Preparation Strategies for Science Writing: Revising Your Draft

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Workshop Facilitator: Leslie Ann Roldan, Lecturer II, MIT
Description: Revising a draft involves evaluating the overall and paragraph structure of a document: does the document have a coherent thesis? Do the paragraphs support the argument and follow each other in a logical order? This interactive workshop will use peer review and critique to help you refine your message. Please email and bring a hard copy of your draft (if written, maximum 3-5 double-spaced pages); rough drafts are highly encouraged.Please email draft to Leslie at: lroldan@mit.edu by Friday, November 3

Note: registration is limited to 20 for this workshop. Preference will be given to Quad-based postdocs.

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).