THE “SECRET” ARCHITECTURE OF STORIES

 

 

 

 


                                   

 

By Author and Master Storyteller Kendall Haven

Sponsored by the WVU Writing Project

 

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Shenandoah Room at the MountainLair, WVU, Morgantown

Initial Workshop from 9:00-12:00 and Advanced Workshop 1:00-3:00

 

The WVU Writing Project invites you to be our guest on Saturday, October 8, 2005 for a half-day or a full-day seminar with an outstanding storyteller and author.  We welcome returning WVU WP fellows and their guests, but we also welcome all area teachers who are interested in writing.

 

Workshop Description

 

Even the most gifted students stumble in the same, predictable ways when creating narrative pieces—whether stories or expository essays. Through fast-paced, humorous, interactive demonstrations and exercises, master storyteller Kendall Haven will uncover the secret architecture of stories, identify the core elements that lie at the heart of creative and expository writing, and build a successful step-by-step writing progression.

 

Kendall Haven created his Write Right!  approach to support the Language Arts Content Standards for virtually all states.  He describes Write Right! as “the magic structure that binds reading, writing, and telling.”  Through a combination of lecture, powerful participatory exercises, and follow-up discussion, Kendall will demonstrate key concepts of his approach.  He promises to provide a specific outline, guide, and framework that he guarantees will change the way your students write.

 

The workshop addresses the following areas:

 

 

The morning workshop provides an introduction to these concepts.  If you can stay for the whole day, the advanced workshop in the afternoon will extend the ideas and help you tailor activities for your specific teaching situation. 

 

Won’t you please join us for either a half-day OR a full-day workshop full of useful, specific strategies and activities?  It promises to be fascinating, delightful, and perhaps the most powerful session you have ever attended.

RSVP

 

“THE ‘SECRET’ ARCHITECTURE OF STORIES”

An Event Sponsored by the WVU Writing Project

On Saturday, October 8, 2005

Shenandoah Room, MountainLair, West Virginia University, Morgantown

 

 

Please RSVP by September 21 (or earlier!) to:

 

Mary Vasquez

English Department

PO Box 6296

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 26506-6296

Phone 293-3107 x 33410

E-mail:  Mary.Vasquez@mail.wvu.edu

 

Please return this form (or include this information in an e-mail) when you reply:

 

¨  I will attend the morning workshop on Saturday, October 8, 8:30-12:00 (coffee and muffins provided in Hatfield’s, 8:30-9:00; workshop in Shenandoah Room 9-12)

 

¨  I will also attend the advanced workshop in the afternoon from 1:00-3:00 on Saturday, October 8 (lunch provided by the WVU Writing Project, 12-1)

 

Name: __________________________________________________________

Home Address: ___________________________________________________

My School, Grade, and Subject:_______________________________________

To update our records, are you a WVU Writing Project Fellow?   __Yes    ___No

           

¨ I will also be bringing a guest (or two) for

            ¨  morning only   ¨  whole-day (with lunch)

 

Guest’s Name: ________________________________________________

Guest’s Home Address:_________________________________________

Guest’s School, Grade, and Subject:________________________________

Is your guest a WVU Writing Project fellow?     ____Yes         ____No