Welcome to English Studies

ND Governor’s School, Summer 2011

During the Next 6 Weeks…1. You’ll get a crash course in the disciplines that

make up “English Studies.”

2. You’ll complete an Independent Project in a discipline and on a specific topic of your own choosing..

3. You’ll create your own online magazines, working on all phases of magazine creation.

4. You’ll complete a Portfolio which will “show off” your work from throughout the 6 weeks and reflect on the experience and what you learned.

And that’s not all…6. You’ll read some of your work at the closing

ceremony for other Gov School students, parents, friends, and staff.

7. You’ll publish some of your work in in the National Gallery of Writing.

8. You won’t have to be embarrassed anymore for enjoying books, being a good writer, and in general going cuckoo for language.

9. You’ll decide that you want to spend the rest of your of life studying one of the fabulous disciplines in English Studies.

Well, maybe

We will most often meet…

HERE, in EML 370.

Some days we may move to a cluster.

Some days we may work in the Union coffee shop.

Our Homepage

www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/GS2011/Homepage.htm

If you’re ever lost, find a computer. Our online homepage will tell you:

• How to contact any of the teachers.

• Where you will most likely need to be at any given hour.

• What you’ll most likely be doing/ studying in any given hour.

Our Wiki

Steven will tell you about this shortly!

It’s where you’ll do some journaling, post your work, comment on the work of others, read assignments, chat with each other.

Day 1, Mon., June 6Day 1, Mon., June 6

9:30-10:00: Getting Started 9:30-10:00: Getting Started 4 Truths + a Lie4 Truths + a Lie

10-11:30: Morning Discussion 10-11:30: Morning Discussion What is English Studies?What is English Studies?

11:30-12:00: Reading and Reflection 11:30-12:00: Reading and Reflection Exploring our Wiki and reflecting on the Exploring our Wiki and reflecting on the morningmorning

1:00-3:00:1:00-3:00: Physical and virtual tour of Physical and virtual tour of NDSU and Dept. of EnglishNDSU and Dept. of English

3:00-4:00: 3:00-4:00: Preparation for Tuesday Preparation for Tuesday morning.morning.

Before the day is gone, please email me:

1)Your email address2)Your cell phone number, if you have one3)Any questions you may have4)A joke (keep it clean)

My email is: Cindy.Nichols@ndsu.edu

Skittish Libations

(Preparing for tomorrow morning’s work in Creative Writing.)

www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/CreativeWriting/323/Litquotes.htm

Respond to these quotations in our wiki Discussion board, under “What Is Creative Writing.”