Workshops Registration - Mountain View College

Tuesday, April 8th- Friday, April 11th 2014
Tuesday
April 8th
12:301:50pm
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Wednesday
April 9th
9:05 –
10:00 a.m.
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The Schedule is also available on the MVC Culture of Writing Festival Homepage:
http://www.mountainviewcollege.edu/cwf/Pages/default.aspx
* Writing Festival Kick Off! *
Professor Darius Frasure hosts an open mic, which features dramatic recitals of poetry and
prose by MVC Faculty, staff, students, Trinidad Garza Students, and professionals from the
community. Local Texas music band, “Rebel Planet,” led by MVC student, Michael Wilson,
facilitates the open mic experience with original music and improvisation. Faculty and
students in the art department create drawings inspired by the poems recited by the
participants of the open mic. Representatives from the writing programs of 10 college and
universities speak to students about transfers scholarships and opportunities in their writing
programs!
The Schedule is also available on the MVC Culture of Writing Festival Homepage:
http://www.mountainviewcollege.edu/cwf/Pages/default.aspx
* The Grand Opening: Writing a Killer Introduction! *
(Eligible for QEP certification)
The speaker of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock asks himself and his readers this
fundamental question: “And how should I begin?” This is the same question many student
writers have when given writing assignments. This session will provide participants with
several practical ways in which they can write effective openings.
Room
Treetop
Lounge!
Room
B149
Facilitator: Markay Rister (MVC)
10:10 –
11:05 a.m.
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* The Editor's Perspective: Publishing in the Digital Age *
With so many more options and avenues to get your work published, why is it still so hard? In
this interactive session led by Matthew Limpede, editor of Carve magazine and co-founder of
Carve Literary Services, you’ll learn the steps and methods to pursue traditional, independent,
or self-publishing for short stories, novels, and memoirs. We’ll discuss the success of e-readers
in allowing unknown writers to be discovered, and you’ll get to see the editor's perspective by
looking at actual first pages of submissions to a literary magazine and sharing thoughts on if
they’re publish-worthy or not.
B149
Facilitator: Matthew Limpede (editor of Carve magazine)
11:15 a.m. –
12:10 p.m.
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* Writing for Film: Screenwriting *
Writing for the screen is fun and imaginative, yet very different from other types of creative
writing. The presentation will demonstrate how screenwriters use words in a "visual" way
though examples of scripted scenes and their filmed versions, and students will participate in
a screenwriting activity to demonstrate the way visual writing differs from traditional creative
writing.
B149
Facilitator: Debbie Olson (MVC)
12:301:50 p.m.
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* What is Poetry and Why Do We Read It? *
Participants will have opportunities to look at a variety of purposes for poetry in celebration of
National Poetry Month.
Facilitator: Susan Ferguson (MVC)
B149
2:003:20 p.m.
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* Write for Your Life: The Power of Ekphrastic Art *
Participants will be exposed to the art, science, and philosophy of Ekphrastic expression
through the medium of poetry! By the end of this experience, participants will be able to write
about anything anywhere!
B149
Facilitator: Darius Ajai Frasure (MVC)
3:304:50 p.m.
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* Writing in the Math Class *
(Eligible for QEP certification)
What does writing have to do with math? This workshop will address the numerous benefits
of writing in the math class. Not only can the integration of writing into the math classroom be
a practical way to reinforce important ideas and principles, but it can also be an effective way
to accommodate different learning styles.
B149
Facilitators: Farzin Farzad (MVC) and Luke Story (MVC)
5:006:15 p.m.
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* Exploding a Moment: How to Add Significant Detail to Your Writing *
Have you ever had trouble reaching the page-length requirements of your writing
assignments? Do you sometimes repeat yourself, or pad sentences with unnecessary
words? Have you ever wondered how to grab your readers’ attention and not let go? If you
answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this is the workshop for you! By
participating in this session, you will learn how to eliminate generalization and abstraction
in your writing and how to create a gripping, compelling reading experience for your
audience—with, of course, the added benefit of generating lengthier essays!
B149
Facilitator: Cindy King (UNTD)
6:00 –
7:20 p.m.
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* What is a WIC/QEP Course? *
(Required for QEP certification)
This workshop will be aimed at providing information about what WIC (writing intensive
courses) and QEP (quality enhancement plan) courses are, including information on how
instructors can incorporate writing into their curriculum and information for students wishing
to take WIC/QEP courses.
B149
Facilitator: Darius Ajai Frasure (MVC)
Thursday
April 10th
The Schedule is also available on the MVC Culture of Writing Festival Homepage:
http://www.mountainviewcollege.edu/cwf/Pages/default.aspx
9:30 –
10:50 a.m.
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* The Writing Process *
(Required for QEP certification)
Carlos Fuentes said that “writing is a struggle against silence.” Whether you know it or not,
there is a process to writing. If you are just getting started as a writer or if you always find it a
struggle to produce any type of writing, then this workshop is for you. In this writing intensive
workshop, participants will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive process which
teaches them to write through the struggle against silence.
B149
Facilitator: Dr. Geoff Grimes (MVC)
11:00 a.m. –
12:20 p.m.
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* Writing Across the Disciplines *
(Required for QEP certification)
This workshop will focus on writing in all disciplines, ranging from math and science to dance
and welding, and will address the benefits of writing as a method of learning.
B149
Facilitators: Dr. Geoff Grimes (MVC) and Luke Story (MVC)
12:30 –
1:50 p.m.
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* The Power of Voice *
This workshop will enhance emotional literacy and awaken creative expression through the
Art of Spoken Word as expressed through original stories, poetry and song, further enhanced
through the Melody Memory Method – a low risk / high success, “See it. Say it. Do it.”
approach that is both kinesthetic and call and response. In addition, this workshop will provide
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an opportunity for the participants to both write and share aloud their reflections of the day.
Featuring a live performance of the critically acclaimed “When Fire Meets Glacier.”
Facilitators: Will Richey (founder of the DaVerse Lounge and finalist for the Dallas
Mastermind Award for Innovation in Art and Culture) and Alejandro Perez (internationally
renowned multi-disciplinary arts educator)
2:00 –
3:20 p.m.
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* Critical Thinking through Reading and Writing in the Foreign Language Classroom *
(Eligible for QEP certification)
Effective instruction integrating reading and writing skills in the foreign language classroom
can prove meaningful for students to develop a broader vision of understanding and selfcriticism. The contextualized meaning-making process in a foreign language may help develop
strategies to apply in all disciplines involving an understanding and a criticism.
B149
Facilitator: Dr. David Hervas (MVC)
4:305:50 p.m.
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* Writing Essentials *
(Eligible for QEP certification)
Are your grammar skills rusty? Do you have questions about pronoun usage – is it him and I,
or him and me? And exactly what is a run-on sentence, anyway? If these questions sound
familiar to you and you do not know how to correct your work, this session is designed for
you. This workshop will build your academic and professional writing skills by improving
grammar proficiency. Upon completing this session, you will recognize common mistakes in
writing and learn necessary techniques to proofread your own classwork and personal writing.
B149
Facilitator: Alicia Hinojosa (MVC)
6:00 –
7:20 p.m.
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* Outlining a Paragraph *
(Eligible for QEP certification)
The foundation of any essay is the organization of the writing. This 55-minute workshop will
demonstrate the MEAL method, which is an excellent way for students to organize body
paragraphs so that they flow from one to the next and maintain the subject of the essay
throughout. Not only is this method easy to remember but also easy for students to apply and
other instructors to teach.
B149
Facilitator: Frederick Dashiell (MVC)
Friday
April 11th
9:05 –
10:00 a.m.
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The Schedule is also available on the MVC Culture of Writing Festival Homepage:
http://www.mountainviewcollege.edu/cwf/Pages/default.aspx
* NoodleTools for Academic Success *
NoodleTools is a comprehensive, subscription platform for the academic research process
with integrated tools for note-taking, outlining, citation, document archiving, annotation,
collaborative research, and writing.
In this 55 minute workshop students will learn how-to set-up an account; create a projects;
create citations and practice other features of NoodleTools.
B149
Facilitator: Rosa Rosales (MVC)
10:10 –
11:05 a.m.
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* Revising is NOT Editing *
(Required for QEP certification)
Revising is not editing. Many students believe that the terms “revision” and “editing” are
synonyms. Therefore, even if they understand that writing is a multi-step process, what might
result is their submission of several so-called drafts that are really just the same paper with
minor changes in spelling, capitalization, or punctuation rather than significant modifications
to the ideas. This presentation offers a simple strategy that will help students understand the
difference between these two important writing activities so that they improve their critical
thinking as well as their writing skills.
Facilitator: Lisa Jackson (MVC)
B149
11:15 a.m.–
12:10 p.m.
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* I Can’t Wait to Get Off Work: Writing about the Workplace *
Work is a pay check, but it can also be a great resource for writing, as customers, bosses,
coworkers, and the workplace itself can make for strange, frustrating, and funny experiences.
In this workshop, we’ll look at poems and short stories to see
B149
Facilitator: Mark Allen Jenkins (UTD)
12:30–
2:00 p.m.
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* Event 1: The Closing Keynote: "Writing across the Day, Writing across a Career"*
(Required for QEP certification)
This conversation is especially targeted for community college and university faculty in
addition to staff, students, and the community. This event also features special presentations
by the Festival Sponsors.
B149
Facilitator: Dr. Kenneth M. Roemer (UTA) (Professor of English, Piper Professor, Distinguished
Scholar Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor, and award winning author)
7:0010:00pm
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* Event 2: Poetry After party at the “Daverse Lounge” *
The DaVerse Lounge was founded in 2005 at the Dallas Theater Center, and is currently in its 9th season.
DaVerse Lounge is the best open mic and creative experience for young people in North Texas. Writing
festival participants and attendees are invited to participate in this creative exchange and celebration of
writing! (Click here to view the TED presentation: http://www.tedxsmu.org/talks/daverse-loungetedxsmu-2013/)
Facilitators: Multidisciplinary Art and literacy education organizations, Big Thought,
Journeyman Ink, and ArtLoveMagic
Life in Deep
Ellum, 2803
Taylor St,
Dallas, TX
75226
(214) 6510633

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