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Coordinator:

Cindy Nichols, Cindy.Nichols@ndsu.edu, 236-8233

Instructors

Abigail Gaugert, Abigail.Gaugert.ndsu.edu
Katie Gunter, katie.gunter@ndsu.edu
Erik Kornkven, Erik.Kornkven@ndsu.edu
Bruce Maylath, Bruce.Maylath@ndsu.edu, 231-7176
Miriam Mara, Miriam.Mara@ndsu.edu
Rebecca Mellem, Rebecca.Mellem@ndsu.edu
Cynthia Nichols, Cindy.Nichols@ndsu.edu, 236-8233
Rebecca Oster, Rebecca.Oster@ndsu.edu
Erin Pearson, Erin.Pearson@ndsu.edu
Craig Rood, Craig.Rood.1@ndsu.edu
Kelly Sassi, Kelly.Sassi@ndsu.edu, 231-715
Kim Sjurseth, Kimberly.Sjurseth@ndsu.edu
Verena Theile, Verena.Theile@ndsu.edu, 231-7152
Melissa Vosen, Melissa.Vosen@ndsu.edu, 231-6314

Greetings!

Welcome to the North Dakota Governor's School program in English Studies.

During your three-week stay, you will gain an intensive overview of the many disciplines within English Studies, including some cutting-edge electronic and Web explorations.  You will do a lot of writing, produce your own online magazines, and publish your own work in a genre of your choosing.

And: you will have what we hope will be a challenging, inspirational, and uncommon experience in English.

Activities and Schedule Overview

Each day, following your morning Life and Leadership period, is loosely divided into four main segments: Morning Seminar, Reading and Reflection, Workshop I, and Workshop II. You will hear lectures, participate in group discussions, write independently as well as collaboratively, perform thinking and writing exercises, and venture out and around campus. Ultimately, you will present some of your original work to the larger Governor's School community and even the nation (see the Fargo Hall of the National Gallery of Writing on the National Council for Teachers of English website)

2010 English Students: names forthcoming


CLICK HERE FOR OUR DAILY SCHEDULE AND MEETING PLACES

Tentative rooms for any given day and session will appear on the schedule below. However, be aware that these locations are somewhat flexible, and we may be moving from one place to the other as needs dictate. We will, however, virtually always meet in one of these four spaces.

If you're ever unsure about where we are meeting, call Cindy: 218-433-1214 or email her: Cindy.Nichols@ndsu.edu

Important and/or Interesting Web Addresses

Blackboard—a multi-use website for course work; this is where you'll likely get specific assignments and readings.

Daily Schedule—to find our where we'll meet from hour to hour, and what we'll be doing.

Blogger.com—SIGN IN AND MAKE POSTS: http://www.blogger.com

Blogger.com—VIEW THE PUBLISHED BLOG: http://govschoolenglish2010.blogspot.com

National Gallery of Writing and National Day of Writing

Skittish Libations

Special Needs

In keeping with the Americans with Disabilities Act, students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course should contact us as soon as possible so that the appropriate arrangements can be made to accommodate particular needs.

DAILY SCHEDULE

Sunday June 6

1:00: Meet-and-greet.
7:00: Opening ceremony.

Mon., June 7

9:30-10:00: Getting Acquainted: Four Truths and a Lie (IACC 132)

10-11:30: Morning Seminar (IACC 132)

• What is English Studies? Guest speaker
• Meet and greet all teachers
• Introduction to Blogger

11:30-12:00: Reading and Reflection (IACC 132)
Exploring online resources of general interest to the student of English Studies: Dept. of English website, Poets & Writers, National Gallery of Writing and National Day of Writing, Skittish Libations

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop I: Introduction to NDSU and College Writing (Morrill 107)

• Writing prompt
• Campus tour

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day
• Group and individual work with genre and writing-in-the-disciplines

Tues., June 8

9:30-11:00: Morning Seminar: Composition Studies/ Genre Theory (IACC 132)

• Movie genres and movie genre conventions
• Study of genre conventions for writing

11:30-12:00: Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging: genres in the the magazine project

• General overview
• Setup of editorial boards
• Discussion of peer conference groups and peer commentary

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines—Creative Writing (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day: Creative Writing’s when, where, how, why, who, to whom?

Wed. June 9

9:30 -11:30: Morning Seminar: Intro to Creative Writing and Creative Writing Studies (IACC 132)

·        What is this stuff?: examine blog entries from yesterday

·        Respond to favorite quotations in Skittish Libations & create perspectives wheel.

·        Power Point show: Creative Writing and Creative Writing Studies

11:00-12:00: Reading and Reflection (IACC 132)

·        Getting started: Harmonious Confusion

1:00-2:00: Workshop I (Morrill 107 )

The Oral Tradition: Spoken Word Poetry  
 —or— The Visual Tradition: Concrete Poetry and Poems That Go

• Preparation for next day: Meaning & contexts of literature & cultural texts

Thurs. June 10

9:30-10:00: Literary Studies (IACC 132)

• Blogging on Literary/Cultural Studies

10:00-11:30: Seminar: What is literature? (IACC 132)

• Exploration of texts and application of literary lenses
• Poetry
• The Short Story

11:30-12:00: Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on literary analysis and cultural interpretation
• Proposal for a literary/cultural contribution to the magazine: “What I could produce for the magazine? Who could I work with? Why?”

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop II: Literature & Film (Morrill 107)

• Watch Hamlet ( RSC, 2010)
• Class: Some terms & rules
• Group: Discussion of literary approach, allusions, themes, etc.
• Class: Sharing ideas

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines—English Education (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day
• Groups: Brainstorming of English Education as a discipline
• Individually: Blogging on English Ed

Fri. June 11

• Blogging on English Ed

10-11:30: Seminar: What is English Education? (IACC 132)

• Exploring the program
• Program requirements (Kim Overton, Teacher Education)
• Course Requirements (Mary Pull, English Ed. Advisor)
• ED451 and the Cultural Immersion Field

11:30-12:00 Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on English Education
• Proposal for an Engl. Ed contribution to the magazine: “What I could produce for the magazine? Who could I work with? Why?”

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop I: Working on the Magazines (Morrill 107)

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines—Linguistics (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day: linguistics as a discipline; language and the history of English

Mon. June 14

9:30-10:00: Linguistics (IACC 132)

• Blogging on Linguistics

10-11:30: Seminar: What is Linguistics? (IACC 132)

Exploration of grammar, language, the history of English, dialects, and translation

11:30-12:00: Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on linguistics
• Drafting a contribution to the magazine

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop I: Working on the Magazines (Morrill 107)

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines—Rhetoric (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day: Rhetoric

Tues. June 15

9：30-10:00：Rhetoric (IACC 132)

• Blogging on Rhet/Comp

10：00-11：30：Seminar: What is Rhetoric? (IACC 132)

11:30-12:00: Reading and Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on rhetoric
• Drafting of a contribution to the magazine

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1：00-3：00：Workshop I: American Indian Rhetorics (Morrill 107)

• 1-2:00：Outing with Malea Powells ENGL758
• 2-3:00 Recap and Reflection

3:00-4:00: Workshop II : Writing in the Disciplines—Comp: Visual Language & Culture (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day: Composition Studies/Visual Language and Culture

Wed. June 16

• Blogging on Visual Language and Culture/Composition Studies

10-11:00: Seminar: Visual Language and Culture (IACC 132)

• Impromptu Photo Essay: A photographer’s trip around campus or Picture of other GS classes in progress for magazine, website, CD

11:00-12:00: Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on visual language and culture

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop I: Working on Your Magazines (Morrill 107)

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines—Literary/Cultural Studies (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next day: Literary/Cultural Studies.

Thurs. June 17

• Blogging on Literary/Cultural Studies

• Exploration of texts and application of literary lenses

11:30-12:00: Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on literary analysis and cultural interpretation

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop I: National Day of Writing (Morrill 107)

Outing

• 1-2:00 Red River Valley Writing Project’s Summer Institute
• 2-3:00 Writing Prompt: Recap and Reflection on Outing Experience

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Writing in the Disciplines—English Studies (Morrill 107)

• Preparation for next Mon.: Brainstorming on Technical Writing as a discipline

Fri. June 18

Trip to Minneapolis. No classes or workshops.

Mon. June 21

9:30-10:00: Technical Writing (IACC 132)

• Blogging on Technical Writing

10:00-11:30: Seminar: What is Technical Writing? (IACC 132)

10:30-12:00:

• Focused blogging on morning seminar
• Fine-tuning of magazine contribution

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop I: Technical Writing and Writing in the Disciplines (Morrill 107)

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Working on the Magazines (Morrill 107)

Tues. June 22

10：00-11：30：

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1：00-1：30：

1：30-3：00：

3：00-4：00：

Wed. June 23

• Blogging on Film Studies

11：30-12：00：Reading & Reflection (IACC 132)

• Focused blogging on morning seminar
• Fine-tuning of magazine contribution

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1：00-3：00：Workshop I：Film Studies and Writing in the Disciplines (Morrill 107)

Hamlet (Almereyda, 2000)

• Class: Some terms & rules
• Group: Discussion of literary approach, allusions, themes, etc

3:00-4:00: Workshop II: Working on the Magazine (Morrill 107)

7:00: Possible optional evening work session

Thurs. June 24

9:30-12:00 Wrap-Up Seminar: "So, What Is English Studies? (IACC 132)

• Re-group with all instructors: can we draw any conclusions? What's the future?

12:00-1:00: Lunch

• Intensive work on magazines
• Practice in public performance
• Program evaluation

7pm: Possible optional evening work session

Fri. June 25

Specific activities and meeting places TBA.

Final touches on magazines. Post to web.

Closing ceremony and performances.

NDSU Dept. of English