writing studio


219 Academic Advising Center
East Campus - Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 668-0901 (p)
(919) 684-8934 (f)







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Workshop Resources

The Writing Studio offers workshops most weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters. Workshops are held in 118 Perkins Library on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. If you would like to attend a workshop but cannot come at the scheduled time, please contact wstudio@duke.edu to arrange a time during regular tutoring hours. You can also browse the workshop powerpoint slides and handouts below. (Handouts and tutorials are .pdf files, which may require downloading Acrobat Reader.)

To sign up for a live workshop, click here. Drop-ins are also welcome.

Workshop Dates Offered

Reading to Write
     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Working With Sources: Avoiding Plagiarism
     Humanities Handout

     Science Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Making An Academic Argument
     Handout

     Annotated Text Sample

     Tutorial

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Organizing A Research Project
     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, February 16 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Getting In: Application Essays for Graduate Schools, Internships, and Special Programs
     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

U.S. Academic Writing: Considerations for Non-Native English Speakers

     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, March 2 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Improving Your Writing Style: Clarity
     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, March 16 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Improving Your Writing Style: Conciseness, Cohesion, and Coherence
     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, March 23 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Editing for Clarity and Proofreading for Correctness
     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, March 30 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Academic and Professional E-Mail

     Handout

     Tutorial

Tuesday, April 6 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Improving Your Writing Style: 4Cs

(Combination of the two "Improving Your Writing Style" workshops above)

Tuesday, April 13 , 2010

2-3 p.m., 118 Perkins Library

Improving Your Writing Process
     Handout

     Tutorial

Not offered Spring 2010