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Customized Support Activity (CSA) MENU:   How can we help you today?

Write More Powerful Essays

Workshops

  • Pre-Writing 
  • Thesis Statements
  • Body Paragraphs
  • Using Quotes
  • Avoiding Plagiarism 
  • In-Class Writing
  • Proofreading and Editing 

�"Do On Your Own" + Tutor Check-In Learning Activities (DLAs) 

  • Summaries
  • Introduction & Thesis
  • Body Paragraphs 
  • Quote Formatting
  • Narratives
  • Revising
  • Proofreading
  • MLA Works Cited
  • MLA Checklist

Improve Your Sentences

Workshops

  • Avoiding Fragments, Avoiding Run-on Sentences
  • Subjects and Verbs: The Art of Agreement 
  • Get the Verb Tense Right

�"Do On Your Own" + Tutor Check-In Learning Activities (DLAs) 

  • Secrets of Verb Tense in Academic Writing
  • Subjects and Verbs: The Art of Agreement
  • Avoiding Fragments, Avoiding Run-on Sentences

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Go Deeper with your Reading

Workshops

  • Short Stories
  • Textbook
  • Vocabulary
  • Summaries

�"Do On Your Own" + Tutor Check-In Learning Activities (DLAs) 

  • Introductions: Reading as a Writer  
  • Expanding Your Vocabulary Through Reading
  • Annotation Strategies
  • Reading Paragraphs

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Tutoring! Need help understanding a reading or getting started on a writing assignment? Want to review a draft or outline with a friendly, trained peer tutor? Check out in-person and online tutoring in the Writing and Reading Center (WRC) or via NetTutor. See the CSA Canvas course or WRC website for hours and options.

More 

deanza.edu/studentsuccess

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Deal with Life and School Challenges

Workshops

  • Anti-Procrastination, Time Management, Managing Digital Distractions
  • Managing Stress, Growth Mindset, Goal Setting & Motivation
  • Using AI Tools Wisely, Finding Community at De Anza, Campus Connections & Resources

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Counseling/Academic Advising

  • Meet with the counselor assigned to your class or see one you already go to.

�"Do On Your Own" + Tutor Check-In Learning Activities in CSA Canvas

  • Anti-Procrastination, Managing Distractions
  • Confidence and Mindset, Managing Stress
  • Taking Notes in Class, Preparing for Tests

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Skills Workshops are fun, interactive small group, one-time workshops to increase your writing, reading, and study skills. Academic Skills and Writing/Reading topics begin week 4 of the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. No signup needed! Check the schedule: deanza.edu/studentsuccess/academicskills

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DLAs are "Do On Your Own" Learning Activities on writing, reading, or other class topics. Many are fillable PDFs. Learn and complete, then, check in with a WRC Tutor to review your answers/questions. Choose your DLA in the CSA Canvas Course or at deanza.edu/studentsuccess/wrc/resources

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Customized Support Activity (CSA) MENU: How can we help you today?

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