Workshops for Spring Semester 2013
Flash Fiction Writing Group
What is flash fiction? Different writers have different definitions, but for the purposes of this blurb flash fiction is a story told in fewer than 500 words. The group will meet in the Writing Center three times during Spring Semester 2013—Feb. 22, March 22, and April 19, from 4-6pm. Interested students are invited to attend as many times as they like. Students will write (and finish) several flash fiction stories. Fun, engaging exercises and writing games will provide inspiration and help generate ideas. Students will have the chance to read and discuss their own work and the work of their peers. Instructor will offer suggestions for how to develop and revise. By the end of each session, each student will have completed at least one flash fiction—potentially more.
Dates
Friday, Feb 22, from 4-6pm.
Friday, March 22, from 4-6pm.
Friday, April 19, from 4-6pm.
Contact the Writing Center to sign up! lwc@loyola.edu or (410) 617-5415.
Writer's Block
How to be Original
http://www.english.upenn.edu/Grad/Teachweb/mborig.html
Some thoughts on how to become truly engaged in a paper. Excellent for prewriting writer’s block.
World Wide Words
http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm
A running column of colorful articles about the origin of specific words and phrases in the English language. Great for people who are either endlessly curious about English words or enjoy impressing members of the opposite sex at cocktail parties. A large index of past articles touches upon the origins of everyday terms like “duct tape” and “jazz” to rarer terms like “loblolly boy” and “mumpsimus”.
General Writing
The Forest of Rhetoric
http://rhetoric.byu.edu/
It’s easy to forget that how you say something is just as important as what you actually say. This website offers a variety of surprisingly practical tips covering any type of paper you’d want to write, along with guidelines for figures of speech and methods of persuasion.
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Contains comprehensive up-to-date advice about MLA Style, APA Style, and writing in general. Also covers every stage of the writing process (from choosing an idea and creating a thesis to finalizing your paper) and grammar.
Paradigm: Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
A well-organized review of the entire writing process. Covers everything from choosing a topic and outlining to sentence-structure and tone. Also includes tips for genre-specific writing (thesis, argumentative, informal, exploratory).
The Elements of Style
http://orwell.ru/library/others/style/english/
A classic and concise manual about American English writing, full of little “rich deposits of gold.”
Guide to Grammar and Style
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
A near perfect conceptualization of various basic writing techniques, which should help writers not only follow grammatical rules, but also use them for their advantage. Topics range from split-infinitives to “bugbears”, which are “Pedantic and vicious debates over knotty matters.” Readers are encouraged to “Think of grammar and style as analogous to, say, table manners.”
Research: Documentation
Loyola Notre Dame Library’s APA Style Guide
http://www.loyola.edu/library/REF/apastyle.htm
APA Style rules for citing from various types of sources.
Research and Documentation Online
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
Comprehensive reference for finding and citing sources, with sections for general and specific and academic disciplines. Includes citation guidelines and examples, database links, sample papers, and tips for judging various resources.
The University of Auckland Student Learning Centre
http://www.cite.auckland.ac.nz/tutorial.php
A fun and informative refresher on how to find and cite credible resources. Check out the 10-minute interactive tutorials.
APA Research Style Crib Sheet
http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/apacrib/apacrib.html
Quick reference guide for APA Style issues
Writing: Reference
Merriam Webster Online
http://m-w.com/
A reliable online dictionary and thesaurus. Also see their free email word of the day service.
Your Dictionary, “The Last Word in Words”
http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.shtml
Provides an online dictionary service, along with helpful links for grammatical lessons of other languages, glossaries in specific academic disciplines, and other references for writing style.
ESL
ESL Desk
http://www.esldesk.com/index.htm
A large reference site by and for ESL students, complete with lists of irregular verbs and common English mistakes.
The Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org/
Monthly internet journal consisting of lessons for students, teaching techniques for professors, and miscellaneous articles on multicultural topics.