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: 9:30 - 11:30 AM

Writing room open from 1pm - 3pm

Presenter: Vernetta Mosley

One of the most important activities that produces strong scholarly writing is revision. In a haste to meet deadlines, many in academia do not take the time to sufficiently revise their documents. Others do not know how to improve a draft. This workshop will guide you in the questions that should and need to be asked to strengthen your writing. What You'll Learn: Distinguish between the two types of editing Gain strategies to revise a document effectively Identify the areas to focus on when revising

: 9:30 - 10:30 AM

Writing rooms open from 1pm - 3pm

Presenter: Dannelle Stevens

When I read a journal article, I do not want to wander and wonder where the work is headed. Largely because I am seeking ideas, information and even inspiration, I want to know right away what the scholarly work is about. Scholars can guide readers along a smooth reading road by paying attention to the not-so-obvious infrastructure of typical journal articles and writing their submissions with this structure in mind. Examples of infrastructure include the structuring of the abstract and the connections between the title, the rationale for the paper, and the purpose statement. In this workshop, we will analyze several articles that have a clear infrastructure and, then, practice identifying and refining examples from your own manuscripts.

: 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Writing rooms open from 1pm - 3pm.

Presenter: Dannelle Stevens 

If you don’t know where you are going, you may end up somewhere else. One way to tell your reader where your manuscript is headed is through a well-crafted purpose statement. At whatever stage of your writing- conceptualization, generating words, or finalizing the manuscript, identifying and refining your purpose statement will actually save you time in the long run. You will have a clearer purpose in collecting your references. For whatever type of manuscript you are working on, this workshop will include several activities designed to give you hands-on practice developing and strengthening your purpose statement.