Location: Woodsworth College, Room 119 9:30 to 10:30 am: Writing Grammatical Sentences - How to write clearer, more varied, and more sophisticated sentences 10:45 to 11:45 am: Editing for Grammar - How to address common issues such as subject-verb agreement, verb tense, and word choice 12 to 1 pm: Making Punctuation Work for You - Take advantage of ... Read More
Location: Northrop Frye Hall, Room 119, Victoria College Improve your editing and proofreading skills The St. George Campus College Writing Centres, in collaboration with University of Toronto Libraries, the Career Centre, English Language Learning, and the Academic Success Centre, are offering this campus-wide series of academic skills workshops to the University’s entire student body. All ... Read More
Location: Career Centre Seminar Room, Koffler Student Services Centre Applying to Medicine, Law, or some other professional or graduate program? Learn to present your strengths to advantage in this 2-hour hands-on workshop Register online from Aug. 29. The St. George Campus College Writing Centres, in collaboration with University of Toronto Libraries, the Career Centre, English ... Read More
In this workshop, legal scholar Simon Stern will provide a window onto the practice of law by comparing professional legal writing to other types of writing. Unlike creative and many other forms of professional writing, genres such as the legal memo or judgement typically begin with the conclusion and then recapitulate the path to the ... Read More
Held up as a watchdog of democracy and decried as a purveyor of fake news, the profession of journalism has become the subject of intense debate in the past few years. How can undergraduate students with an interest in journalism get a handle on what the future has in store for this constantly shifting industry? ... Read More
Location: Woodsworth College, Room 119 9:30 to 10:30 am: Writing through Stress - Learn strategies that will help you turn stress to your advantage and boost your performance 10:45 to 11:45 am: Preparing for Multiple Choice Exams - Understanding multiple-choice questions, preparing for and managing the exam 12 to 1 pm: Preparing for Essay Exams - Techniques for ... Read More
Location: Career Centre Seminar Room, Koffler Student Services Centre Applying to Medicine, Law, or some other professional or graduate program? Learn to present your strengths to advantage in this 2-hour hands-on workshop Register online from Aug. 29. The St. George Campus College Writing Centres, in collaboration with University of Toronto Libraries, the Career Centre, English ... Read More
Location: Career Centre Seminar Room, Koffler Student Services Centre Applying to Medicine, Law, or some other professional or graduate program? Learn to present your strengths to advantage in this 2-hour hands-on workshop Register online from Aug. 28. The St. George Campus College Writing Centres, in collaboration with University of Toronto Libraries, the Career Centre, English ... Read More
Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Room 5150 9:30 to 10:30 am: Understanding the Assignment - Making sense of essay topics – getting on the right track from the start 10:45 to 11:45 am: Finding Scholarly Sources - Strategies for finding and identifying the most useful research sources 12 to 1 pm: Developing your Thesis - How ... Read More
Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Room 5150 9:30 to 10:30 am: Organizing your Essay - Building coherent, connected arguments using reasoning and evidence 10:45 to 11:45 am: Using Sources - Using summary, quotation, and paraphrase correctly and effectively 12 to 1 pm: Revising your Essay - Improve your editing and proofreading skills The St. George Campus ... Read More
