Workshops for Classes
Writing faculty are available to offer the following workshops to any class. We also take requests! E-mail Professor Lisa Lebduska, Director of College Writing (lebduska_lisa@wheatonma.edu), to request a workshop or to suggest additional topics.
Invention and Planning
Finding and Shaping a Thesis
Brainstorming, Mapping, Outlining, Conversing
Role of Audience, Purpose and Genre in Reading and Writing
Rhetorical Appeals: Using Ethos, Pathos and Logos
Developing, Supporting and Organizing and Drafting
Constructing and Shaping an Argument
Assessing and Incorporating Evidence in an Argument
The Roles of Electronic Discourse in Writing Processes
Summarizing, Quoting and Paraphrasing
Critical Thinking and the Researched Argument
Effective Paragraphs in Argument Essays
Effective Introductions and Conclusions
Revising and Reflecting
Reflective cover letters
Providing feedback to other writers (peer review; class workshop)
Group Authoring: Writing collaboratively: Process, Planning, Drafting
