Workshops for the Spring 2011 Semester

Please register in advance.

If possible, anyone who wants to attend a Writing Center workshop should register in advance by sending an e-mail to Karen Petit, Ph.D.
kmpetit@ccri.edu
or call: 401-825-2279.

In the e-mail or phone message, information about these areas should be included:

  • Participant’s name
  • Workshop’s title
  • Date and time of the workshop
  • Participant’s e-mail address or phone number.

Workshops focused on study and career skills
are offered by:
All CCRI students, faculty & staff are invited to attend one or more of these free workshops:

Paragraph and Essay Structure

Friday, Feb. 11, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
This workshop’s participants will look at essays, thesis statements, topic sentences, introductions, conclusions, and body paragraphs. Handouts and practice exercises will include examples of good and bad thesis statements.

Practicing Grammar with Online Quizzes

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
The participants in this workshop will review fragments, run-ons, punctuation, pronouns, and other problem areas by seeing PowerPoint presentations and by getting revision practice.

Punctuation!!!

Friday, Feb. 25, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
 This workshop looks at commas, semi-colons, colons, run-ons, and other areas. Punctuation handouts, online presentations, and revision practice are important parts of this workshop.

Run-ons

Thursday, Mar. 3, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
The participants will review run-ons by watching a PowerPoint presentation and by getting practice finding and revising run-ons.

Quotations, Summaries, and Paraphrases

Friday, Mar. 11, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
This workshop focuses on how to write separate summaries, as well as how to incorporate quotations, summaries, and paraphrases into research papers by using the MLA, APA, or Chicago system.

Research Papers: The MLA System

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
This workshop includes handouts, online information, and explanation of in-text citations and Works Cited pages. Using the MLA system, participants will revise a bad example of a paragraph.

Research Papers: The APA System

Friday, Mar. 18, 2-2:50 p.m., Knight Campus, Room 6534
This workshop includes handouts, online information, and explanation of in-text citations and Reference pages. Using the APA system, participants will revise a bad example of a paragraph.

Request a Workshop

Except for the dates and times already listed on this Web page, a Writing Center workshop can be requested for any Tuesday or Wednesday during the academic semester from 1-1:50 or from 2-2:50. To request a workshop, send an e-mail to Dr. Karen Petit at kmpetit@ccri.edu or call 401-825-2279.

Please register in advance.

If possible, anyone who wants to attend a Writing Center workshop should register in advance by sending an e-mail to Karen Petit, Ph.D., at kmpetit@ccri.edu, or by calling 401-825-2279. In the e-mail or phone message, information about these areas should be included: the participant’s name, a workshop’s title, the date and time of the workshop, and the participant’s e-mail address or phone number.

Workshops focused on study and career skills are offered by
the Success Centers and the Advising and Counseling Center.