For my academic activity I attended a writing center workshop. The main focus of the workshop was to teach students how to use sources strategically. I decided to go to this workshop specifically because I have a business assignment due and this would help me with writing it.
What I liked about the workshop was how it was in small groups so you would get the help and attention you needed. We went around introducing ourselves and mentioning why we decided to attend the workshop. It was comfortable knowing everyone had somewhat of the same interest as me, their main reason for attending the workshop was also for freshmen seminar blog.
We went right into discussing what are second and primary sources. It was good review what was considered a primary source and whats not under various different context. Overall I learned all primary sources can be a secondary source depending on the context. He then taught me something new, the four different types of sources. They were Background, Exhibit, Argument, and Method. We went on to see some example of a student using these four sources in her paper. Her story was interesting because it involved some of of the TV shows I grew up on.
Overall I thought the workshop was really helpful. I learned a lot on how to use sources in a paper. I recommend checking out the writing center as it was really helpful.