errors, which can lower their grades.  This workshop will show you a process to use at the final stage of writing so that you can find more of your sentence errors and correct them.

 

May 15 (TH) 1:45-2:35          (presented Jeannette Idiart, English faculty

Ever heard of “fragments” or “run-ons”? Find out what makes a sentence complete and discover how some clauses, phrases, and other word constructions can easily fool you into thinking they are complete sentences.

 

May 21 (W) 12:30-1:20          (presented by Claire Murata, SCC Librarian)

When you use research in writing a paper, you must cite your sources correctly  and avoid plagiarism.   Learn proper techniques

for doing both in this workshop. 

Session Repeated on June 3 (T) 11:30-12:20