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Date: 12-02-2009 Title: A History of Chicano Art & Mural Making in Woodland Location: Woodland Community College
Date: 04-02-2007 Title: April Flex/Staff Development Activities Woodland Community College Kandahar (2001) Presenter: Language Arts & Library Staff Room: Student Lounge Mon., 4/2/2007, 12-1:30 p.m., Flex ID: 569A / Flex Credit: 1.5 hrs (the full film will be screened) Wed., 4/4/2007, 12-1:00 p.m., Flex ID: 569B / Flex Credit: 1 hr (the second half of the fill will be screened) The award-winning film, Kandahar (2001), by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is based on the true story of an Afghani-Canadian journalist who smuggles herself into Afghanistan to find her sister. The film shows her experiences in Afghanistan during the last days of the Taliban. For more information, contact Cay Strode, English Instructor, at 661-5778. Presentation on Islam by CAIR Presenter: Council on American-Islamic Relations Thursday, 4/5/2007, 12-1:00 p.m., Room: 605 Flex ID: 572 / Flex Credit: 1 hour CAIR's mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. For more information, contact Cay Strode, English Instructor, at 661-5778. Interview with Khaled Hosseini Presenter: Language Arts & Library Staff Monday, 4/9/2007, 12-1:00 p.m., Room: Student Lounge Flex ID: 573 / Flex Credit: 1 hour Watch an interview with Khaled Hosseini, author of Kite Runner, and taste Afghani food. For more information, contact Cay Strode, English Instructor, at 661-5778. Kite Runner Presenter: Language Arts & Library Staff Monday, 4/16/2007, 12-1:00 p.m., Room: Student Lounge Flex ID: 574 / Flex Credit: 1 hour Come discuss the campus book, Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. You don't have to have read the book to attend. Bring a bag lunch. For more information, contact Cay Strode, English Instructor, at 661-5778. Applying Literary Styles Across Genres Presenter: Pamela Huntington Saturday, 4/21/2007, 10-11:50 a.m., Room: 704 Flex ID: 563 / Flex Credit: 2 hours Participants will gain an understanding of how to recognize literary style through the reading of a simple text. They will then apply that same style outside the normal genres of prose or poetry in order to demonstrate their understanding of how that particular style functions within a text. Samples of student work will be shown to demonstrate the possible range of writing opportunities this lesson offers. Please RSVP to the Flex Office at (530) 741-6984. Location: Woodland Community College |