{"id":586,"date":"2023-01-20T00:38:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:11:19","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Book a Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Writing Center consultants are available to lead in-class workshops on any of the topics listed below.  If you are a faculty member or a teaching assistant and would like to schedule a workshop for your class, review the policies below and then email writing @ usc dot edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Topics\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Meet the Writing Center (15 Minutes)\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This fifteen-minute presentation provides an overview of the Writing Center\u2019s services.\u00a0 Writing Center consultants will describe what happens during a typical session, provide a brief tour of our web resources, and explain how students can book an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/meet-the-writing-center-resized-3-507x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of a person standing in front of a projector screen\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Building Stronger Arguments\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"article cf\">\n<div class=\"article-has-img\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>This workshop explores three qualities that make academic arguments successful: specificity, coherence, and originality.\u00a0 Consultants will encourage students to develop arguments with carefully defined terms and clearly delineated connections among the ideas.\u00a0 Finally, consultants will discuss how audience awareness can lead writers to more productive, original arguments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/building-stronger-arguments-512x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of a person holding barbells over their head\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Four Ways of Using Sources\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"article cf\">\n<div class=\"article-has-img\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>This workshop demonstrates how writers can go beyond straightforward quotation to engage sources in deeper conversation.\u00a0 Writing Center consultants will review four ways to use sources, emphasizing that students should focus not only on what a source\u00a0<i>is\u00a0<\/i>but what a source can\u00a0<i>do\u00a0<\/i>in the context of an argument.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/four-ways-of-using-sources-1-450x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of four stacks of books\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Clarity and Flow\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This workshop presents a variety of organizational tactics to help writers clarify and showcase their ideas. Writing Center consultants will provide tips to reduce wordiness, while improving paragraph cohesion and transitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/clarity-and-flow-475x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of blue water pouring into a puddle\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          The &#8220;So What?&#8221; Factor\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This workshop presents the basic rhetorical moves that writers make to articulate the significance of their arguments.\u00a0 Rather than focusing simply on thesis construction, Writing Center consultants will demonstrate how writers put their arguments in context, thus lending their essays a sense of purpose and direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/so-what-factor-475x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of an exclamation point\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Grammar, Punctuation, and Syntax\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"article cf\">\n<div class=\"article-has-img\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>This session reviews a variety of grammatical and syntactical conventions. In an interactive session modeled on a game of\u00a0<i>Jeopardy<em>!<\/em><\/i>, consultants will cover topics ranging from comma splices and misplaced modifiers to subject\/verb agreement and the passive voice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/grammar-punctuation-syntax-475x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of a Jeopardy board\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Proofreading and Polishing\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"article cf\">\n<div class=\"article-has-img\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>This workshop presents proofreading as a skill that everyone can learn.\u00a0 Writing Center consultants will suggest techniques to become a more confident proofreader, while covering the most common grammatical and stylistic adjustments that writers make during the proofreading process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/proofreading-and-polishing-475x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of a document with an eye looking through a magnifying glass\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Writing Tune Up \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This workshop on academic writing focuses on three main elements: creating clear sentences by spotlighting actors and actions, developing cohesive paragraphs that accomplish specific tasks, and understanding academic conventions including citation practices, discipline-specific jargon, and formal language choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/2023\/01\/handouts-and-videos-512x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Image of a book and pencils\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Policies\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em><strong>+<\/strong>With the exception of &#8220;Meet the Writing Center&#8221; all workshops are fifty minutes long and interactive in nature.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>+<\/strong>No advance reading or preparation is required.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>+<\/strong>Workshops must be requested at least two weeks in advance. Workshops are not available the last week of the semester.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>+<\/strong>The instructor or teaching assistant must be present while the workshop is conducted.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>+<\/strong>When requesting an in-class workshop, instructors should provide two or three potential dates. We cannot guarantee availability on any given day\/time, but we will work hard to accommodate your class schedule.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>+<\/strong>Workshops can be in person or online. Workshops on HSC or outside of business hours (9am &#8211; 5pm) are only offered online. We cannot provide workshops on the weekend.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>+<\/strong>Instructors may request up to two presentations per semester. For a large class with multiple sections, please contact the Writing Center Director. 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