Join us for the 46th Annual
Fall English Workshop

Friday, September 19, 2008
FHSU Memorial Union
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Click here for a registration form to print and mail, and click here for a printable schedule of events.

Sessions for Secondary and Post-Secondary English Teachers
8:30 – 12:30

Techno-Shakespeare: Using Multimedia Trends in the Classroom
Genesis Ferch

Freedom Writers
Karen Burrows

Make It Work: Literature Circles to Engage Students
Carrie Feist

Integrating the Arts to Enliven the English Classroom
Valerie Brown

Teaching Middle Eastern Literature
Eric Leuschner and Sharon Wilson

Preparing Student for State Writing Assessments: A Grab-Bag of Ideas
Kayci Strickland

Responding to Student Writing (Panel)
Steve Kucharik, Kori Braun, Brad Will,
Wendy Pope, Shelly Hensley, and Jaclyn Naster

Young Writers and Readers Seminar for
High School Students (Grades 9-12)

8:30 – 9:20 Literary Quiz Bowl (Sharla Hutchison and Linda Smith)

9:30 - 11:30 Choice of one of the following paired sessions:

Poetry Workshop and Poetry Slam (Eric Norris)

Writing/Publishing Fiction and Fiction Writing Workshop (Brett Weaver)

11:40 – 12:30 Grammar Games (Pam Shaffer and Cheryl Duffy)

Lunch with Readings 12:40 – 2:30

Check-in will be held from 8:00-8:30 on September 19, with sessions for teachers, librarians, and students beginning at 8:30. The last session ends by 2:30. The pre-registration fee is $50.00 for teachers and librarians and $20.00 for students.

For more information, contact Dr. Cheryl Duffy, Fall English Workshop Chair, by emailing cduffy@fhsu.edu or by calling 785-628-4285.

Send questions or comments about the website to: Dr. Lexey Bartlett. Last updated May 9, 2008.