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The Mid-River Writing Workshop

 

Instructor:
Katie Hanson

Katie Hanson is a visiting assistant professor in English and education. She teaches literature and writing courses in the English department and teaches future English teachers in the education department. Her research interests include the pedagogy of teaching research papers in first-year college classes, young adolescent literature, and literacy strategies. She has taught writing for 25  years.

In her free time, she likes to travel with her husband and three children, read, write, and cook.

Program dates: June 23-28, 2013

Program cost: $750

Includes lodging, all meals and any field trips. Students arrive on campus Sunday, June 23, and depart Friday, June 28.

Course description

In this program you will learn and play with various styles of writing, from poetry to creative non-fiction to short story, depending on what you choose to work on. By the end of the workshop, you will not only have stronger writing and critical analysis skills, you will have learned something about yourself as a writer and how writers work. Plus there will be fun activities - you will spend a day on the Mississippi River, eat an exotic lunch, watch movies, and spend some relaxing time in a coffee shop as homework to stimulate your best writing.  You will also enjoy evening activities with other Summer Academy participants.

Fun stuff

• Spend a fun day on the Mississippi River

• Eat an exotic lunch, watch movies, spend some relaxing time in a coffee shop-as homework to stimulate your best writing

• Nightly extra-curricular activities with other Augustana Summer Academy participants

Tentative schedule

Sunday, June 23

  • Check-in
  • Welcome reception

 Monday, June 24

  • How to get started — pre-writing activities
  • A close look at… the movie critique
  • Watch a film or two, enjoy some popcorn and write our own critiques

Tuesday, June 25

  • Strategies for idea generating, journaling, thinking and seeing like a writer
  • Lunch in a local ethnic restaurant
  • A close look at… restaurant reviews
  • Try our hand at writing our own restaurant reviews

Wednesday, June 26

  • A day aboard the Augustana boat on the Mississippi River – bring sunscreen!!!
  • Lunch on a sandbar
  • Observation exercises: note-taking and transformation into creative non-fiction

Thursday, June 27

  • A close look at… nature writing and creative non-fiction
  • Time to explore a topic related to our experiences
  • Writing time and practice effective revision strategies

Friday, June 28

  • Writing and conferencing time in a local coffee shop
  • Conferencing on writing individually with teacher and with peers
  • Share our work