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Writing about Writing

Ban Book Banning!

The first week of October is one of my favorites. I love the coming of fall, Halloween, and pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks. I also love the…

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Writing about Writing

Hot Topics in Writing Explores Writing Taboos

Matt and Mo investigate the seamy side of the written word with their Taboo Topics in Writing episode. First, Tracey H. and Matthew F. divulge their most…

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Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Hot Topics in Writing: Rage Against the Writing Machine

The Hot Topics in Writing team has found a way to talk about prewriting that won’t put you to sleep! In this episode, Matt and Mo explore the…

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions: On Citing Commercials

Question:  How would I cite a commercial in my works cited page?

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions: On Apostrophes

Question: Where do I use the apostrophe? I wanted to ensure our teams win. Is it team’s win or teams’ win? Or do I not use one?

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Quick Questions: Sources within Sources (Sourception?)

Part of our work at the Writing Center includes responding to “Quick Questions” asked by writers from within and beyond the DePaul community. By posting the questions…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

ICW Tips for Tutors: Setting Objectives

The In Class Workshop Team is all set to begin a new quarter, and we’re more eager than ever as we’ve added four new members to our…

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Writing about Writing

Writers Guild Shindig for National Day on Writing!

Greetings all! As some of you may know, the National Day on Writing is rapidly approaching. We’ve got a lot of great things planned. Who’s sponsoring this…

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New Media Writing about Writing

Borrow a Kindle E-Book from the Chicago Public Library

The Chicago Public Library (CPL) has offered e-books in the EPUB format for a while now, but Kindle owners haven’t been able to borrow digitally until very…

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Writing about Writing

CMWR analyzes “The Face on the Milk Carton”

Over the DePaul summer term, the CMWR held a weekly Book Club in collaboration with the English Language Academy, and our selection was the teen-fiction thriller The…