Preparation Strategies for Science Writing: Strategizing Before the Draft

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Workshop Facilitator: Leslie Ann Roldan, Lecturer II, MIT
Description: Scientists are not immune to writer’s block, and a variety of genres (e.g., research article, grant proposal, literature review) poses an additional challenge in developing a story. One way to facilitate the process is to analyze the choices made by the author(s) of a document, and considering how those choices apply to the situation (e.g., purpose and audience) of your own communication form. This interactive workshop will cover effective strategies for identifying and evaluating the rhetorical choices of others, and techniques for crafting your aim and narrative.

Please email 1-2 published samples of a genre you intend to produce. Email the samples to lroldan@mit.edu by Friday, October 20

Speaker’s Background: Lecturer in MIT’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program since 2005, primarily teaching in the Biology Department (7.02, 7.18), Biological Engineering (20.109), and Chemistry (5.36). BA in English (Stanford); PhD in Biology (MIT).