Workshop Resources
The Writing Studio offers workshops most weeks of the Fall Semester. Workshops are held in 112 Perkins Library on Thursday 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.
| Workshop | Dates Offered |
Reading to Write |
Thursday, September 4 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
Working With Sources: Avoiding Plagiarism |
Thursday, September 11 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
| Making An Academic Argument Handout |
Thursday, September 18 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
| Organizing A Research Project |
Thursday, September 25 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
Getting In: Application Essays for Graduate Schools, Internships, and Special Programs |
Thursday, October 2 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
U.S. Academic Writing: Considerations for Non-Native English Speakers |
Thursday, October 16 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
Improving Your Writing Style: Clarity |
Thursday, October 23 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
| Improving Your Writing Style: Conciseness, Cohesion, and Coherence |
Thursday, October 30 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
Editing for Clarity and Proofreading for Correctness |
Thursday, November 6 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
Thursday, November 13 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
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Improving Your Writing Style: 4Cs (Combination of the two "Improving Your Writing Style" workshops above) |
Thursday, November 20 2-3 p.m., 112 Perkins Library |
Improving Your Writing Process |
Not offered Fall 2008. |
| Introduction to EndNote Tutorial |
Not offered Fall 2008. Duke Libraries offer EndNote workshops during the semester. |