Writing Plus, Winter Workshops, 2026

Register today for one or all of the workshops listed below! Registrants will receive confirmation and reminder emails with workshop details and Zoom links. For additional resources, you can self-enrol in the Writing Plus course on Quercus at uoft.me/writingplus. If you have any questions, please contact newcollege.writingcentre@utoronto.ca.

 

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 10	9:30 AM
Finding Scholarly Sources – Strategies for finding and identifying the most useful research sources	Jan 10	10:45 AM
Developing your Thesis – How to write clear, focused, forceful thesis statements (and how not to!)	Jan 10	12:00 PM
Organizing your Essay – Building coherent, connected arguments using reasoning and evidence	Jan 17	9:30 AM
Using Sources – Using summary, quotation, and paraphrase correctly and effectively	Jan 17	10:45 AM
Revising your Essay – Improve your editing and proofreading skills	Jan 17	12:00 PM