The English Department's Creative Writing Program is accepting submissions for the annual MSU Student Fiction and Poetry Competitions. All currently enrolled MSU students, graduate and undergraduate, are eligible to enter either or both contests with a story and/or poem. Finalists will be selected by the MSU creative writing faculty and the winner in each genre will be chosen … [Read more...] about 2017 MSU Student Fiction and Poetry Competitions open for submissions
BY EMILY ADERHOLD & DR. DANIELLE LILLGE This fall, the English Education program at Missouri State University is scaling up its Learning Lab pilot practicum program. Learning Lab is an English 405: Teaching of Middle and High School English practicum partnership with Central High School (Springfield, MO). It differs from traditional practicum experiences where teacher … [Read more...] about Learning Lab pilot program is a new model for student teachers at MSU
BY EMILY ADERHOLD & DR. DANIELLE LILLGE The English Department will be hosting a panel discussion regarding two assessments for English Education majors. Learn more about the Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA) and Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA). Panelists will offer tips and insights that will help you prepare for the assessments. You will need to pass … [Read more...] about Upcoming MoGEA and MoCA Panel Discussion
Short story writer Michelle Ross will be reading from her recently published There's So Much They Haven't Told You at 7 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union. Michelle won the 2016 Moon City Short Fiction Award and has work published in top literary journals such as Gulf Coast, Hobart, and TriQuarterly. She also serves as the fiction editor of The Atticus Review. Key details … [Read more...] about Short story author Michelle Ross reading for Moon City Reading Series
BY EMILY ADERHOLD, GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Missouri State University preservice teachers have founded a student affiliate chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Meetings begin this fall, with a focus on building a future-driven platform for prospective, current, and former English Education students. Founding members … [Read more...] about National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) new affiliate chapter at MSU