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The Writing Center College Hour Workshop “Commas: Why Should We Care?”


Wednesday, October 22, 2008

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.

Are you unsure how to use commas correctly?  Do you put them in your paper when you need to breathe or avoid using them altogether?  Do your professors say, “Fix those comma splices,” but you don’t know what they are, where they are, or how to go about it?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please join us for a brief, interactive workshop about this important punctuation mark.  Learn the six main uses of commas, where to put them, and perhaps more importantly, where not to put them.  We’ll also discuss methods to identify comma splices in your paper and four ways to fix them.  Improve your editing skills in less than an hour.  Hope to see you there!

Brighton Campus
Room 9-128
Presenter:  Carl Silvio, English/Philosophy

Damon Campus
Room 4057
Presenter:  Tokeya Graham, English/Philosophy

The Writing Center’s purpose is to guide students through the writing process and to provide support for faculty who assign written work.  Tutoring sessions at the Center are interactive discussions that encourage students to make informed decisions about their writing.  The outcome of tutoring should be that the writer, not necessarily a specific piece of writing, will be changed.  Tutors will not write, re-write, or line-edit any portion of a student’s paper. Rather, they will assist with pre-writing, drafting, researching, revising, and editing.  Most importantly, the Center aims to build students’ confidence and improve their writing skills.

Patricia Kennedy, Director
Academic Support Services
10/21/2008