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The Reading/Writing Lab Workshops

"To speak a true word is to transform the world." Paulo Freire

These workshops are offered in the Learning Center (9-206). Attempt the exercises and check the answers.

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 Cite Your sources!

Learn how to do research with JSTOR and cite your sources using APA, MLA, or Chicago style guides.

Bring your paper on a flash drive to the workshops and spend time with faculty and tutors on it.

Location (9-206 Reading/Writing lab)

Suggested Outline


Demonstration of JSTOR (5 min)
Overview of Style guides (10 min)
Work on your paper (30 min)

JSTOR
http://canadacollege.net/library/web/oncampus.html

http://canadacollege.net/library/web/offcampus.html

http://canadacollege.net/library/web/oncampus.html#j

On-line Tutorial with quiz
http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/tutorials.jsp

Sample APA
http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Shaw-APA.pdf

Sample MLA
http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf

Sample Chicago
http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Bish-CMS.pdf


Applying what you've learned:

  • Work on your paper to make sure you have cited your sources correctly in the style guide of your choice.  If you don't have a paper, access the following paper (which is the first two pages and the works cited page of an actual student paper and make the appropriate changes).
  • Make sure you use a reference book or thew following website: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
  • Ask for assistance if you are unsure.
  • Complete the Evaluation

 

 Reading History Text Workshops: Bringing History to Life

Suggested Outline

Quick Review of reading assignment (10 min)

Test preparation (20 min)

Annotating your text (30 min)

Access Professor Stanford's reading guides from this website:

US History 201

  1. Read the attached text carefully. Chapter 6, "The Seven Years' War In America," pp136-141
  2. Open the Powerpoint and follow directions.
  3. Contact your History Professor for answers to the questions.

US History 202

  1. Read the attached text carefully.
  2. Open the Powerpoint and follow directions.
  3. Contact your History Professor for answers to the questions.

Western Civ 2

  1. Read the attached text carefully.
  2. Open the Powerpoint and follow directions.

  3. Contact your History Professor for answers to the questions.

 

 Grammar Workshop Series

  1. Parts of Speech September 16, Tuesday (12:00pm-1:00pm) and September 16, Tuesday (5:00pm-6:00pm)
  2. Sentence Structure September 24, Wednesday (5:00pm-6:00pm) and September 25, Thursday (12:00pm-1:00pm)
  3. Phrases and Clauses October 7, Tuesday (12:00pm-1:00pm) and October 8, Wednesday (5:00pm-6:00pm)
  4. Editing Sentences October 23, Thursday (12:00pm-1:00pm) and October 23, Thursday (5:00pm-6:00pm)

Suggested Outline

Students write sentences (10 min)

Discuss sentence specific grammar (30 min)

Match Terms to definitions (15 min)

 

 Parts of Speech

  1. Open the Parts of Speech exercise document and print it.
  2. After completing the exercise, open the document (Workshop notes) to check some of your answers.
  3. For more information contact rana@smccd.edu.
  4. Access the following websites for more practice.

 Phrases and Clauses

  1. Open the Phrases and Clauses document and print it.
  2. After completing the exercise, open the document (Workshop notes) to check some of your answers.
  3. For more information contact rana@smccd.edu.
  4. Access the following websites for more practice.

 Sentence Structure

  1. Open the Sentence Structure document and print it.
  2. After completing the exercise, open the document (Workshop notes) to check some of your answers.
  3. For more information contact rana@smccd.edu.
  4. Access the following websites for more practice.

 Editing Sentences

  1. Open the Editing Sentences document and print it.
  2. After completing the exercise, open the document (Workshop notes) to check some of your answers.
  3. For more information contact rana@smccd.edu.
  4. Access the following websites for more practice.

 

 Grammar Workshop Attendance Form:

 

 Tutor Training Workshops

Monday afternoon Tutor-Training Workshops 1:00-2:00

Workshop 1: Developmental Writing/ESL

Workshop 2: Developmental Reading/ESL

Workshop 3: Advanced Writing

Workshop 4: Editing  

Suggested Outline

Instructors share two strategies (15 min)

Tutor discussion regarding working withe students (30 min)

Discuss assignments and expectations (15 min)

Sample Handouts

  1. Reading/ESL

  2. Reading and Writing

 

 
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