Want to make your sentences clearer and more concise?
Need strategies for close reading a complex text?
Unsure of where to start with articulating a research problem?
Wondering how to organize your essays? Or what to include in your statement of purpose for graduate school?
This semester, the Expository Writing Program at NYU is offering a set of remote and in person workshops for all undergraduates and MAs. See below for details!
Full workshop descriptions (with links and locations) after the calendar!
(You need to be logged into your NYU account to access the registration forms and zoom links.)
Workshop Calendar: Spring 2023
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February |
March |
April |
Close Reading: Making Sense of Complex Texts |
Friday, 2/10, 1:00 - 2:15 pm, remote Tuesday, 2/28, 5:00 - 6:15 pm, in person |
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Writing as Exploration: Approaches to the Multi-Step Draft |
Wednesday, 2/15, 11:30am-12:45pm, in person |
Tuesday, 3/28, 5:00-6:15pm, remote |
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Mapping Meaning: Essay Structure and Organization |
Thursday, 2/16, 10:30 -11:45 am, in person |
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Grammar and Flow: Improving Sentence Clarity |
Friday, 2/24, 1PM-2:15 pm, remote |
Wednesday, 3/8, 1:30-2:15, in person Monday, 3/20, 1:00-2:15 pm, in person |
Monday, 4/17, 10:30-11:45 am, remote |
Grammar and Flow: Improving Sentence Clarity (TANDON) |
Wednesday, 2/22, 1:00 - 2:15 pm, in person |
Thursday, 4/20, 4:00 - 5:15 pm, in person |
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Putting Sources in Conversation: Writing the Literature Review |
Thursday, 3/2, 12:30-1:45 pm, in person |
Thursday, 4/13, 4:00-5:15 pm, remote |
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Avoiding Plagiarism: Easy and Effective Citation
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Thursday, 3/30, 1:00-2:15 pm, in person |
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Information Overload: Creating Focused Research Questions |
Tuesday, 3/7, 3:00 - 4:15 pm, in person
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Turning a Paper into a Publication |
Tuesday, 3/21, 12:00-1:15 pm, remote |
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Refining Your Academic Writing: From Voice to Sentence Construction |
Thursday, 4/6, 12:00-1:15 pm, in person |
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Help! I’m Applying to Grad School! Writing a Statement of Academic Purpose for Doctoral Programs |
Tuesday, 4/4, 12:00-1:15 pm, in person |
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Public Speaking for Undergraduates |
Tuesday, 4/11, 1:30-2:45 pm, in person |
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Thinking Through the Clutter: Writing a Grant Proposal (including DURF) |
Wednesday, 3/22, 6:45 - 8:00 pm, in person |
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Poster Presentation Workshop |
Monday, 4/24, 6:45–8:00 pm, in person |
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Panel Presentation Workshop |
Wednesday, 4/26, 6:45-8:00 pm, in person |
The following workshops will take place in May:
Panel Presentation Workshop |
Monday, 5/1, 6:45-8:00 pm |
Poster Presentation Workshop |
Wednesday, 5/3, 6:45–8:00 pm |
Please note that it is our policy as a program to not distribute recordings after the event; our workshops are designed to be highly interactive and tailored for students who are participating in the moment, rather than designed for asynchronous learning.
We do not share the workshop slides to encourage more participation and engagement during the workshops. There will be handouts and selected materials that attendees can take away for their reference.
Close Reading: Making Sense of Complex Texts
Have you ever been assigned a reading that's rich with ideas and information, but it's hard to get a handle on it? Ever had a hard time untangling or pinning down certain sections of a dense essay or article? This workshop will introduce reading strategies that help you break down and master the main ideas and claims in complicated texts so that they are easier to grasp, and you can use them confidently in your own writing!
With Professor Andrei Guruianu
Friday, February 10, 1:00 - 2:15 pm, remote
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/98249248565
Tuesday, February 28, 5:00 - 6:15 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Writing as Exploration: Approaches to the Multi-Step Draft
Rather than relying on an innate talent, academics approach writing as a practice that can be developed and honed with attention and time. In this workshop, we will discuss writing as a way of thinking. We will discuss habits of mind and practical tools that help academics both generate new ideas and complicate or extend their initial ideas in a continuous way. To do so, we will turn to Writing Studies research that illuminates how experienced writers (academics, journalists, and editors) differ from inexperienced writers in their daily practice. In light of this research, we will discuss writing as a multi-step process: one that allows writers to explore, push, and complicate their thinking about a problem while taking intellectual risks and often surprising themselves. The tools and metacognitive practices we will discuss in this workshop are designed to serve writers in academic projects as well as beyond academia, in the world today.
With Professor Emily Stone
Wednesday, February 15, 11:30am-12:45pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Tuesday, March 28, 5:00-6:15pm, remote
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/95344620409
Mapping Meaning: Essay Structure and Organization
Are you often unsure how to organize your various thoughts on the page? Are you worried about overwhelming your readers with too many ideas that don’t flow in a clear, logical order? In this workshop, we will discuss the difference between a simple essay structure, which risks redundancy, and a complex essay structure, where each idea purposefully leads to the next. We will then introduce several tools that writers use to structure their essays in a way that guides readers through the logical arc of their prose. At the end of the workshop, we will offer a chance to practice applying those tools to your own writing. You are invited to bring a recent essay draft.
With Professor Avia Tadmor
Thursday, 2/16, 10:30 -11:45 am, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Grammar & Flow: Improving Sentence Clarity
Curious about improving the flow of your writing? Want to revise awkward, passive sentences into clear, active ones? Join one of our small group Sentence Clarity Workshops, led by an EWP professor, where you will learn key strategies for improving the style of your writing, and apply what you've learned to your own draft.
With Professor Sarah Sala
Friday, February 24, 1:00-2:15 pm, remote
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/93340184086
Monday, March 20, 1:00-2:15 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
With Professor Sahar Romani
Wednesday, March 8, 1:30-2:15, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Monday, April 17, 10:30-11:45 am, remote
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/94458559328
Grammar & Flow: Improving Sentence Clarity (TANDON)
With Professor Alexander Landfair
Wednesday, February 22, 1:00 - 2:15 pm, in person
2 MetroTech Room 938
Thursday, April 20, 4:00 - 5:15 pm, in person
2 MetroTech Room 938
Putting Sources in Conversation: Writing the Literature Review
An in-depth look at arguably the most important (and daunting!) section of an academic paper: the literature review. In this workshop, we will look at model literature reviews from a variety of disciplines to better understand the structure, goals, and purpose. We will then consider different rhetorical strategies for putting texts in conversation as well as explore how you can create a space within this conversation to assert your own argument or position. Finally, we will introduce a schema for categorizing sources by their rhetorical function to gain more insight into the kinds of sources we need to orchestrate a substantive conversation and compose a thoughtful literature review.
With Professor Joe Califf
Thursday, March 2, 12:30-1:45 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 4th floor, Room 440
With Professor Jonathan Mischkot
Thursday, April 13, 4:00-5:15 pm, remote
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/95514061983
Avoiding Plagiarism: Easy and Effective Citation
Avoiding plagiarism is a crucial responsibility in university and professional work. But did you know that most plagiarism among students occurs accidentally, often bringing unexpected issues and challenges? In this workshop, a professor from NYU's writing program will guide you through step-by-step strategies you can use to clearly represent and correctly cite source material so plagiarism can be avoided.
With Professor Chris Edling
Thursday, March 30, 1:00-2:15 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 4th floor, Room 440
Information Overload: Creating Focused Research Questions
It’s easy to get lost in your research, overwhelmed by the sheer breadth of writing about your chosen subject and losing your focus along the way. This workshop will introduce strategies for arriving at meaningful and manageable research questions. We will also discuss how to narrow your search to discover relevant source material. Finally, we will apply these strategies to your individual assignments to help you gain a better understanding of your research goals.
With Professor Avia Tadmor
Tuesday, March 7, 3:00 - 4:15 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Turning a Paper into a Publication
Journal publications represent an essential part of professional academic writing across the social sciences and humanities. This workshop is designed to help you transform a dissertation chapter into a publishable manuscript for a peer-reviewed journal. We will discuss how to develop transferable writing practices and skills for publication and anticipate reviewers’ assessment. Students attending the workshop should have a draft dissertation chapter, one published journal article from a writer in their field that they admire, and a targeted publication. Students will leave the workshop with a cogent plan for journal publication.
With Professor Noelle Mole Liston
Tuesday, March 21, 12:00-1:15 pm, remote
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/941505663
Refining Your Academic Writing: From Voice to Sentence Construction
The workshop will examine academic writing in two interconnected scales: the macro level, the tone, ethos, and voice of writing as a whole, and the micro level, the construction of complex sentences, diction, and word choice. Challenging received notions about academic writing, we will focus on strategies on how to make our scholarly prose lucid, compelling--even beautiful--and learn how to more eloquently express your authorial ethos.
With Professor Noelle Mole Liston
Thursday, April 6, 12:00-1:15 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Help! I’m Applying to Grad School! Writing a Statement of Academic Purpose for Doctoral Programs
Nearly all grad programs require a statement of academic purpose as part of the application. This workshop is focused on advice for doctoral students, though the advice generally holds true for Masters programs. In it, you will identify what parts of your experience you should focus on, clarify the expectations of your audience/selection committee, discuss commonly held misconceptions about narrative hooks and generalizations, offer advice on securing letters of recommendation and review the drafting process. You’ll leave with a clearly defined list of writing tasks and research priorities.
With Professor Joe Califf
Tuesday, April 4, 12:00-1:15 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Public Speaking for Undergraduates
The Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman once said, “You only know you know something when you can explain it to someone else.” Public speaking is a way to share knowledge and an inevitable part of professional life. Doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, academics, artists, and other professionals need to communicate their ideas in public. Despite variation among these professions, key principles and habits build the foundation of good public speaking. This workshop will present concepts and techniques that enable you to communicate your work and ideas effectively across a range of professional settings. You will learn how to lead with context and questions, organize your thinking, engage with your audience, and recognize your own personal speaking style. Through activities, exercises, and examples, you will have an opportunity to practice and improve your public speaking skills. Attendees should have a project, idea, story, or other work in mind that might serve as a starting point.
With Professor Justin Warner
Tuesday, April 11, 1:30-2:45 pm, in person
411 Lafayette, 3rd floor, room 331
Thinking Through the Clutter: Writing a Grant Proposal for DURF
How can you articulate the complexity of your research project in just a handful of pages? How do you write for both an inside and outside reader, revealing the pointed intervention you are making within the discipline while also arguing for the broader significance of your research? This workshop will introduce fundamental principles of writing proposals that travel across disciplines by uncovering the formal and rhetorical structures that make up the genre. We will read professional models and explore practical strategies for mapping out your research problem in context of your discipline, as well as introduce helpful free-writing strategies to get you started. Please Note: This workshop will apply generally to all grants, with a specific focus on the CAS DURF grants due March 29.
With Professor David Ellis
Wednesday, March 22, 6:45 - 8:00 pm, in person
726 Broadway, Room 701
Poster and Panel Presentation Workshops
In order to help participants prepare for the Undergraduate Research Conference, we will be hosting a series of presentation workshops for poster and panel sessions. These interactive workshops will focus both on the theoretical and practical aspects of communicating research. Faculty from NYU's Writing in the Disciplines program will facilitate these sessions and fellow undergraduates with experience presenting at conferences will also be on hand to answer questions and provide insights from their own experience. Students attending the sessions are strongly encouraged to bring current drafts of their presentation to receive critique and guidance from fellow students and workshop facilitators.
With Professor David Ellis
URC Poster Workshops:
Monday, April 24, 6:45–8:00 pm, in person
726 Broadway, Room 701
Wednesday, May 3, 6:45–8:00 pm, in person
726 Broadway, Room 701
URC Panel Workshops:
Wednesday, April 26, 6:45-8:00 pm, in person
726 Broadway, Room 701
Monday, May 1, 6:45-8:00 pm, in person
726 Broadway, Room 701