The document details a conference led by Dr. Bryan Marshall focused on enhancing literacy through various multi-genre and multi-media approaches. It outlines workshops aimed at improving writing and reading skills in students, such as using reader's theater and collaborative writing. The event includes a book sale, signing, and refreshments, occurring on October 1, 2011.

1. Help your students Leap into Literacy…
SPEAKER: Bryan Marshall, "Multi-Genre, Multi-Media Reading & Writing"
Dr. Marshall is co-author of Songs of Freedom, an interdisciplinary, multi-media,
interactive, educational project about the Underground Railroad. The project uses text,
video, storytelling, and contemporary music to engage students and enrich learning.
WORKSHOPS (2 Breakout Sessions, each featuring 6 1-hour workshops):
• Observation Stations to Develop Informational Writing
• Differentiate Language Instruction: Write for Authentic Audiences & Purposes
• Reader's Theater to increase Reading Fluency
• Writer's Notebook to Improve Voice in Student Writing
• Logos, Pathos, and Ethos to Improve and Develop Persuasive Writing
• Connecting Readers with Text through Writing Poetry in Two Voices
• Comics in the Classroom to Motivate Writers
• Collaborative Writing to Help Students Conceptualize New Vocabulary Words
• Drama to Inspire Dialogue and Character Development in Writing
• Mentor Texts to Enhance Point of View and Voice in Writing
• What are They Reading? An Overview of Adolescent Literature & Methods to
Entice All Readers
Book Sale & Signing
Breakfast Refreshments
The Coastal Savannah Writing Project
LEAP into LITERACY II CONFERENCE
Saturday, October 1, 2011 @ 8:15-12:45 @ Armstrong Center
see www.facebook.com/coastalsavwp for registration form and information
see www.cswp.armstrong.edu for B
information about CSWP