Meeting time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT
Format: registered (same attendees each week, attendance required)
Mode: in person
Location: Helen C. White Hall, 6th floor
Facilitator: Sujash Purna
In this writing group we will address the rhetorical situation of our graduate-level writing. We will consider questions that help us explore different writing contexts such as grad-level course writing, research proposals, job application letters, etc. We will kick off each meeting with a few metacognitive questions and/or prompts intended to get deeper into the purpose and the meaning of our writing projects. We will then spend time freewriting as a way to reflect, which in turn should lead to materials to continue to expand on or develop or simply to brainstorm if you’re starting from scratch. I (Sujash) will be available during the rest of the time during each meeting to meet with you individually to listen to you and help you explore strategies to make your writing more effective and meaningful to your audience—whether it is your dissertation committee or your future employer.
To express interest in joining a writing group this semester, fill out this form:
We will notify you about your writing group assignment by Thursday, January 29. Your facilitator will follow up with a welcome message that includes information about your group’s plan for meeting. In the meantime, if you have any questions about our writing groups, please email Jenny Conrad, Writing Groups Coordinator.