Directed Learning Activities (DLA)

Directed Learning Activities (DLA) are individual, self-paced activities available in the WRC (in the Library in LC 107) or printable from this webpage (see below).  Instructors may recommend specific DLA, students print out, complete on their own, and then review with a tutor.  Students review the DLA with a tutor by signing up for drop-in tutoring during weeks 2 through 9 of the quarter. Students can also bring a classmate or two to the drop-in tutoring sessions to review the DLA as a small group with a tutor!

Topics:

Effective Body Paragraphs

Creating Dynamic Thesis Statements

Keys to Success in Summary Writing

Get the Tense Right: Secrets of Verb Tense in Academic Writing

Avoiding Fragments and Run On Sentences

Coming Attractions: How to Preview a Text

Making Sense of Reading: How to Locate Main Idea/Claim in a Text 

Active Reading: Mark Up Those Texts

Learning the Elements of Fiction