Chaffey College Writing Center

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Workshops

Workshops are 50- to 60-minute small group sessions that are taught by faculty tutors and cover a range of topics from prewriting activities to research papers.  Workshops count toward the 5-hour supplemental instruction requirement for English 500, 550, 450, and 1A. 

Workshops at the Rancho Cucamonga Campus

Chaffey College Writing Center

Located in the northeast corner of the Library

5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga

909-652-6820

Workshops at the Writing Center are limited to 10 participants.  Making an appointment for Writing Center workshops is strongly suggested although walk-ins may attend if space is available.  Appointments may be made up to six business days in advance.

Plan on arriving 10 minutes before the workshop begins. If you arrive late, you may lose your reserved spot to a student on the waitlist.

Fall 2009 Workshop List
September 2009 Workshop Calendars
October 2009 Workshop Calendars
November/December 2009 Workshop Calendar

Personal Statement Workshops

Workshop Topics at the Rancho Campus

Bibliographic Instruction
Developing Paragraphs
Eliminating Wordiness
How to Proofread Your Own Paper
Incorporating Outside Sources
Introductions and Conclusions
Learning Styles & Writing
MLA Documentation
Organization and Structure
Prewriting and Invention Strategies
Punctuation: Commas, Semicolons, Colons
Purpose, Audience, & Tone
Run-ons and Fragments
Sentence Variety
Summarizing a Piece of Writing
Test Preparation: In-Class Writing Stragegies
Thesis Statements
Time Management & the Writing Process

Workshops at the Chino Campus
 

Chino Reading & Writing Success Center
Room CHMB-240
5897 College Park Ave., Chino
909-652-8160

September 2009 Workshop and Study Groups Calendar
October 2009 Workshop and Study Groups Calendar
November/December 2009 Workshop and Study Groups Calendar

Workshops at the Ralph M. Lewis Fontana Center

Chaffey College Fontana Success Center
Room 107
16855 Merrill Avenue, Fontana
909-652-7408

September 2009 Workshop and Study Groups Calendar
October 2009 Workshop and Study Groups Calendar

 

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