Workshop: Basic Writing Skills for MDC Custodial Supervisors

Course ID - CTD0704

Short Title: Writing Skills


Audience:   Supervisors,
Length of Workshop:    8 hours
Prerequisite None

Description: The purpose of this 2 session (8 hour) workshop, which meets for Four hours two times, is to improve the overall writing quality of our staff based in typical work situations. Participants will learn the basics of sentence structure, how to develop the narrative, and make transitions from one idea to the next.



  • Describe the rules for mechanics, punctuation, and capitalization
  • Explain the importance of consistency in verb tenses
  • Use precise vs. general words
  • Use models for greater precision (should, will, would etc.)
  • Use proper sentence structure
  • Incorporate topic sentences, discussion and conclusion in a narrative
  • Make transitions from one idea to the next


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Course ID: - CTD0704
Course Title: Writing Skills 
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