The Writing Center is pleased to offer workshops on a variety of topics to help students to improve their writing, study, and life skills. We offer both in-person and online workshops. Workshops are FREE to SBVC students!
We aslo offer workshops for ESL students. View the current topic list and ESL workshop schedule
To receive a verification email indicating workshop attendance, participants must attend and participate in the workshop.
Choose a workshop to attend from the topics and workshop schedule below.
In-Person Workshops:
Online Workshops:
If you are not able to access a workshop and need immediate assistance, email the lead instructor, Dr. Lee, at dlee@valleycollege.edu.
Location: The Village, Building 3 (portables behind the SBVC water tower)
June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22, June 29
In these workshops, students can bring questions that they have about their writing assignments for the tutor to answer.
Location: Online via Zoom
CLICK HERE TO LOG-IN TO ENTER WORKSHOP VIA ZOOM
May 27, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24
In this workshop, students will learn about and understand how to use MLA format for their written compositions. Some of the skills that students will gain from the workshop can include understanding the fundamentals on how to properly cite sources in the context of their papers as well as organizing information for the Words Cited page. These are important skills to have in order to avoid plagiarism.
In this workshop, students will learn the fundamental components of an academic essay. Some of the lessons that are covered are as follows: how to create an appropriate title, how to organize information in an introduction paragraph as well as how to structure a concluding paragraph.
In this workshop, students will learn how to recognize and use common prepositions. They will also learn how to identify prepositional phrases which is useful in adding details to sentences as well as helpful in identifying the subjects of sentences.
In this workshop, students will learn strategies to help them gain confidence with writing. Some of the lessons that students will learn are as follows: how to identify writing anxiety, what may cause writing anxiety, as well as strategies to overcome writing anxiety.
In this workshop, students will learn what a thesis statement is, why it is important to academic writing, as well as how to compose a strong thesis statement.
In this workshop, students will learn about and understand how to use APA format for their written compositions. Some of the skills that students will gain from the workshop can include understanding the fundamentals on how to properly cite sources in the context of their papers as well as organizing information for the Words Cited page. These are important skills to have in order to avoid plagiarism.
In this workshop, students will learn how to recognize subjects and verbs in sentences. They will also learn the basics in ensuring that the verb agrees the subjects in their sentences. This lesson will help students with sentence clarity.
In this workshop, students will learn strategies to help them organize and compose an effective resume.
In this workshop, students will learn when and how to quote, paraphrase and summarize information in their papers. These skills are necessary when incorporating source material to support an argument or position in a paper.
In this workshop, students will learn various ways to use commas appropriately in their writing.
In this workshop, students will learn strategies to take, the steps to follow, and what to expect when writing a research paper. Students will also be introduced to library resources that can help them during the research process.
In this workshop, students will learn tips on what to include in their papers to make them sound more academic. They will also learn what to avoid when writing academically and professionally.
In this workshop, students will learn how to avoid writing run-on and comma splices in sentences, which are common grammatical errors in academic writing. Students will learn what constitutes a complete sentence as well as strategies that they can use to correct run-ons and comma splices in sentences in their compositions.
In this workshop, students will learn what a conclusion of a paper is. In addition, they will learn about what to include and how to organize the ideas for a conclusion.
In this workshop, students will learn what an annotated bibliography is as well as why it is an important step in the preparation for research project. Students will also learn how to compose meaningful annotated bibliographies to enhance their research projects.
In this workshop, students will learn how to use coordinating conjunctions (aka FANBOYS) to connect complete ideas in sentences.
