Personal Statements Workshops
Last Wednesday of the Month, 11 – 11:30 am
Location: Library, Electronic Classroom 1
1/29, 2/26, 3/26 & 4/23

Our Personal Statements workshops focus on the Personal Statement (or Statement of Purpose) as a genre of writing. Graduate schools, fellowships, grants, and other competitive programs often require each applicant to submit a short essay about her history and goals. These essays are sometimes written in response to very specific questions; sometimes, they’re written in response to a generic prompt. In both cases, a good personal statement carefully balances its author’s history and aspirations.

These 30 minute sessions introduce students to basic conventions of most statements. We will compare and contrast the introductions to several successful essays, and students will write a draft of a new ‘hook’ to their own personal statement in-session. Students at any point in the writing process are invited to attend.

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Advanced Personal Statement Workshops
BY INVITATION ONLY
2/12, 3/12, 4/9 & 5/7, 11 – 11:45 am

Students who have already attended a personal statement workshop this semester will be invited to our Advanced Personal Statement Workshops. Students will read their drafts out loud to one another and offer feedback to each other under the guidance of experienced Writing Center tutors. Participants must have attended a spring 2014 workshop AND have a full draft of a statement already written to be admitted to the session. All others will be turned away.

 

Abstract Writing Workshops 
Location: Library, Electronic Classroom 1
Time: 11 – 11:30 am
Dates: 2/19, 3/5, 4/16

This workshop focuses on the abstract as both a genre and as a stage in the writing process that allows writers to express the main ideas of their arguments in crystallized form. Conferences or journals often ask for contributors to submit abstracts of their research studies, and W course instructors at UConn sometimes request that students sum up their projects in brief. We will consider the basic conventions of abstract writing, focusing on higher order concerns such as addressing your audience, explaining your methodology, clearly stating your original contributions, and contextualizing your research; we will also, albeit to lesser extent, address stylistic issues such as concision and clarity. Come prepared to participate in discussion and interactive exercises.

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ESL Workshops
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

In addition to offering individual tutorials, the Writing Center provides workshops for all UConn international students who wish to work on their academic English. These two-hour workshops cover both grammar and composition issues that are most challenging for multi-lingual writers. We will practice some of the most popular topics and genres among international students, such as how to write (conference) abstracts, introductions to journal articles, commentary on data, and much more.
The workshops are free but registration is required.

● Workshops on ESLComposition

Location: Gentry Rm. 140 on 2/12, 3/12, 4/9 & 5/7

● Workshops on ESL Grammar

Location: KNS Rm. 302 on 2/26

Location: Gentry Rm. 140 on 3/26 & 4/23

 

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Registration will open seven days before each event.