Writing Plus, Winter Workshops, 2025

Workshops are either online or in-person. To attend an online workshop, self-enrol in Writing Plus on Quercus at uoft.me/writingplus or register directly at https://uoft.me/nc-writing-plus. At the starting time, navigate to the workshop on the Quercus schedule or click directly on the Zoom link. To attend an in-person workshop, just show up at the location listed below. No need to register.

Essay Writing from Start to Finish: Improve your writing—improve your GPA! Find out how in these step-by-step workshops.
60-minute workshops, Saturday mornings
Zoom
Understanding the Assignment – Making sense of essay topics – getting on the right track from the start	Jan 11	9:30
Finding Scholarly Sources – Strategies for finding and identifying the most useful research sources	Jan 11	10:45
Developing your Thesis – How to write clear, focused, forceful thesis statements (and how not to!)	Jan 11	12:00
Organizing your Essay – Building coherent, connected arguments using reasoning and evidence	Jan 18	9:30
Using Sources – Using summary, quotation, and paraphrase correctly and effectively	Jan 18	10:45
Revising your Essay – Improve your editing and proofreading skills	Jan 18	12:00