English Studies High School Summer Camp Showcase

July, 30, 2016

10:00 a.m.

Tarble Arts Center

Eastern Illinois University

Department of English

presents

English Studies Summer Camp SHOWCASE RECEPTION

OPENING ADDRESS

Melissa Ames, Camp Director

PART I. STUDENT PERFORMANCES & READINGS

Shakespeare in Play: Moving from the Page to the Stage

Instructor:  Melissa Caldwell

Students from this session will perform scenes from various

Shakespeare plays, showcasing their interpretations of the bard’s famous works.

Performers: Lillian Geil, Diamonte Kimble, Allison Mercer, Emily Moore, Isabella ORourke, Hannah Puckett, Hannah Rose Retzer, Kendall Tracey, Madelyn Whisenhunt, Elizabeth Zazyek

Spoken Word:  Writing & Performing Poetry

Instructor:  Olga Abella

After listening to and reading many different poets, the students in this session have crafted their own poems, and will each perform one of them.

Readers:  Casper Badovinac, TillieAnn Boliard, Evan Hinton, McClain Homann, Angelica King, Allison Mercer, Ryland Myers, Katherine Soucie, Dafne Valdez

P A R T I I . S T U D E N T  P R I N T & D I G I T A L W O R K S

Reading Images:  Picture Book to Graphic Novel

Instructor:  Fern Kory

Enjoy brief, focused "Reading Lessons" that give viewers a detailed look at the techniques and effects of visual   storytelling in a variety of graphic narratives.

Presenters:  Jillian Appel, Zachary Cook, Abbie Crowell, Dontykia Evans, Josh Fraser, Andrew Kinsella, Jennyfer Lara, Stephanie Las, Evan Marquart, Hannah Schmalshof, Emily Watters

Reviving the Dead:  The Walking Dead & Literary History

Instructor:  Angela Vietto

Students will share their creative and analytic responses to materials we've studied in our exploration of the ways concepts from literary history enriches our understanding of a text from the present, like The Walking Dead.

Presenters: Nicholas Bays, Zachary Cook, Noemi Guzman, Andrew Kinsella, Abigail Love, Gabrielle Manasco, Dylan Mason, Emily Watters, Austin Wendling, Dafne Valdez

A Novel Idea: How to Get Started, Keep Writing, & Learn About Book Publishing Biz

Instructor:  Letitia Moffitt

Representing their writing hopes for the future, students from this session present the first pages of the novels they worked to develop over the course of this week.

Presenters: Dewey Bowen, Tanner Lassak, Abigail Love, Grace McConville, Emily Moore, Liah Neudecker, Isabelle ORourke, Cheyenne Walker, Austin Wendling, Anna Yakey

Reel Images:  Gender, Genre, and the Movies in English Studies

Instructor:  Robin Murray

This digital showcase features Wiki pages students completed to provide a visual representation of each student's chosen genre and its representation of gender.

Presenters: Lillian Geil, Gabrielle Manasco, Harleen Mann, Dylan Mason, Amelia Pomfret, Hannah Puckett, Olivia Standerfer, Kendall Tracey, Madelyn Whisenhunt, Trevor Yurek, Elizabeth Zazycki

Frankenstein 2.0:  The Legend, The Reality, The Science

Instructor:  Randy Beebe

This digital showcase displays responses to the question of Frankenstein’s relevance in the 21st Century.  Taking their cue from the Creature’s lament

– “Of what a strange nature is knowledge!” – students created a descriptive yet analytical item that explores this enduring and vexing novel.

Presenters: Jillian Appel, Drew Chittick, Dontykia Evans, Josh Fraser, McClain Homann, Jennyfer Lara, Amelia Pomfret, Liah Neudecker, Rachel Staten, Cheyenne Walker, Anna Yakey

Becoming a Cultural Critic: Writing about Media & Popular Culture

Instructor:  Melissa Ames

This digital showcase features blogs focused on social

commentary and media analysis, showing off the students’

entrance into the world of cultural critics and public intellectuals.

Presenters: Nicholas Bays, Drew Chittick, Lita Elkendier, Shelbi Fisher, Keana Fox, Noemi Guzman, Maia Huddleston, Diamonte Kimble, Hannah Rose Retzer, Rachel Staten, Jordan Streeter

Spectacular Worlds & Social Commentary:  Science Fiction in Literature, Film & Television

Instructor:  Donna Binns

Spectacular Worlds students created Wiki pages based on their fa- vorite science fiction literary work, film, TV show, or video game

Presenters: TillieAnn Boliard, Dewey Bowen, Maia Huddleston, Stephanie Las, Harleen Mann, Evan Marquart, Ryland Myers, Hannah Schmalshof, Jordan Streeter, Trevor Yurek

Thinking Beyond the Page:  Experimenting with the Lyric Essay

Instructor:  McKenzie Dial

After spending the week exploring creative nonfiction, students from this session will share their own experiences through various forms of memoir writing.

Presenters: Casper Badovinac, Abbie Crowell, Lita Elkendier, Shelbi Fisher, Keana Fox, Evan Hinton, Angelica King, Tanner Lassak, Grace McConville, Katherine Soucie, Olivia Standerfer