Hi Everyone!
I hope you're having a good day! I wanted to let you know about some special, free classes (workshops) that we are offering in the tutoring lab. There is a workshop each week from now until the end of the semester. Each workshop is one hour long.
I will give you extra credit if you go to the workshops. I will give you 5 points for each workshop you attend if you write a paragraph about what you learn and bring it to me. There are 8 workshops total, so if you go to every one, you can earn 40 points of extra credit!!! :)
If you can't go to the workshops because the times are not convenient for you, you can still earn extra credit. If you go to the lab for 20 OR MORE hours during the semester, I will give you 20 points of extra credit for your grade. You must go for at least 20 hours to get these points.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Here is the schedule for the workshops: https://sites.google.com/site/miramarbasicskillslab/workshops
Tuesday, March 1st
1:00 PM
Note-taking strategies: Why take lecture notes? Did you ever wonder why instructors make such a big deal about taking notes during a class lecture? In this workshop, learn some effective note-taking strategies that will help you find success in the classroom. Learn how to be an active listener and take purposeful notes.
Tuesday, March 8
3:30 PM
Annotation: Do you read your textbook but feel that you have not remembered the information? Annotation is a skill that helps you stay focused, remember that important information, and become a more active reader. Attend this workshop and learn strategies for annotation while actively participating in activities to hone your skill.
Monday, March 14th
5:00 PM
Vocabulary Attack Skills: This workshop will teach you specific skills that you can use while reading to help you better understand unfamiliar words and phrases. Special attention will be placed on the use of context clues and word families to help improve your reading comprehension. Hope to see you there!
Monday, March 21st (THIS IS TAMI'S WORKSHOP!)
4:30 PM
Brainstorming and Organizing Ideas for Essay Writing: Do you have problems coming up with ideas for your writing assignments? Do you have a lot of ideas, but have no idea how to organize them into an essay? Are you stuck staring at a blank page? Then this workshop is for you! We will discuss techniques for generating new topic ideas and details, and practice organizing them into logical outlines. Come to this workshop and kick writer's block to the curb!
Thursday, March 31st
10:30 AM
Outlining:Do you ever feel like your ideas are all over the place? This workshop will help you to organize those ideas by focusing on outlining. Outlining is an important tool when writing an essay; it can help you fill in the holes your essay needs, and it can help you organize your thoughts more clearly. In this workshop we will try various outlining techniques including emphatic and chronological organizing. We will also use outlining in each of the different phases of the writing process. Outlining is a great tool that will help you develop as a writer and will help you in all your college-level classes.
Monday, April 4th
1:00 PM
Supporting Your Essay with Examples: This workshop will focus on strategies for providing examples in essays. We will discuss and practice how to implement various examples such as text quotes, statistical evidence, and personal examples. You will learn how to avoid listing examples, how to avoid long and irrelevant quotes, and how to avoid going on and on about your example without coming back to your point. Please come with any questions related to this topic!
Thursday, April 7th
4:00 PM
Argumentative essay process: What should an argumentative essay consist of? This workshop will provide you an overview outline on how to organize an argumentative essay. You will also learn some Do’s and Don’ts. Many classes require this type of essay, so come and find out what an argumentative essay is about!
Tuesday, April 26th
11:00 AM
Sentences: Confused by commas splices and run-on sentences??? Not sure what they are, or more importantly, how to fix them? This workshop will show you how to identify these common student errors AND simple ways to correct them. Lots of practice will be included!!! Please join us!
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