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Writing Tip of the Week

Welcome (or Welcome Back)

As you begin the semester, don't forget that the Writing Resource Center is here to help you.  Here are seven tips for using the Center:

1.  We're here for everyone!

Whether you're a first-semester student looking for help on a paper or a 3rd-
year student trying to polish your writing sample -- we're here to help.

2.  We can help with all your writing needs!

You don't need to be working on a paper to visit the WRC.  Maybe you have a 
quick grammar question.  Maybe you need to write more persuasively.  Or maybe you need help transitioning from college writing to legal writing.  Whatever your writing concerns, we can help.

3.  You can visit the WRC once --  or once a week!

How often you use the WRC is up to you.  Students often find it helpful
to visit the WRC several times while writing a single paper.  Other students 
make steady appointments to work on grammar or other writing issues.  Feel free to make as many weekly appointments as you'd like.

4.  We welcome walk-ins!

How's that for alliteration?  (Don't know what alliteration is?  Stop by and 
find out.)  When we're not busy with other students, we invite you to stop
in with your quick writing questions.  At times, last-minute appointments are also 
available.  Check the sign-up sheets across from Room 613.

5.  Sign up early and often!

We get very busy when papers are due.  Make sure you sign up for appointments as soon as you are able.  But please don't forget-- you need to cancel any appointments you can't keep.

6.  Now's the time to work on writing samples!

We typically have open appointments the first week or two
of the semester.  If you need help with your resume or writing sample,
visit us now -- before we (and you) get too busy.

7.  Attend a workshop

Here's a tentative workshop schedule for this semester.  Some dates may change.  Check your  JMLS e-mail for exact times, rooms, registration, etc.  

We typically hold workshops on Tuesdays from 4 to 6 and repeat them
on Wednesdays from 12 to 2. 

Aug. 25, 26*     Grammar Overview 
                        This workshop will be held on Monday at noon and Tuesday at
                        4:00 and will be repeated some time later in the semester.

Sept. 2, 3         Moving from Objective to Persuasive Writing: The Art of
                       Spinning Language (geared to LS II students)

                       Three P's of Writing: Punctuation, Pronouns, and 
                       Parallelism

Sept. 8, 9*       Organize Your First Memo: Understanding IRAC and Its Kin 
                             (designed for LS I students)
                       (This workshop will run Monday from 12 to 2 and Tuesday from 
                       4 to 6.)

     Transitions
     (new workshop added this semester)
     (This workshop will run Monday from 12 to 2 and Tuesday from
     4 to 6.)

Other workshops yet to be scheduled:

Citation and Quotation: How to Avoid Plagiarism and Quote
Like a Pro

                       Avoiding Passive Voice and Other Word Wasting Habits

                  E-Mail Etiquette