Fundamental Fridays Writing Skills Drop-In

Fundamental Writing Skills Drop-In - Winter 2023

Review fundamental writing skills and work on your assignments with Lori Steers, Academic Skills/ESL Instructor.  

When: 1-3 pm every Friday (see schedule below) 

Where: Morton Reading Room (SCW CCS 303) 

What: At the beginning of each drop-in session, Lori will briefly review a different writing topic.  The rest of the time is open for you to work on assignments with Lori available to discuss your work & answer your questions. 

How: Drop-ins are welcome! Registration required if you wish to join remotely for the beginning of the session for the writing topic review (1:00pm-1:20pm, approximately). Registrants will be sent a Zoom link (but feel free to attend in person if you are on campus). Register in the Peterborough campus events calendar in the Student Experience Portal. 

Weekly Topic Schedule

Jan 13:  Start on the Right Foot: Understanding and Using Your Course Syllabus  

Jan 20: Overview of Academic Writing Genres: Essay, Business Report, Lab Report, Annotated Bibliography, Reflection, Summary 

Jan 27: The Writing Process: From Topic Selection to Formatting & Editing 

Feb 3: Academic Integrity 

Feb 10: Writing Effective Paragraphs (body/introduction/conclusion) 

Feb 17:  Paraphrasing & Summarizing 

Feb 24: READING WEEK  (no session)

Mar 3: Incorporating Evidence into Your Writing 

Mar 10: Writing Clear Sentences: Avoiding Common Writing/Grammatical Errors 

Mar 17: Editing Your Paper 

Mar 24: Formatting Your Paper 

Mar 31: Writing Exams 

April 7: University closed for holiday (Good Friday)