Oregon Writing Festival Workshop Proposal

IMPORTANT NOTES & SUGGESTIONS:
The most frequent criticism of workshops has been that workshop leaders talk too much. Workshops are scheduled for students to write under the guidance of experienced teachers. Please prepare a writing activity, introduce it briefly [no more than 5 minutes], and allow maximum time for students to write and share their work. The purpose of your workshop is to assist and encourage the students’ writing. They benefit from active involvement in writing.
A workshop might look like the following:
– Tell the students something about yourself [work experience, publications, honors,
and previous workshop presentations, brief personal bio]
– Present an interactive writing experience or activity
– Emphasize writing process: generating, drafting, and sharing
– Coordinate a peer response group
– Possibly examine one student’s writing carefully
-Audio/visual equipment is extremely limited on PSU campus, so you should plan to bring
any materials you or students will need for the workshop
REMUNERATION:
Each workshop leader will receive:
-$50
- breakfast and lunch
- an Oregon Writing Festival coffee mug

Workshop Proposals are due by mid-April
QUESTIONS: e-mail or call Jay Rishel @ rishelj@wlwv.k12.or.us – 503.349.5640(C)-503.673.7666(W)