Center for Reading and Writing

This 45-minute workshop will address strategies for annotating and outlining a text. Critical thinking will be emphasized, including discerning author’s purpose, evaluating claims, raising questions, and using prior knowledge in actively working with a text.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

We all know it is important to take notes during class and while reading. Attend this 45-minute workshop to learn not only how note-taking helps improve your academic performance, but also for tips, tricks, and methods that will help you become an effective note-taker. This workshop is open to all students. For more information, contact […]

Learn how to successfully paraphrase, summarize, and directly quote the sources used when writing papers, articles, presentations, speeches, etc. This 45-minute workshop will define plagiarism in its various forms, including Ramapo’s policy on academic integrity. Open to all students. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

Sponsored by the Library and the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address strategies for evaluating print and news sources, including authority, accuracy, reliability, and timeliness.  Fake news, what it is, and tips on how to identify it will also be discussed.  All students welcome.  For more information, contact Hilary Westgate at […]

If you're writing an APA paper, this workshop is for you! Learn how to use APA documentation style, including page formatting, in-text citations, source integration, and references. All students welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

This 45-minute workshop will address Chicago/Turabian documentation style, including page formatting, source integration, footnotes, bibliography, and using the style manual. All students welcome.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

This 45-minute workshop will address how to critically read a text, including pre-viewing, questioning, annotating, using background knowledge, and rereading. All students welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

This 45-minute workshop will address how to use MLA documentation style, from page formatting to in-text citations, source integration, and the Works Cited page.  All students welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.  Register

Let’s talk about how to write professional email messages!  Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing and the Cahill Career Development Center, this student workshop will address effective strategies for email communication. Audience, purpose, tone, and sentence clarity will be discussed in writing to college personnel, as well as prospective and current employers. Open […]

Sponsored by the Library and the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address strategies for evaluating print and news sources, including authority, accuracy, reliability, and timeliness.  Fake news, what it is, and tips on how to identify it will also be discussed.  All students welcome.  For more information, contact Hilary Westgate at […]

This 45-minute workshop will address strategies for annotating and outlining a text. Critical thinking will be emphasized, including discerning author’s purpose, evaluating claims, raising questions, and using prior knowledge in actively working with a text.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

This 45-minute workshop will address reading strategies for conducting research, including how to read scholarly sources. Determining source credibility will also be discussed. All students welcome.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register