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Faculty and graduate students, are you working on an essay, book chapter, presentation, dissertation or creative work? Leave distractions at home and join us for Shut Up and Write, where you can work in silence, surrounded by like-minded writers working on their projects. Bring your laptop, research materials and anything else you need to get work done. We meet from 1 to 5 p.m. every Saturday in I. D. Weeks Library room 112, beginning January 19th (every Saturday afternoon the library is open). Free coffee and hot water for tea, hot chocolate and cider will be available. Questions? Email Lisa Ann Robertson at lisaann.robertson@usd.edu or Michelle Rogge Gannon at mrogge@usd.edu. Sponsored by the USD Writing Center and the Department of English.

This workshop introduces you to the conventions of MLA-style citation and documentation. It covers how to use sources within the text of essays, including quoting, paraphrasing and using introductory tags for borrowed material. Guidelines for creating a works-cited list will also be presented. The workshop is primarily for students in humanities courses. The presenter is Lindsay Stephens, PhD student, Department of English. Distance students, attend the workshop live at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/2a94f4ffe67b4afabf154f9b9bdd9f59

This workshop introduces you to the conventions of MLA-style citation and documentation. It covers how to use sources within the text of essays, including quoting, paraphrasing and using introductory tags for borrowed material. Guidelines for creating a works-cited list will also be presented. The workshop is primarily for students in humanities courses. The presenter is Lindsay Stephens, PhD student, Department of English. Distance students, attend this workshop live at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/2a94f4ffe67b4afabf154f9b9bdd9f59

How do you choose textual evidence to support and develop your thesis? This hands-on workshop will introduce you to strategies for selecting examples (quotations) from academic articles and books. We will focus, in particular, on strategies for understanding and navigating scholarly sources. The goal is to equip you with techniques for choosing and effectively using the textual support that will strengthen your academic essays. The presenter is Prentiss Clark, Assistant Professor, Department of English. Distance students, attend the workshop live at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/15bc2285592e4e068f6be777f2902909

This workshop introduces students to the conventions of APA style citation and documentation. Topics addressed include why we use citation styles, what elements are common to citation styles and how to take advantage of the APA style. Students will leave the workshop with a basic understanding of the APA style format as well as where to find additional online resources on APA. The presenter is Kenneth Green, Instructor, Department of English. Distance students, attend the workshop live at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/39c74d47810e459384689adc3bbbe38c

Fake news websites, satirical sites, opinion/editorial pieces, sites containing misinformation or propaganda and outdated, online articles have made it challenging for students to find reliable sources on the Web for academic essays and projects. This interactive workshop, designed for students engaged in any form of academic research writing, concentrates on helping students to evaluate social media. The presenter is Janet Davison, Lecturer, Department of Media and Journalism. Distance students, attend the workshop live at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/b12702dcc41c46e4855135128a21e230