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Keat Murray, PhD
Integrating Fiction Study and Creative Writing
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Convocation Center
NORTH
Room #8 (in pink)
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Morning Workshop (11:00-12:10 PM)
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KEAT MURRAY, PhD
Dr. Keat Murray specializes in early American and nineteenth-century American literature, with particular interest in James Fenimore Cooper and Native American studies. In addition to his scholarship in these areas, Dr. Murray has directed numerous undergraduate projects at Cal U in digital archiving for regional and international communities. Before joining Cal U’s Department of English in 2013, Murray taught high school English in a Pennsylvania public school for twenty-one years and college English for five years.
Integrating Fiction Study and Creative Writing
Workshop Description:
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Adaptable to most classrooms, this workshop models learning activities for integrating the development of reading, writing, and thinking skills in summary, analysis, and critical questioning. In a concentrated study of short fiction and brief creative writing exercises, the workshop emphasizes participation, sharing, and the vitality of succinct expression.
Target Group:
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7-12 teachers
